# translation

lexentry: eng/narcissistic_personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: narcissistic personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo narcisistico di personalità
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.


lexentry: eng/narcissus__Noun__1
written_rep: narcissus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narciso
sense_list:
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil


lexentry: eng/narco-__Prefix__1
written_rep: narco-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narco-
sense_list:
Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness. | Of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use.


lexentry: eng/narcoanalysis__Noun__1
written_rep: narcoanalysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcoanalisi
sense_list:
(medicine) A form of psychotherapy in which the patient is administered drugs in order to attain a sleeplike state.


lexentry: eng/narcodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: narcodollar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcodollaro
sense_list:
(especially in the plural) Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking.


lexentry: eng/narcolepsy__Noun__1
written_rep: narcolepsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcolessia
sense_list:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.


lexentry: eng/narcoleptic__Noun__1
written_rep: narcoleptic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcolettica
sense_list:
One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").


lexentry: eng/narcotic__Noun__1
written_rep: narcotic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotico
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both. | Any type of numbing or soothing drug.


lexentry: eng/narcotize__Verb__1
written_rep: narcotize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.] | (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/narration__Noun__1
written_rep: narration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narrazione
sense_list:
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating. | That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.


lexentry: eng/narrator__Noun__1
written_rep: narrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: narratore | narratrice
sense_list:
(narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story. | (film, and, television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.


lexentry: eng/narrow__Adjective__1
written_rep: narrow
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stretto | angusto
sense_list:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.


lexentry: eng/narrowness__Noun__1
written_rep: narrowness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angustia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being narrow. | (countable) A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.


lexentry: eng/narwhal__Noun__1
written_rep: narwhal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narvalo
sense_list:
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nasal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasale
sense_list:
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. | (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/nasal_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavità nasali
sense_list:
(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.


lexentry: eng/nasal_septum__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal septum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: setto
sense_list:
(anatomy) A bony and cartilaginous partition in the nose, separating the left and right airways in the nose and dividing the two nostrils.


lexentry: eng/nasal_vowel__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal vowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocale nasale
sense_list:
(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.


lexentry: eng/nasalis__Noun__1
written_rep: nasalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musculo nasale | nasale
sense_list:
(muscle) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.


lexentry: eng/nasalization__Noun__1
written_rep: nasalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasalizzazione
sense_list:
(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth


lexentry: eng/nasalize__Verb__1
written_rep: nasalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nasalizzare
sense_list:
(phonetics) To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.


lexentry: eng/nastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: nastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nastico
sense_list:
(botany) Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.


lexentry: eng/nasturtium__Noun__1
written_rep: nasturtium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasturzio
sense_list:
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.


lexentry: eng/nation-state__Noun__1
written_rep: nation-state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stato-nazione
sense_list:
(politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazione
sense_list:
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nazione | stato
sense_list:
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nation | nazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.


lexentry: eng/national__Adjective__1
written_rep: national
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazionale
sense_list:
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/national_academy__Noun__1
written_rep: national academy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accademia nazionale
sense_list:
A body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates the activities of research in (nearly always) the sciences and (sometimes) other disciplines.


lexentry: eng/national_archive__Noun__1
written_rep: national archive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: archivio nazionale
sense_list:
A repository for storing materials relating to the history of a nation, usually operated by the government of that nation.


lexentry: eng/national_day__Noun__1
written_rep: national day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: festa nazionale
sense_list:
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.


lexentry: eng/national_park__Noun__1
written_rep: national park
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parco nazionale
sense_list:
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.


lexentry: eng/national_security__Noun__1
written_rep: national security
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicurezza nazionale
sense_list:
The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.


lexentry: eng/national_service__Noun__1
written_rep: national service
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferma | leva | naia | servizio di leva
sense_list:
Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nationalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazionalismo
sense_list:
A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture. | (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/nationality__Noun__1
written_rep: nationality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nazionalità
sense_list:
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nationalize__Verb__1
written_rep: nationalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nazionalizzare
sense_list:
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.


lexentry: eng/native__Adjective__1
written_rep: native
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: endemico
sense_list:
(biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.


lexentry: eng/native_soil__Noun__1
written_rep: native soil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terra natale
sense_list:
(idiomatic, as pertaining to persons) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.


lexentry: eng/nativity_play__Noun__1
written_rep: nativity play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presepio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.


lexentry: eng/nativity_scene__Noun__1
written_rep: nativity scene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presepe | presepio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.


lexentry: eng/natremia__Noun__1
written_rep: natremia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natriemia
sense_list:
(physiology, especially, in combination) The presence of sodium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).


lexentry: eng/natrolite__Noun__1
written_rep: natrolite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natrolite
sense_list:
(mineral) A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium aluminosilicate, of the chemical formula Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O.


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
written_rep: natural
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturale
sense_list:
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.] | Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.] | As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: natural gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas naturale
sense_list:
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/natural_gender__Noun__1
written_rep: natural gender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sesso
sense_list:
(grammar) The gender that a noun, etc. would be expected to have, based on attributes of the referent, such as physical sex.


lexentry: eng/natural_language__Noun__1
written_rep: natural language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linguaggio naturale
sense_list:
(retronym, linguistics) Any human language that has evolved naturally in a community, usually in contrast to computer programming languages, to controlled natural languages, and to constructed languages such as Esperanto (although constructed languages are subject to change by natural forces among fluent speakers).


lexentry: eng/natural_language_processing__Noun__1
written_rep: natural language processing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elaborazione del linguaggio naturale
sense_list:
A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.


lexentry: eng/natural_law__Noun__1
written_rep: natural law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giusnaturalismo
sense_list:
(law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.


lexentry: eng/natural_logarithm__Noun__1
written_rep: natural logarithm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logaritmo naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.


lexentry: eng/natural_number__Noun__1
written_rep: natural number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) A positive integer {1, 2, 3, ...}. | (mathematics) A non-negative integer {0, 1, 2, ...}.


lexentry: eng/natural_numbers__Noun__1
written_rep: natural numbers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}. | (mathematics, computer science) The set of non-negative integers, {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.


lexentry: eng/natural_resource__Noun__1
written_rep: natural resource
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risorsa naturale
sense_list:
Any source of wealth that occurs naturally, especially surface water, groundwater, minerals, fossil fuels, timber, wild game, soil quality, and air quality.


lexentry: eng/natural_science__Noun__1
written_rep: natural science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scienza della natura
sense_list:
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.


lexentry: eng/natural_selection__Noun__1
written_rep: natural selection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: selezione naturale
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.


lexentry: eng/naturalist__Noun__1
written_rep: naturalist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: naturalista
sense_list:
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
written_rep: nature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natura
sense_list:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology. | The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/nature_calls__Phrase__1
written_rep: nature calls
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: la natura chiama
sense_list:
(euphemistic, idiom, personification) Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.


lexentry: eng/naturism__Noun__1
written_rep: naturism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturismo
sense_list:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.


lexentry: eng/naturist__Noun__1
written_rep: naturist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturista
sense_list:
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.


lexentry: eng/naturopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: naturopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturopatia
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.


lexentry: eng/naumachia__Noun__1
written_rep: naumachia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naumachia
sense_list:
The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.] | (historical) The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nauplius__Noun__1
written_rep: nauplius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nauplio
sense_list:
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
written_rep: nausea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nausea
sense_list:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit. | Strong dislike or disgust.


lexentry: eng/nautical_mile__Noun__1
written_rep: nautical mile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miglio nautico | miglio marino | miglia marine | miglia nautiche
sense_list:
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile). | (historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.


lexentry: eng/nautilus__Noun__1
written_rep: nautilus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nautilo
sense_list:
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.


lexentry: eng/naval_base__Noun__1
written_rep: naval base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: base navale
sense_list:
(military) an installation in a port or harbour used as a centre of operations by the country's navy.


lexentry: eng/naval_infantry__Noun__1
written_rep: naval infantry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanteria di marina
sense_list:
(military) An organization of sailors who are trained and equipped to fight as an infantry unit on land.


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
written_rep: nave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navata
sense_list:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
written_rep: navel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ombelico | onfalo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navigable__Adjective__1
written_rep: navigable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigabile
sense_list:
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.


lexentry: eng/navigate__Verb__1
written_rep: navigate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigare | dirigere | seguire
sense_list:
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
written_rep: navigation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nautica | navigazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.


lexentry: eng/navigator__Noun__1
written_rep: navigator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigatore | marinaio | marittimo | navigante
sense_list:
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.


lexentry: eng/nay__Adverb__1
written_rep: nay
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: anzi | o per meglio dire
sense_list:
(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ne'er_cast_a_clout_till_May_be_out__Proverb__1
written_rep: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

trans_list:
april, aprilone, non mi rifai metter giù il pelliccione | aprile, non ti scoprire; maggio, adagio adagio; giugno, allarga il pugno


lexentry: eng/near-death_experience__Noun__1
written_rep: near-death experience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: NDE
sense_list:
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
written_rep: neat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: liscio
sense_list:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
written_rep: neat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: puro
sense_list:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/neaten__Verb__1
written_rep: neaten
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nebulosa
sense_list:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/nebulizer__Noun__1
written_rep: nebulizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nebulizzatore
sense_list:
(medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
written_rep: necessary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necessario
sense_list:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. | Unavoidable, inevitable. | (obsolete) Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
written_rep: necessitate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necessitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necessity__Noun__1
written_rep: necessity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: necessità
sense_list:
Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable. | Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.


lexentry: eng/necessity_knows_no_law__Proverb__1
written_rep: necessity knows no law
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in mancanza di cavalli, anche gli asini trottano
sense_list:
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.


lexentry: eng/neck__Noun__1
written_rep: neck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. | The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening. | (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted


lexentry: eng/neck__Verb__1
written_rep: neck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fare l'amore | limonare | pomiciare | slinguare
sense_list:
(intransitive, informal, chiefly, US) To intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle. | (transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly. | (intransitive) To decrease in diameter.


lexentry: eng/neckbrace__Noun__1
written_rep: neckbrace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collarino cervicale
sense_list:
(emergency medicine) An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
written_rep: necklace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collana | girocollo
sense_list:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/neckline__Noun__1
written_rep: neckline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scollatura
sense_list:
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.


lexentry: eng/necrocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: necrocracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: necrocrazia
sense_list:
A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.


lexentry: eng/necromancy__Noun__1
written_rep: necromancy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: negromanzia
sense_list:
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.


lexentry: eng/necromantic__Adjective__1
written_rep: necromantic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negromantesco
sense_list:
Of or relating to necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead, especially through the use of black magic.


lexentry: eng/necrophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: necrophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrofilia
sense_list:
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies. | (medicine) A pathological fascination with death.


lexentry: eng/necrophore__Noun__1
written_rep: necrophore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrofago
sense_list:
Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae.


lexentry: eng/necropsy__Noun__1
written_rep: necropsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necroscopia
sense_list:
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/necrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: necrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.


lexentry: eng/nectar__Noun__1
written_rep: nectar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nettare
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, mythology) The drink of the gods. [from 16th c.] | (by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.] | (botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nectarine__Noun__1
written_rep: nectarine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nettarina | pesca noce
sense_list:
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin. | (obsolete) A nectar-like liquid medicine.


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
written_rep: needle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ago
sense_list:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. | (entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia.


lexentry: eng/needle_valve__Noun__1
written_rep: needle valve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valvola a spillo
sense_list:
(plumbing) A type of valve having a small orifice and a needle-like plunger, allowing precise regulation of generally small flow rates.


lexentry: eng/needlefish__Noun__1
written_rep: needlefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aguglia
sense_list:
Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.


lexentry: eng/needlenose_pliers__Noun__1
written_rep: needlenose pliers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinza a becchi lunghi
sense_list:
A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefasto | diabolico | infernale | scellerato | sinistro
sense_list:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negation__Noun__1
written_rep: negation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of negating something. | (countable) A denial or contradiction. | (logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.


lexentry: eng/negative__Adjective__1
written_rep: negative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negativo
sense_list:
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable. | (physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.] | (linguistics, logic) Denying a proposition; negating a concept. | (often used pejoratively) Pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
written_rep: negligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: negligenza
sense_list:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/negligible__Adjective__1
written_rep: negligible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trascurabile | insignificante
sense_list:
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.


lexentry: eng/negotiable_instrument__Noun__1
written_rep: negotiable instrument
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effetto negoziabile | effetto di commercio
sense_list:
(legal, banking, business) a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable.


lexentry: eng/negotiate__Verb__1
written_rep: negotiate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negoziare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. | (transitive) To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement. | (transitive) To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.


lexentry: eng/negroid__Noun__1
written_rep: negroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negridi
sense_list:
(anthropology, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.


lexentry: eng/negus__Noun__2
written_rep: negus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negus
sense_list:
(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.


lexentry: eng/neighborhood__Noun__1
written_rep: neighborhood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vicinato
sense_list:
The inhabitants of a residential area. | (chiefly, obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each other; proximity.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
written_rep: neighbour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicino | vicina
sense_list:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: neither … nor
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né … né
sense_list:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né carne né pesce
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).


lexentry: eng/neither_fish_nor_fowl__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish nor fowl
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né carne né pesce
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
written_rep: nemesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: castigo, ritorsione
sense_list:
The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy. | The principle of retributive justice.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
written_rep: nemesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: destino
sense_list:
(usually, in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.


lexentry: eng/neo-Nazi__Noun__1
written_rep: neo-Nazi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonazista
sense_list:
An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.


lexentry: eng/neoclassicism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoclassicism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoclassicismo
sense_list:
(art) Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.


lexentry: eng/neocolonialism__Noun__1
written_rep: neocolonialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neocolonialismo
sense_list:
The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.


lexentry: eng/neocortex__Noun__1
written_rep: neocortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neocorteccia
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: neodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodimio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neoevolutionism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoevolutionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoevoluzionismo
sense_list:
(sociology, anthropology) A school of anthropology, developed in the mid-20th century, concerned with long-term, evolutionary social change and with the regular patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.


lexentry: eng/neoimperialism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoimperialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoimperialismo | nuovo imperialismo
sense_list:
(politics) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/neoliberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoliberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoliberismo
sense_list:
(often, _, derogatory) A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
written_rep: neologism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neologismo
sense_list:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/neonatology__Noun__1
written_rep: neonatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonatologia
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.


lexentry: eng/neonicotinoid__Noun__1
written_rep: neonicotinoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonicotinoide
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.


lexentry: eng/neophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: neophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neofita
sense_list:
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. | A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk. | (Christianity) Among the early Christians, and still among the Roman Catholics, one who has recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.


lexentry: eng/neoplasticism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoplasticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoplasticismo
sense_list:
(arts) A style of abstract painting, developed by Piet Mondrian, that used only vertical and horizontal lines with the spaces filled in black, white, grey, and primary colours


lexentry: eng/neoprene__Noun__1
written_rep: neoprene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoprene
sense_list:
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.


lexentry: eng/neorealism__Noun__1
written_rep: neorealism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neorealismo
sense_list:
(arts) A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.


lexentry: eng/neoteny__Noun__1
written_rep: neoteny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neotenia
sense_list:
(biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult. | (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.


lexentry: eng/nepheline__Noun__1
written_rep: nepheline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefelina
sense_list:
(mineral) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
written_rep: nephew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nephrite__Noun__1
written_rep: nephrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrite
sense_list:
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).


lexentry: eng/nephron__Noun__1
written_rep: nephron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrone
sense_list:
(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.


lexentry: eng/nephrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: nephrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
written_rep: nepotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nepotismo
sense_list:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nerdy__Adjective__1
written_rep: nerdy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strano
sense_list:
(colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd. | (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.


lexentry: eng/neroli__Noun__1
written_rep: neroli
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nerola | neroli
sense_list:
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.


lexentry: eng/nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nervo
sense_list:
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. | (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas nervino
sense_list:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nervous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nervous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nervoso
sense_list:
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.] | Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.] | Affecting or involving the nerves or nervous system. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
written_rep: nervous system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema nervoso
sense_list:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/nesh__Adjective__1
written_rep: nesh
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: freddoloso
sense_list:
(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.


lexentry: eng/nest__Noun__1
written_rep: nest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nido
sense_list:
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. | A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. | A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation. | A retreat, or place of habitual resort. | A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den. | A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.


lexentry: eng/nest_egg__Noun__1
written_rep: nest egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endice | nidiandolo | uovo per nido
sense_list:
A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
written_rep: net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
A mesh of string, cord or rope. | A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. | Anything that has the appearance of such a device. | (by extension) A trap. | A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. | (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. | (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).


lexentry: eng/netherworld__Noun__1
written_rep: netherworld
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aldilà
sense_list:
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.


lexentry: eng/nettlesome__Adjective__1
written_rep: nettlesome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urticante
sense_list:
(of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
written_rep: network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
(computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information. | Any interconnected group or system. | A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
written_rep: network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rete | reti
sense_list:
(literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.


lexentry: eng/neural_crest__Noun__1
written_rep: neural crest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cresta neurale
sense_list:
(embryology) A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.


lexentry: eng/neural_network__Noun__1
written_rep: neural network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete neurale artificiale
sense_list:
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data. | (anatomy) Any network of neurons etc., that function together to achieve a common purpose.


lexentry: eng/neural_tube__Noun__1
written_rep: neural tube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tubo neurale
sense_list:
(anatomy) A hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenia__Noun__1
written_rep: neurasthenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurastenia
sense_list:
(psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurasthenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevrastenico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.


lexentry: eng/neuro-linguistic_programming__Noun__1
written_rep: neuro-linguistic programming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmazione neuro linguistica
sense_list:
(pseudoscience, psychology) A field of study that attempts to build a set of transferable skills by programming the unconscious mind.


lexentry: eng/neurobiology__Noun__1
written_rep: neurobiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurobiologia
sense_list:
(biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals: the biological extent of neuroscience.


lexentry: eng/neurodegenerative__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurodegenerative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurodegenerativo
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.


lexentry: eng/neurofibromatosis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurofibromatosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurofibromatosi
sense_list:
(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.


lexentry: eng/neuroglycopenia__Noun__1
written_rep: neuroglycopenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuroglicopenia
sense_list:
(medicine) A shortage of glucose in the nervous system, especially the central nervous system and usually with especial reference to the brain.


lexentry: eng/neurohypophysis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurohypophysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuroipofisi
sense_list:
(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.


lexentry: eng/neurolemma__Noun__1
written_rep: neurolemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurilemma
sense_list:
(neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.


lexentry: eng/neurological__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurologico
sense_list:
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
written_rep: neurology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurologia
sense_list:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
written_rep: neuron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurocito | neurone
sense_list:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neuropathology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropathology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropatologia
sense_list:
Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology and histopathology (as opposed to the study of diseases generally).


lexentry: eng/neuropsychiatry__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychiatry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsichiatria
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.


lexentry: eng/neuropsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsicologia
sense_list:
A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.


lexentry: eng/neuropsychopharmacology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychopharmacology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsicofarmacologia
sense_list:
(science) The clinical and scientific study of the physiological and psychological properties of agents acting within the central nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevrosi | neurosi
sense_list:
(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosurgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurochirurgia
sense_list:
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.


lexentry: eng/neurotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: neurotoxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotossina
sense_list:
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/neurotransmitter__Noun__1
written_rep: neurotransmitter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotrasmettitore
sense_list:
(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.


lexentry: eng/neurotypical__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurotypical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotipico
sense_list:
Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information. [from early 21th c.]


lexentry: eng/neurulation__Noun__1
written_rep: neurulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurulazione
sense_list:
(embryology) The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender. | (grammar) Intransitive.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castrare | sterilizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neuter_gender__Noun__1
written_rep: neuter gender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genere neutro
sense_list:
(linguistics) A grammatical gender in some languages: which is not masculine nor feminine, or which is not of common gender.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Adjective__1
written_rep: neutral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
Neither beneficial nor harmful. | Having no obvious colour; gray. | (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Noun__1
written_rep: neutral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: folle
sense_list:
(uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Noun__1
written_rep: neutral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutralità
sense_list:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutralize__Verb__1
written_rep: neutralize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutralizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective. | (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrino
sense_list:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrone
sense_list:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_activation_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron activation analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi per attivazione neutronica
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique that measures the decay of elements when bombarded with neutrons


lexentry: eng/neutron_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bomba N
sense_list:
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.


lexentry: eng/neutron_capture__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron capture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cattura neutronica
sense_list:
(physics) A form of nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are absorbed by an atomic nucleus


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella neutronica
sense_list:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/neutronium__Noun__1
written_rep: neutronium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neutronio
sense_list:
(physics) A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances.


lexentry: eng/neutrophil__Adjective__1
written_rep: neutrophil
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrofilo
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.


lexentry: eng/never_again__Adverb__1
written_rep: never again
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mai più
sense_list:
(set phrase) At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc., which should not be allowed to reoccur.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
written_rep: never mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lascia perdere | lascia stare | non importa
sense_list:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
written_rep: new
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuovo
sense_list:
Recently made, or created. | Of recent origin; having taken place recently. | Additional; recently discovered. | Current or later, as opposed to former. | Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. | In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. | Newborn. | Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known. | Recently arrived or appeared. | Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.


lexentry: eng/new_potato__Noun__1
written_rep: new potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patata novella
sense_list:
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/new_religious_movement__Noun__1
written_rep: new religious movement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuovo movimento religioso
sense_list:
(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
written_rep: newbie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: principiante | nabbo | niubbo
sense_list:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newel__Noun__1
written_rep: newel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anima
sense_list:
(architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. | (architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
written_rep: newfangled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderno
sense_list:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/news_agency__Noun__1
written_rep: news agency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agenzia di stampa
sense_list:
An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.


lexentry: eng/newscast__Noun__1
written_rep: newscast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: telegiornale
sense_list:
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.


lexentry: eng/newscaster__Noun__1
written_rep: newscaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presentatrice
sense_list:
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.


lexentry: eng/newsletter__Noun__1
written_rep: newsletter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bollettino
sense_list:
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
written_rep: newspaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: carta da giornale
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.


lexentry: eng/newspeak__Noun__1
written_rep: newspeak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neolingua
sense_list:
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.


lexentry: eng/newsreel__Noun__1
written_rep: newsreel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cinegiornale
sense_list:
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.


lexentry: eng/newsroom__Noun__1
written_rep: newsroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: redazione
sense_list:
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.


lexentry: eng/newt__Verb__1
written_rep: newt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tritone
sense_list:
(transitive) To turn (someone) into a newt, especially by magic. | (by extension, informal, transitive) To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system


lexentry: eng/newton__Noun__1
written_rep: newton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: newton
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.


lexentry: eng/niacin__Noun__1
written_rep: niacin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niacina
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid, vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.


lexentry: eng/nibble__Noun__1
written_rep: nibble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bocconcino | boccone | morsetto | morso
sense_list:
An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.


lexentry: eng/nibble__Verb__1
written_rep: nibble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mordicchiare
sense_list:
To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.


lexentry: eng/nibble__Verb__1
written_rep: nibble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rosicchiare | mordicchiare | rosicare
sense_list:
Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.


lexentry: eng/nibbles__Noun__1
written_rep: nibbles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stuzzichino
sense_list:
(originally, US) Small forms of finger food or snacks such as nuts or potato chips (crisps), often eaten as an accompaniment to drinks.


lexentry: eng/nibling__Noun__1
written_rep: nibling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
(originally, chiefly, anthropology, often, in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
written_rep: niche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicchia | edicola
sense_list:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
written_rep: niche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: nicchia
sense_list:
(ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited. | (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.


lexentry: eng/nick__Noun__1
written_rep: nick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graffio
sense_list:
(printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution. | A small cut in a surface.


lexentry: eng/nickeline__Noun__1
written_rep: nickeline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niccolite
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
written_rep: nickname
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soprannome
sense_list:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/nicotine__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicotina
sense_list:
(organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. | (figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/nicotine_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gomma alla nicotina
sense_list:
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/niddy-noddy__Noun__1
written_rep: niddy-noddy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspo
sense_list:
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.


lexentry: eng/nidicolous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nidicolous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nidicolo
sense_list:
(zoology) Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
written_rep: niece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/niello__Noun__1
written_rep: niello
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niello
sense_list:
(metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.


lexentry: eng/nifty__Adjective__1
written_rep: nifty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buono | valido
sense_list:
(colloquial, somewhat, _, dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.


lexentry: eng/nigella__Noun__1
written_rep: nigella
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nigella
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
written_rep: nigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negro | negra
sense_list:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
written_rep: night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: notte
sense_list:
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight. | (legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. | (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity. | (uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: night owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nottambulo | nottolone
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/night_person__Noun__1
written_rep: night person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


lexentry: eng/night_school__Noun__1
written_rep: night school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuola serale
sense_list:
A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman__Noun__1
written_rep: night watchman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardiano
sense_list:
(historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers. | A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.


lexentry: eng/nightcap__Noun__1
written_rep: nightcap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: berretto da notte | berretto frigio | papalina
sense_list:
(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
written_rep: nightclub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discoteca | night club | notturno
sense_list:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightcrawler__Noun__1
written_rep: nightcrawler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lombrico
sense_list:
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.


lexentry: eng/nighthawk__Noun__1
written_rep: nighthawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caprimulgo | nottolone | succiacapre
sense_list:
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). [from 17th c.] | (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
written_rep: nightingale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: usignolo
sense_list:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
written_rep: nightjar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succiacapre | caprimulgo
sense_list:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
written_rep: nightmare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incubo | brutto sogno
sense_list:
A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.] | (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.] | (now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightshade__Noun__1
written_rep: nightshade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solanacea
sense_list:
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
written_rep: nightstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comodino
sense_list:
(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
written_rep: nihilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nichilismo
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
written_rep: nihilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: nichilismo | nullismo
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nikud__Noun__1
written_rep: nikud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nikud
sense_list:
The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.


lexentry: eng/nimbostratus__Noun__1
written_rep: nimbostratus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nembostrato
sense_list:
(meteorology) A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
written_rep: nine hundred
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novecento
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nine_men's_morris__Noun__1
written_rep: nine men's morris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mulino | filetto
sense_list:
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.


lexentry: eng/nine_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: nine o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nove
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
written_rep: nineteen
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diciannove
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/nineteenth_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: nineteenth hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diciannovesimo
sense_list:
(golf) A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.


lexentry: eng/ninety-eight__Numeral__1
written_rep: ninety-eight
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novantaotto | novantotto
sense_list:
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-seven — ninety plus eight — and preceding ninety-nine.


lexentry: eng/ninety-eighth__Adjective__1
written_rep: ninety-eighth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novantottesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number ninety-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 98 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/ninety-ninth__Adjective__1
written_rep: ninety-ninth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novantanovesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/ninety-seventh__Adjective__1
written_rep: ninety-seventh
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novantasettesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number ninety-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 97 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
written_rep: ninety
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novanta
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/ninhydrin__Noun__1
written_rep: ninhydrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninidrina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines


lexentry: eng/ninja__Noun__1
written_rep: ninja
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninja
sense_list:
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.


lexentry: eng/ninth__Noun__1
written_rep: ninth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nono | nona
sense_list:
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
written_rep: niobium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niobio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nip__Verb__1
written_rep: nip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pizzicare, storcere
sense_list:
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
written_rep: nipple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capezzolo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] | (plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/niqab__Noun__1
written_rep: niqab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niqāb
sense_list:
A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
written_rep: nirvana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nirvana
sense_list:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nitpicking__Noun__1
written_rep: nitpicking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pignoleria | cavillosità | pedantismo | puntigliosità
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.


lexentry: eng/nitration__Noun__1
written_rep: nitration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nitrico
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossido di azoto
sense_list:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrile__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrile
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/nitrite__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrito
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. | (chemistry) The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-


lexentry: eng/nitrobacterium__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrobacterium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrobatterio
sense_list:
Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.


lexentry: eng/nitrobenzene__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrobenzene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrobenzene
sense_list:
(organic compound) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups.


lexentry: eng/nitrocellulose__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrocellulose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrocellulosa | fulmicoton
sense_list:
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen-fixing__Adjective__1
written_rep: nitrogen-fixing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azotofissatore
sense_list:
(biology, botany) Of a plant, microbe, etc., able to convert inorganic nitrogen into a form usable in the biosphere.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azoto
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_dioxide__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen dioxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biossido di azoto | diossido di azoto | ipoazotide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_fixation__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen fixation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azotofissazione
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and organic derivatives, by natural means, especially such conversion, by microorganisms in the soil, into a form that can be assimilated by plants.


lexentry: eng/nitroglycerine__Noun__1
written_rep: nitroglycerine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitroglicerina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.


lexentry: eng/nitrous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nitrous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nitroso
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nitrous_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrous acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nitroso
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O


lexentry: eng/nitrox__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nitrox
sense_list:
(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.


lexentry: eng/no-brainer__Noun__1
written_rep: no-brainer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bazzecola
sense_list:
(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task, etc.; something requiring little or no thought.


lexentry: eng/no-show__Noun__1
written_rep: no-show
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assenza
sense_list:
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.


lexentry: eng/no__Noun__1
written_rep: no
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: no
sense_list:
A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval. | A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.


lexentry: eng/no__Particle__1
written_rep: no
part_of_speech: particle
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: no
sense_list:
Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. | Used to show agreement with a negative question.


lexentry: eng/no_comment__Phrase__1
written_rep: no comment
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: no comment
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950] | (idiomatic, somewhat, sarcastic) A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.


lexentry: eng/no_entry__Phrase__1
written_rep: no entry
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: Used on signs to indicate that entry into the area where the sign is displayed is forbidden.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
accesso vietato | divieto d'accesso | divieto di entrare | entrata vietata | vietato entrare | vietato l'accesso


lexentry: eng/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished__Proverb__1
written_rep: no good deed goes unpunished
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fai del bene e dimenticalo
sense_list:
Actions of generosity often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.


lexentry: eng/no_holds_barred__Adjective__1
written_rep: no holds barred
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: senza esclusione di colpi
sense_list:
(figurative ) Having absolutely no limits or restrictions as far as the levels and nature of one's hostilities and offense; taking to an especially ruthless or vicious manner.


lexentry: eng/no_man's_land__Noun__1
written_rep: no man's land
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: terra di nessuno
sense_list:
(figurative) A place where no one can or should be present. | The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
written_rep: no pain, no gain
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi non risica non rosica | non c'è rosa senza spine | per apparire bisogna soffrire
sense_list:
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.


lexentry: eng/no_parking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no parking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divieto di sosta
sense_list:
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


lexentry: eng/no_shit__Interjection__1
written_rep: no shit
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grazie al cazzo
sense_list:
(colloquial, vulgar, often, sarcastic, somewhat, derogatory) An ironic response to a statement of the obvious.


lexentry: eng/no_smoking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no smoking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vietato fumare
sense_list:
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/no_use__Noun__1
written_rep: no use
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inutile
sense_list:
Condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nobile
sense_list:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nobile | aristocratico
sense_list:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


lexentry: eng/noble_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: noble gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas nobile
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic, usually inert (with very limited exceptions), and gaseous at familiar temperatures.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: noble metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallo nobile
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/noble_rot__Noun__1
written_rep: noble rot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffa nobile
sense_list:
A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.


lexentry: eng/noble_savage__Noun__1
written_rep: noble savage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buon selvaggio
sense_list:
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.


lexentry: eng/noblesse_oblige__Noun__1
written_rep: noblesse oblige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noblesse oblige
sense_list:
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.


lexentry: eng/nocebo__Noun__1
written_rep: nocebo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nocebo
sense_list:
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/noctilucent__Adjective__1
written_rep: noctilucent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nottilucente
sense_list:
(meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
written_rep: node
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nodo
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋. | (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network. | (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure. | (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/noetherian__Adjective__1
written_rep: noetherian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: noetheriano
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
written_rep: noise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rumore
sense_list:
Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations. | (technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output. | (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.


lexentry: eng/noisome__Adjective__1
written_rep: noisome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disgustoso | repulsivo
sense_list:
(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.


lexentry: eng/noisy_miner__Noun__1
written_rep: noisy miner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minatore chiassoso
sense_list:
A grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.


lexentry: eng/nomad__Noun__1
written_rep: nomad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomade
sense_list:
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.


lexentry: eng/nomadic__Adjective__1
written_rep: nomadic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomade
sense_list:
(anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen. | (figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.


lexentry: eng/nombril__Noun__1
written_rep: nombril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ombelico
sense_list:
(heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/nomenklatura__Noun__1
written_rep: nomenklatura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomenklatura
sense_list:
A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries, filled by those appointed by the Party. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nominal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nominal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominale
sense_list:
Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. | (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nominalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominalismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominalization__Noun__1
written_rep: nominalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominalizzazione | sostantivazione
sense_list:
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
written_rep: nominee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestanome
sense_list:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/nomogram__Noun__1
written_rep: nomogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbaco
sense_list:
(mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.


lexentry: eng/non-Euclidean_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: non-Euclidean geometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geometria non euclidea | metageometria
sense_list:
(geometry) Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry, which is based on the three-dimensional space of common experience.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
written_rep: non-binary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: non-binario | non-binaria | non-binarie
sense_list:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-breaking_space__Noun__1
written_rep: non-breaking space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio indivisibile
sense_list:
(computing) A variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottufficiale
sense_list:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/non-compete__Adjective__1
written_rep: non-compete
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: di non concorrenza
sense_list:
(legal) Describing a contractual clause that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner.


lexentry: eng/non-finite_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: non-finite verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbo infinito
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.


lexentry: eng/non-governmental_organization__Noun__1
written_rep: non-governmental organization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione non governativa
sense_list:
A legally constituted non-commercial organization (created by natural or legal persons) with no direct control, participation or representation of a state or government, whose funding, however, may be largely public (which creates the possibility of indirect control).


lexentry: eng/non-refoulement__Noun__1
written_rep: non-refoulement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: principio di non-respingimento
sense_list:
(international law) The principle that a person (particularly a refugee) should not be returned to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they would face mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/nonane__Noun__1
written_rep: nonane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of the general formula C9H20, having nine carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/nonce__Noun__2
written_rep: nonce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puntatore
sense_list:
(British, Ireland, pejorative) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. [1975]


lexentry: eng/nonconformity__Noun__1
written_rep: nonconformity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anticonformismo
sense_list:
Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.


lexentry: eng/noncototient__Noun__1
written_rep: noncototient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero noncototiente
sense_list:
(mathematics) An integer that cannot be expressed as the difference between a positive integer and the number of coprime integers below it


lexentry: eng/nonfiction__Noun__1
written_rep: nonfiction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saggistica | saggistico
sense_list:
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/nonfree__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonfree
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a pagamento
sense_list:
(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).


lexentry: eng/nonillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: nonillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quintilione | nonilione
sense_list:
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1030. | (dated, British & Australian, long scale) 1054.


lexentry: eng/nonkilling__Noun__1
written_rep: nonkilling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nonuccidere
sense_list:
(countable) An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).


lexentry: eng/nonlinear__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonlinear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non lineare
sense_list:
(of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line. | (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.


lexentry: eng/nonmetal__Noun__1
written_rep: nonmetal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non-metallo
sense_list:
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.


lexentry: eng/nonpareil__Noun__1
written_rep: nonpareil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: nompariglia
sense_list:
(uncountable, typography, chiefly, historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.


lexentry: eng/nonprofit__Noun__1
written_rep: nonprofit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione non a scopo di lucro
sense_list:
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).


lexentry: eng/nonsense__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonsense
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: senza senso
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).


lexentry: eng/nonstandard__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonstandard
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non standard
sense_list:
Not standard. | (linguistics) Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/nonviolence__Noun__1
written_rep: nonviolence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonviolenza
sense_list:
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.


lexentry: eng/nonwoven__Noun__1
written_rep: nonwoven
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vello
sense_list:
Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.


lexentry: eng/noob__Noun__1
written_rep: noob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nabbo | niubbo
sense_list:
(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
written_rep: noodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taglierino | fettuccina | noodle | nudolino | tagliatella | tagliolino
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/nook_and_cranny__Noun__1
written_rep: nook and cranny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anfratto
sense_list:
(idiomatic, with "any" or "every") A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
written_rep: noose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cappio | laccio
sense_list:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nopal__Noun__1
written_rep: nopal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nopal | nopale
sense_list:
A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: nor
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né
sense_list:
(literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one). | (formal, dated) A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true. | (archaic) Neither. | (formal, dated) Used to introduce a further negative statement. | (UK, dialect) Than.


lexentry: eng/norbixin__Noun__1
written_rep: norbixin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: norbissina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The carboxylic acid of which bixin is the methyl ester; more soluble in water than bixin.


lexentry: eng/norepinephrine__Noun__1
written_rep: norepinephrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noradrenalina
sense_list:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.


lexentry: eng/noria__Noun__1
written_rep: noria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noria
sense_list:
A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water. | Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.


lexentry: eng/norm__Noun__1
written_rep: norm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: norma
sense_list:
That which is normal or typical. | A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community. | (mathematics) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the length of a vector. Formally, a real-valued function on a vector space, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that satisfies the following properties:


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
written_rep: normal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normale
sense_list:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology. | According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern. | Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself. | (education, of a school) Teaching teachers how to teach; teaching teachers the norms of education.


lexentry: eng/normal_distribution__Noun__1
written_rep: normal distribution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione normale
sense_list:
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function


lexentry: eng/normal_subgroup__Noun__1
written_rep: normal subgroup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottogruppo invariante | sottogruppo normale
sense_list:
(group theory) A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg−1 is in H.


lexentry: eng/normalization__Noun__1
written_rep: normalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normalizzazione
sense_list:
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.


lexentry: eng/normalize__Verb__1
written_rep: normalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard. | (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.


lexentry: eng/normally__Adverb__1
written_rep: normally
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normalmente
sense_list:
Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time | In the expected or customary manner.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
written_rep: north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nord | settentrione | mezzanotte
sense_list:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane. | The up or positive direction. | (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole). | Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.


lexentry: eng/north_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: north by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tramontana quarto-maestro
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW.


lexentry: eng/north_pole__Noun__1
written_rep: north pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polo Nord
sense_list:
The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth. | (electromagnetism) The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_east__Noun__1
written_rep: northeast by east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greco quarto-levante
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_north__Noun__1
written_rep: northeast by north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greco quarta-tramontana
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.


lexentry: eng/northern_birch_mouse__Noun__1
written_rep: northern birch mouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicista | topo delle betulle
sense_list:
A rodent classified in the family Sminthidae, Sicista betulina that is found in subarctic and cool temperate Asia from Scandinavia to Lake Baikal.


lexentry: eng/northern_flicker__Noun__1
written_rep: northern flicker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio dorato
sense_list:
Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_fur_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: northern fur seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: callorino dell'Alaska
sense_list:
A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
written_rep: northern shoveler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mestolone
sense_list:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_wild_rice__Noun__1
written_rep: northern wild rice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riso selvatico
sense_list:
Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.


lexentry: eng/northerner__Noun__1
written_rep: northerner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nordista | nordico
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_north__Noun__1
written_rep: northwest by north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maestro quarto-tramontana
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: northwest by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maestro quarto-ponente
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW.


lexentry: eng/nose__Noun__1
written_rep: nose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naso | muso
sense_list:
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. | A snout, the nose of an animal. | The skill in recognising bouquet.


lexentry: eng/nose_out_of_joint__Noun__1
written_rep: nose out of joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storcere il naso
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.


lexentry: eng/nose_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: nose ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nello del naso
sense_list:
A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring. | A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.


lexentry: eng/nosebag__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morello
sense_list:
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebleed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epistassi | perdita di sangue dal naso
sense_list:
Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).


lexentry: eng/nosebleed_section__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebleed section
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loggione
sense_list:
(North American) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.


lexentry: eng/noseclip__Noun__1
written_rep: noseclip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pince-nez
sense_list:
A device that holds a person's nostrils closed to prevent water from entering, or air from escaping, during swimming and other aquatic activities.


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
written_rep: nosegay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erbe aromatiche | mazzetto | mazzolino
sense_list:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
written_rep: nostril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narice
sense_list:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
written_rep: nostrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panacea
sense_list:
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
written_rep: nostrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: farmaco
sense_list:
(by extension) An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.


lexentry: eng/not_at_all__Interjection__1
written_rep: not at all
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non c'è di che | prego
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.


lexentry: eng/not_to_mention__Conjunction__1
written_rep: not to mention
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: senza parlare di
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.


lexentry: eng/not_touch_with_a_ten-foot_pole__Verb__1
written_rep: not touch with a ten-foot pole
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere come il diavolo e l'acqua santa
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
written_rep: notary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: notaio
sense_list:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
written_rep: notary public
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: notaio
sense_list:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: notazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. | (uncountable, countable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities. | (countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nota | nota a margine
sense_list:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nota | richiamo
sense_list:
A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nota
sense_list:
(music) A sound. | A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
written_rep: notebook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: taccuino | quaderno | blocco
sense_list:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/notice__Noun__1
written_rep: notice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: preavviso
sense_list:
(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa. | (uncountable) Prior notification.


lexentry: eng/nougat__Noun__1
written_rep: nougat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torrone | mandorlato
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.


lexentry: eng/nought__Noun__1
written_rep: nought
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zero
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. | (UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.


lexentry: eng/noughties__Noun__1
written_rep: noughties
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anni duemila
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, sometimes, capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.


lexentry: eng/noumenal__Adjective__1
written_rep: noumenal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noumenico
sense_list:
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.


lexentry: eng/noumenon__Noun__1
written_rep: noumenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noumeno
sense_list:
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostantivo | nome | nome sostantivo
sense_list:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nome
sense_list:
(grammar, now, rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun. | (computing) An object within a user interface to which a certain action or transformation (i.e., verb) is applied.


lexentry: eng/noun_phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: noun phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: locuzione nominale
sense_list:
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
written_rep: nourish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nutrire | accrescere | incoraggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
written_rep: nourish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: educare | istruire
sense_list:
(transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.


lexentry: eng/nous__Noun__1
written_rep: nous
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ragione
sense_list:
(philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional | In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parvenu
sense_list:
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.


lexentry: eng/novation__Noun__1
written_rep: novation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: novazione
sense_list:
(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.


lexentry: eng/novena__Noun__1
written_rep: novena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novena
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.


lexentry: eng/novendial__Noun__1
written_rep: novendial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novendiale
sense_list:
(rare) A religious ceremony that lasts nine days, especially the period of mourning for a Pope. | (historical) A funeral ceremony held by the Ancient Romans nine days after the burial.


lexentry: eng/novichok__Noun__1
written_rep: novichok
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novičok
sense_list:
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.


lexentry: eng/now-or-never__Adjective__1
written_rep: now-or-never
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: immediato
sense_list:
Of a need for a decision, an opportunity, etc.: arising at the present time and requiring action to be taken immediately, or not at all.


lexentry: eng/now_you're_talking__Phrase__1
written_rep: now you're talking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: questo è parlare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.


lexentry: eng/nubile__Adjective__1
written_rep: nubile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nubile
sense_list:
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/nubuck__Noun__1
written_rep: nubuck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nabuk
sense_list:
A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using the grain (outer) side, giving it added strength and durability.


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
written_rep: nuclear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nucleare
sense_list:
Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.] | Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.] | (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chimica nucleare
sense_list:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fallout__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fallout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fallout nucleare
sense_list:
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fissione
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fusion__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fusion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fusione nucleare
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reazione nucleare
sense_list:
A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reactor__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear reactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reattore nucleare
sense_list:
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_winter__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear winter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inverno nucleare
sense_list:
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.


lexentry: eng/nuclease__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleasi
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nucleico
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleocosmochronology__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleocosmochronology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleocosmocronologia
sense_list:
(astronomy) A technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes


lexentry: eng/nucleoid__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleoide
sense_list:
(microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized


lexentry: eng/nucleophile__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleofilo
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond.


lexentry: eng/nucleoside__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleoside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleoside
sense_list:
(biochemistry) an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.


lexentry: eng/nucleosome__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleosoma
sense_list:
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.


lexentry: eng/nucleotide__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleotide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleotide
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleo
sense_list:
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled. | An initial part or version that will receive additions. | (chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons. | (cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material. | (phonetics, phonology) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.


lexentry: eng/nude__Noun__1
written_rep: nude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudo
sense_list:
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.


lexentry: eng/nudge__Noun__1
written_rep: nudge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: incoraggiamento
sense_list:
(behavioral, _, economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
written_rep: nudism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudismo
sense_list:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
written_rep: nudity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nudiustertian__Adjective__1
written_rep: nudiustertian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: l'altro ieri/ieri l'altro
sense_list:
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.


lexentry: eng/nuke__Noun__1
written_rep: nuke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arma nucleare
sense_list:
A nuclear weapon. | A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/nullification__Noun__1
written_rep: nullification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nullificazione
sense_list:
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.


lexentry: eng/nullipara__Noun__1
written_rep: nullipara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nullipara
sense_list:
A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.


lexentry: eng/numbat__Noun__1
written_rep: numbat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numbat
sense_list:
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: numero | cifra
sense_list:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: numero
sense_list:
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner. | A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items. | (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection. | (countable, informal) A person. | (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
written_rep: numeral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cifra | numero | numerale
sense_list:
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.


lexentry: eng/numerator__Noun__1
written_rep: numerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numeratore
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½). | An enumerator; someone who counts.


lexentry: eng/numerical_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: numerical analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi numerica
sense_list:
(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).


lexentry: eng/numerology__Noun__1
written_rep: numerology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numerologia
sense_list:
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.


lexentry: eng/nummular__Adjective__1
written_rep: nummular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nummulare
sense_list:
(by extension) Flattened with a rounded form, as a disc; coin-shaped. | (pathology) Characterized by lesions (especially on the cornea or skin) which are round with well-defined borders.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__1
written_rep: nun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monaca
sense_list:
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.


lexentry: eng/nunchaku__Noun__1
written_rep: nunchaku
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nunchaku
sense_list:
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuncheon__Noun__1
written_rep: nuncheon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merenda
sense_list:
(now, _, dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.


lexentry: eng/nuncio__Noun__1
written_rep: nuncio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nunzio
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.


lexentry: eng/nuqta__Noun__1
written_rep: nuqta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto
sense_list:
A diacritic used in the Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and other Indian scripts for sounds not present in the original scripts, including sounds borrowed from Arabic, Persian, and English.


lexentry: eng/nurse__Verb__1
written_rep: nurse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: nutrire
sense_list:
(transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.


lexentry: eng/nurse_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: nurse shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo nutrice
sense_list:
Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nido
sense_list:
(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vivaio
sense_list:
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuola materna | scuola dell'infanzia
sense_list:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
written_rep: nursing home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa di riposo
sense_list:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noce
sense_list:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dado | madrevite
sense_list:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft. | (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nutation__Noun__1
written_rep: nutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nutazione
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.


lexentry: eng/nuthatch__Noun__1
written_rep: nuthatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio muratore
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
written_rep: nutrient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nutriente | principe nutritivo
sense_list:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/nuts_and_bolts__Noun__1
written_rep: nuts and bolts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: i dettagli
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.


lexentry: eng/nuzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: nuzzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: annusare | strofinare col naso
sense_list:
Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.


lexentry: eng/nychthemeron__Noun__1
written_rep: nychthemeron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nittemero
sense_list:
(uncommon) A period of one day and one night, a date: in the West, a period of 24 consecutive hours.


lexentry: eng/nyctinasty__Noun__1
written_rep: nyctinasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nictinastia
sense_list:
(botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
written_rep: nylon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nailon | nylon
sense_list:
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. | (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
written_rep: nylon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: calza di nailon | calza di nylon | filanca | nailon | nylon
sense_list:
(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.


lexentry: eng/nymph__Noun__1
written_rep: nymph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninfa
sense_list:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc. | (entomology) The larva of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/négligée__Noun__1
written_rep: négligée
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negletto
sense_list:
(obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. [18th–19th c.] | A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
written_rep: o'clock
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: [[l']]una esatta | [[l']]una in punto | all'una | l'una | l'una esatta | l'una in punto
sense_list:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
written_rep: o'clock
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: [[l']]una esatta | [[l']]una in punto | all'una
sense_list:
(with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
written_rep: oak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: quercia | farnia | rovere
sense_list:
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oakum__Noun__1
written_rep: oakum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stoppa
sense_list:
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
written_rep: oar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remo
sense_list:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
written_rep: oarlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forcola | scalmiera
sense_list:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oasis__Noun__1
written_rep: oasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oasi
sense_list:
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. | (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
written_rep: oath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giuramento | bestemmia
sense_list:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obbligato__Noun__1
written_rep: obbligato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obbligato
sense_list:
(music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/obcordate__Adjective__1
written_rep: obcordate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obcordato
sense_list:
(botany, of a leaf) Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
written_rep: obeisance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inchino
sense_list:
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
written_rep: obelisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obelisco
sense_list:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
written_rep: obelus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obello | obelo
sense_list:
(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.


lexentry: eng/obese__Adjective__1
written_rep: obese
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obeso | corpulento
sense_list:
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
written_rep: obfuscation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscuramento
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
written_rep: obituary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrologio
sense_list:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published. | (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented_programming__Noun__1
written_rep: object-oriented programming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmazione orientata agli oggetti
sense_list:
(programming) A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of objects, instantiated from templates called classes, to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oggetto | cosa
sense_list:
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. | A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oggetto
sense_list:
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action. | (chiefly in the negative) A cause for attention or concern. | (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.


lexentry: eng/object__Verb__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettare | contestare | eccepire
sense_list:
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
written_rep: objection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiezione
sense_list:
The act of objecting. | A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to). | (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.


lexentry: eng/objective__Adjective__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettivo | oggettivo
sense_list:
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. | Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettivo
sense_list:
A material object that physically exists. | The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/objectivity__Noun__1
written_rep: objectivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettività
sense_list:
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.


lexentry: eng/oblanceolate__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblanceolate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oblanceolato
sense_list:
(botany, of leaves) Of a reversed lanceolate shape: attached to the stem by the pointed end, with the other end rounded.


lexentry: eng/obligate__Verb__1
written_rep: obligate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: obbligo
sense_list:
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: obbligo | obbligazione
sense_list:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: obbligazione | obbligo
sense_list:
(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.


lexentry: eng/oblige__Verb__1
written_rep: oblige
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fare un favore | indebitarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).


lexentry: eng/oblique__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblique
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obliquo
sense_list:
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base. | Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
written_rep: oblique case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso obliquo
sense_list:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/obliteration__Noun__1
written_rep: obliteration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: annientamento
sense_list:
(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).


lexentry: eng/oblivion__Noun__1
written_rep: oblivion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oblio | dimenticanza | scordamento | smemorataggine | smemoratezza
sense_list:
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/oblong__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblong
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oblungo
sense_list:
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
written_rep: oboe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oboe
sense_list:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/obscure__Verb__1
written_rep: obscure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offuscare | oscurare
sense_list:
(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.


lexentry: eng/obsequious__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsequious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossequioso
sense_list:
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile. | (archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.


lexentry: eng/observation__Noun__1
written_rep: observation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservazione
sense_list:
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance) | The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.


lexentry: eng/observation_deck__Noun__1
written_rep: observation deck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piattaforma di osservazione
sense_list:
An area of a tall building, often open to the sky, from which the public may look at the surrounding panorama.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
written_rep: observatory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservatorio
sense_list:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
written_rep: observe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: osservare
sense_list:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning). | (intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
written_rep: obsession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ossessione
sense_list:
An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
written_rep: obsession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fissa | ossessione
sense_list:
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
sense_list:
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ossessivo
sense_list:
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsolete
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obsoleto | in disuso
sense_list:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
written_rep: obstacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostacolo | inciampo
sense_list:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstacle_course__Noun__1
written_rep: obstacle course
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: percorso ad ostacoli
sense_list:
A course with a series of physical challenges (running, climbing, swimming, etc.) to be performed sequentially.


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
written_rep: obstinate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostinato | pertinace
sense_list:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/obstreperous__Adjective__1
written_rep: obstreperous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiassoso
sense_list:
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous. | Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).


lexentry: eng/obstruct__Verb__1
written_rep: obstruct
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostruire
sense_list:
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. | To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.


lexentry: eng/obstruction__Noun__1
written_rep: obstruction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ostruzione
sense_list:
Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally | The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.


lexentry: eng/obstruction_of_justice__Noun__1
written_rep: obstruction of justice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostruzione del corso della giustizia
sense_list:
(legal, chiefly, US) Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror.


lexentry: eng/obtuse__Adjective__1
written_rep: obtuse
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottuso
sense_list:
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°. | (botany, zoology) Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. | Intellectually dull or dim-witted.


lexentry: eng/obviate__Verb__1
written_rep: obviate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evitare | ovviare | prevenire
sense_list:
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
written_rep: ocarina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocarina
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occasional_table__Noun__1
written_rep: occasional table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavolino
sense_list:
(furniture) Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
written_rep: occident
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occidente
sense_list:
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.


lexentry: eng/occipital__Adjective__1
written_rep: occipital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occipitale
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.


lexentry: eng/occipital_lobe__Noun__1
written_rep: occipital lobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lobo occipitale
sense_list:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/occipitalis__Noun__1
written_rep: occipitalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo occipitale | occipitale
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.


lexentry: eng/occipitofrontalis__Noun__1
written_rep: occipitofrontalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo occipitofrontale | occipitofrontale
sense_list:
(muscle) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.


lexentry: eng/occluded_front__Noun__1
written_rep: occluded front
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fronte occluso
sense_list:
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
written_rep: occultation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occultazione
sense_list:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occultism__Noun__1
written_rep: occultism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occultismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) The study of the supernatural | A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
written_rep: occupation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupazione | professione
sense_list:
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
written_rep: occupation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: occupazione
sense_list:
The act, process or state of possessing a place. | (geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational hazard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rischio del mestiere
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_safety_and_health__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational safety and health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicurezza sul lavoro
sense_list:
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapist__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational therapist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergoterapeuta
sense_list:
A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergoterapia
sense_list:
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupier__Noun__1
written_rep: occupier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupante
sense_list:
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.


lexentry: eng/occupy__Verb__1
written_rep: occupy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupare
sense_list:
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of. | To fill or hold (an official position or role). | To live or reside in. | To fill space. | (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory). | (obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
written_rep: ocean sunfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce luna
sense_list:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/oceanic_whitetip_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: oceanic whitetip shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo longimano | squalo pinna bianca oceanico
sense_list:
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


lexentry: eng/ocellus__Noun__1
written_rep: ocellus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocello
sense_list:
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. | An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
written_rep: ocelot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocelot | ozelot | ocelotto | gattopardo americano
sense_list:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/ochre__Noun__1
written_rep: ochre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocra
sense_list:
A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide. | A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour.


lexentry: eng/ocrea__Noun__1
written_rep: ocrea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocrea
sense_list:
(botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.


lexentry: eng/octahedron__Noun__1
written_rep: octahedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottaedro
sense_list:
(geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/octal__Adjective__1
written_rep: octal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottale
sense_list:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.


lexentry: eng/octane__Noun__1
written_rep: octane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.


lexentry: eng/octave__Noun__1
written_rep: octave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottava
sense_list:
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.


lexentry: eng/octillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: octillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quatriliardo
sense_list:
(US, modern, _, British, _, &, _) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.


lexentry: eng/octodontid__Noun__1
written_rep: octodontid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: octodontide | ottodontide
sense_list:
(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species


lexentry: eng/octonion__Noun__1
written_rep: octonion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottetto | ottonione
sense_list:
(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
written_rep: odd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spaiato
sense_list:
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
written_rep: odd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: circa | a occhio e croce | all'incirca | approssimativamente
sense_list:
(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).


lexentry: eng/odd_one_out__Noun__1
written_rep: odd one out
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eccentrico | intruso | trova l'intruso
sense_list:
(uncountable) A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.


lexentry: eng/ode__Noun__1
written_rep: ode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ode
sense_list:
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.


lexentry: eng/odometer__Noun__1
written_rep: odometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contachilometri | odometro
sense_list:
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.


lexentry: eng/odorant__Noun__1
written_rep: odorant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: odore
sense_list:
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: di
sense_list:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual. | Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.] | (following an adjective) Introduces its subject matter. [from 15th c.] | Introducing subject matter. | Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.] | Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below; see also double possessive). [from 13th c.] | Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: di | per | verso
sense_list:
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: of one's own accord
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da sé | di propria iniziativa
sense_list:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/off-piste__Adjective__1
written_rep: off-piste
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoripista
sense_list:
(of snow or ski-runs) Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous.


lexentry: eng/off-ramp__Noun__1
written_rep: off-ramp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discesa
sense_list:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/off-road__Adjective__1
written_rep: off-road
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoristrada
sense_list:
Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain.


lexentry: eng/off_and_on__Adverb__1
written_rep: off and on
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a volte
sense_list:
Alternative form of on and off. | (nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.


lexentry: eng/off_the_grid__Adjective__1
written_rep: off the grid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ad isola | off-grid
sense_list:
(of a home, business, or the occupants thereof) Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.


lexentry: eng/offer__Noun__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: transazione
sense_list:
(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offrire | proporre
sense_list:
(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something). | (transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: offrire
sense_list:
(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.


lexentry: eng/offertory__Noun__1
written_rep: offertory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offertorio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.] | (Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/office__Noun__1
written_rep: office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ufficio
sense_list:
Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position. | A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:


lexentry: eng/office_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: office boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordinamento
sense_list:
A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
written_rep: officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzionario | ufficiale
sense_list:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.


lexentry: eng/official__Adjective__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ufficiale
sense_list:
Of or about an office or public trust. | Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority | Approved by authority; authorized. | Discharging an office or function. | Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.


lexentry: eng/official__Noun__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzionario
sense_list:
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
written_rep: official language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lingua ufficiale
sense_list:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offline__Adjective__1
written_rep: offline
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: off-line
sense_list:
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.


lexentry: eng/offload__Verb__1
written_rep: offload
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rifilare
sense_list:
(transitive) To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.


lexentry: eng/offset__Noun__1
written_rep: offset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: contropartita
sense_list:
(international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
written_rep: offset printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stampa in offset
sense_list:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/offshore__Verb__1
written_rep: offshore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delocalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.


lexentry: eng/offside_trap__Noun__1
written_rep: offside trap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trappola del fuorigioco
sense_list:
(football) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.


lexentry: eng/oganesson__Noun__1
written_rep: oganesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oganesson | oganessio
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.


lexentry: eng/ogle__Verb__1
written_rep: ogle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardare con desiderio | osservare con desiderio
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
written_rep: ogonek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codetta | uncino | ogonek
sense_list:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
written_rep: ohm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ohm
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.


lexentry: eng/oil_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: oil cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panello
sense_list:
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.


lexentry: eng/oil_change__Noun__1
written_rep: oil change
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evacuazione
sense_list:
(automotive) The process of draining old oil from an engine or gearbox and refilling it with fresh oil, often done at recommended intervals.


lexentry: eng/oil_company__Noun__1
written_rep: oil company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compagnia petrolifera
sense_list:
A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oil_lamp__Noun__1
written_rep: oil lamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lampada ad olio | lucerna
sense_list:
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_paint__Noun__1
written_rep: oil paint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio
sense_list:
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


lexentry: eng/oil_palm__Noun__1
written_rep: oil palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palma da olio
sense_list:
A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil. | Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_platform__Noun__1
written_rep: oil platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piattaforma per trivellazioni
sense_list:
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/oil_rig__Noun__1
written_rep: oil rig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impianto di trivellazione
sense_list:
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.


lexentry: eng/oil_shale__Noun__1
written_rep: oil shale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scisto bituminoso
sense_list:
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.


lexentry: eng/oil_slick__Noun__1
written_rep: oil slick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marea nera
sense_list:
A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.


lexentry: eng/oilbird__Noun__1
written_rep: oilbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guaciaro | steatornite
sense_list:
A nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ampollina
sense_list:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/oilcloth__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcloth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incerata | incerato
sense_list:
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
written_rep: ointment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomata | unguento | balsamo
sense_list:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/okapi__Noun__1
written_rep: okapi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: okapi
sense_list:
A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/okroshka__Noun__1
written_rep: okroshka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: okroshka
sense_list:
A cold raw vegetable soup, part of the national cuisines of Russia and Ukraine. Usually made by pouring kvass or kefir in a pot of diced cucumber, radish, green onion, boiled potato, boiled egg, sausage or meat, sour cream, and seasoned with dill and parsley.


lexentry: eng/old__Adjective__1
written_rep: old
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchio | anziano
sense_list:
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. | Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. | Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life. | Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. | Former, previous.


lexentry: eng/old_age_pension__Noun__1
written_rep: old age pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pensionamento
sense_list:
A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings


lexentry: eng/old_folks'_home__Noun__1
written_rep: old folks' home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerocomio
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory, or, humorous) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.


lexentry: eng/old_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: old guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchia guardia
sense_list:
A (comparatively) conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are. | Collectively, the members of a team who have been a long time in a place.


lexentry: eng/old_hat__Noun__1
written_rep: old hat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua passata
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/old_school__Noun__1
written_rep: old school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchia scuola
sense_list:
Preceded by the: a group of people characterized by being conservative or traditional; also, a method for accomplishing a task, a style, or a way of thinking that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its superiority over the new way.


lexentry: eng/old_wives'_tale__Noun__1
written_rep: old wives' tale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fandonia
sense_list:
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.


lexentry: eng/old_woman__Noun__1
written_rep: old woman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: antico
sense_list:
(countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
written_rep: older brother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fratello maggiore
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/older_sister__Noun__1
written_rep: older sister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tata
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleander__Noun__1
written_rep: oleander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oleandro
sense_list:
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: oleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido oleico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/oleography__Noun__1
written_rep: oleography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oleografia
sense_list:
The art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs. | The process of identifying oils by their oleographs.


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: oligarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligarchia
sense_list:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. | A state ruled by such a government. | Those who make up an oligarchic government.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
written_rep: oligomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligomero
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/oligopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: oligopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligopolio
sense_list:
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/oligosaccharide__Noun__1
written_rep: oligosaccharide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligosaccaride
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.


lexentry: eng/olinguito__Noun__1
written_rep: olinguito
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olinguito
sense_list:
A raccoon-like procyonid, of species Bassaricyon neblina, native to the Andean forests of Colombia and Ecuador.


lexentry: eng/olive-backed_pipit__Noun__1
written_rep: olive-backed pipit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prispolone indiano
sense_list:
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: olive oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio d'oliva | olio di oliva
sense_list:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/olivine__Noun__1
written_rep: olivine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olivina
sense_list:
(mineral, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.


lexentry: eng/olm__Noun__1
written_rep: olm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteo
sense_list:
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/omasum__Noun__1
written_rep: omasum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omaso | foglietto | centopelle | libro
sense_list:
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/ombudsman__Noun__1
written_rep: ombudsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difensore civico
sense_list:
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.


lexentry: eng/omega__Noun__1
written_rep: omega
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omega
sense_list:
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
written_rep: omelette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frittata | omelette
sense_list:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presagio | augurio | auspicio | premonizione | presentimento | segno
sense_list:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omertà__Noun__1
written_rep: omertà
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omertà
sense_list:
(crime) A code of silence amongst members of the Mafia that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization for fear of retaliation.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
written_rep: omission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omissione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of omitting. | (uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do. | (countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out. | Something not done or neglected. | (grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.


lexentry: eng/ommatidium__Noun__1
written_rep: ommatidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ommatidio
sense_list:
(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.


lexentry: eng/omnicide__Noun__1
written_rep: omnicide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omnicidio
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe.


lexentry: eng/omnidirectional__Adjective__1
written_rep: omnidirectional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omnidirezionale
sense_list:
In every direction, especially of a radio system capable of transmitting or receiving signals in all directions, or of a microphone capable of detecting sound from all directions.


lexentry: eng/omnipresence__Noun__1
written_rep: omnipresence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onnipresenza
sense_list:
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).


lexentry: eng/omnivorous__Adjective__1
written_rep: omnivorous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onnivoro
sense_list:
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous. | (botany) Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.


lexentry: eng/omophorion__Noun__1
written_rep: omophorion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omoforio
sense_list:
A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.


lexentry: eng/on-ramp__Noun__1
written_rep: on-ramp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accesso
sense_list:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: su | a
sense_list:
With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: su | di
sense_list:
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with. | Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 28
trans_list: su | a | in | con
sense_list:
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.


lexentry: eng/on_a_collision_course__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on a collision course
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in rotta di collisione
sense_list:
(figurative, by extension) (typically with with) Dangerously and imminently approaching (a negative condition, result, etc.).


lexentry: eng/on_a_first-name_basis__Adverb__1
written_rep: on a first-name basis
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a tu per tu
sense_list:
(idiom) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.


lexentry: eng/on_air__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on air
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in onda
sense_list:
(radio, television, broadcasting) Being, or so as to be, broadcast or transmitted by radio or television.


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on foot
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a piedi
sense_list:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_its_merits__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on its merits
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in base a merito
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Considering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.


lexentry: eng/on_pain_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: on pain of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: con ecc.
sense_list:
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).


lexentry: eng/on_site__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on site
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sul posto
sense_list:
At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory or office.


lexentry: eng/on_steroids__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on steroids
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: all'ennesima potenza
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal, usually after the name of a place or thing) To a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.


lexentry: eng/on_the_bias__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the bias
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagonalmente
sense_list:
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)


lexentry: eng/on_the_face_of_it__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the face of it
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a priori
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.


lexentry: eng/on_the_fritz__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the fritz
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disrutto
sense_list:
(of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, Northern US) Out of order; malfunctioning; broken.


lexentry: eng/on_the_line__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the line
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in linea con
sense_list:
On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall. | Currently calling on the telephone.


lexentry: eng/on_the_mend__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the mend
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in netto miglioramento
sense_list:
(figurative, of situations or things) Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.


lexentry: eng/on_the_ropes__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the ropes
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere alla frutta
sense_list:
(boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.


lexentry: eng/on_track__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on track
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in carreggiata
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern.


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
written_rep: onager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onagro
sense_list:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager). | (military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
written_rep: once upon a time
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: c'era una volta | c’era una volta
sense_list:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncilla__Noun__1
written_rep: oncilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gatto tigre
sense_list:
a small spotted felid, of species Leopardus tigrinus, found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/oncogene__Noun__1
written_rep: oncogene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oncogene
sense_list:
(oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
written_rep: oncology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oncologia
sense_list:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
written_rep: one-night stand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: singola rappresentazione
sense_list:
An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening. | (idiomatic) Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
written_rep: one-night stand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: una botta e via
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.


lexentry: eng/one-off__Noun__1
written_rep: one-off
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: improvvisazione
sense_list:
(idiomatic, Commonwealth) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.


lexentry: eng/one-stop_shop__Noun__1
written_rep: one-stop shop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antenna
sense_list:
(informal) A single place, institution, service, website, technology, etc., that provides everything necessary.


lexentry: eng/one-track_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: one-track mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assillo | chiodo fisso | fissazione | mania | pallino fisso | smania
sense_list:
(idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
written_rep: one another
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a vicenda | l'un l'altro | vicendevolmente
sense_list:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_for_all,_all_for_one__Phrase__1
written_rep: one for all, all for one
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uno per tutti, tutti per uno
sense_list:
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: one o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ora
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/one_swallow_does_not_a_summer_make__Proverb__1
written_rep: one swallow does not a summer make
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: una rondine non fa primavera
sense_list:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.


lexentry: eng/oneirism__Noun__1
written_rep: oneirism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onirismo
sense_list:
(rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess. | (psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.


lexentry: eng/onerous__Adjective__1
written_rep: onerous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oneroso | ostico
sense_list:
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.


lexentry: eng/onigiri__Noun__1
written_rep: onigiri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onigiri
sense_list:
A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.


lexentry: eng/onion__Noun__1
written_rep: onion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipolla
sense_list:
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. | The bulb of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
written_rep: onion dome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipolla
sense_list:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/onomatopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: onomatopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onomatopea
sense_list:
(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents. | (countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle", "stutter", or "hiss".


lexentry: eng/ontologist__Noun__1
written_rep: ontologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontologista
sense_list:
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
written_rep: ontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontologia
sense_list:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. | (countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/ooch__Verb__1
written_rep: ooch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moglie
sense_list:
(also, reflexive, figurative) To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.


lexentry: eng/oodles__Noun__1
written_rep: oodles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moltitudine
sense_list:
(originally, US, informal, chiefly with "of") unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.


lexentry: eng/oogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: oogamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oogamia
sense_list:
(biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.


lexentry: eng/oosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: oosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oosfera | ovocellula
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.


lexentry: eng/ooze__Noun__1
written_rep: ooze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: concia | liquore di concia
sense_list:
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.


lexentry: eng/op-amp__Noun__1
written_rep: op-amp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amplificatore operazionale
sense_list:
(electronics) A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.


lexentry: eng/op-ed__Adjective__1
written_rep: op-ed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opinione
sense_list:
Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opale
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/open-mid__Adjective__1
written_rep: open-mid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semiaperto
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel


lexentry: eng/open-pit_mine__Noun__1
written_rep: open-pit mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cava
sense_list:
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.


lexentry: eng/open-plan_kitchen__Noun__1
written_rep: open-plan kitchen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucina a vista | cucina aperta
sense_list:
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aperto
sense_list:
(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. | (comparable) Receptive. | (not comparable) Public. | (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.


lexentry: eng/open__Noun__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aperto
sense_list:
A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: toccare | aprire
sense_list:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.


lexentry: eng/open_book__Noun__1
written_rep: open book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libro aperto
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something whose salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted. | (idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.


lexentry: eng/open_city__Noun__1
written_rep: open city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: città aperta
sense_list:
(military, international law) A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.


lexentry: eng/open_letter__Noun__1
written_rep: open letter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera aperta
sense_list:
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.


lexentry: eng/open_secret__Noun__1
written_rep: open secret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segreto di pulcinella
sense_list:
Information that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly. | (dated) Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available.


lexentry: eng/open_sesame__Noun__1
written_rep: open sesame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiave di volta
sense_list:
Any successful means of achieving a result, especially means that are magical or technical, or otherwise beyond the understanding of most people.


lexentry: eng/open_set__Noun__1
written_rep: open set
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aperto
sense_list:
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.


lexentry: eng/open_source__Noun__1
written_rep: open source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codice aperto | open source
sense_list:
(software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product. | (software) Open-source software in general.


lexentry: eng/open_up__Verb__1
written_rep: open up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aprire | rivelare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.


lexentry: eng/open_water__Noun__1
written_rep: open water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alto mare
sense_list:
An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/open_world__Noun__1
written_rep: open world
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mondo aperto
sense_list:
(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/openbill__Noun__1
written_rep: openbill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anastomo
sense_list:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.


lexentry: eng/opencast__Adjective__1
written_rep: opencast
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a cielo aperto
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed


lexentry: eng/opening__Noun__1
written_rep: opening
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apertura
sense_list:
An act or instance of making or becoming open. | A gap permitting passage through. | Something that is a beginning. | The first few moves in a game.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
written_rep: openness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apertura
sense_list:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own. | The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion. | (computing, education) The degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.


lexentry: eng/opera__Noun__1
written_rep: opera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: opera
sense_list:
(music) The score for such a work. | (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas. | A company dedicated to performing such works.


lexentry: eng/opera_glasses__Noun__2
written_rep: opera glasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binocolo da teatro
sense_list:
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.


lexentry: eng/operand__Noun__1
written_rep: operand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operando
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3 - x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operare | lavorare
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: operare | controllare | influenzare | manipolare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: operare
sense_list:
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: speculare
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
written_rep: operating system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema operativo
sense_list:
(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
written_rep: operating theatre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sala operatoria
sense_list:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
written_rep: operation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function. | (uncountable) The method or practice by which actions are done. | (countable) A planned undertaking. | (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure. | (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands). | (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
written_rep: operation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esercizio | gestione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.


lexentry: eng/operetta__Noun__1
written_rep: operetta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operetta
sense_list:
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
written_rep: ophthalmologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oculista
sense_list:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opine__Noun__1
written_rep: opine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours


lexentry: eng/opine__Verb__1
written_rep: opine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affermare | ritenere
sense_list:
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
written_rep: opinion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opinione | concetto | parere | giudizio
sense_list:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
written_rep: opinion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: conclusioni
sense_list:
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
written_rep: opium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppio
sense_list:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. | (by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.


lexentry: eng/opponent__Noun__1
written_rep: opponent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avversario
sense_list:
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.


lexentry: eng/opportunism__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: opportunismo
sense_list:
(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opportunista | approfittatore
sense_list:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_cost__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunity cost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costo opportunità
sense_list:
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
written_rep: oppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opporre | obiettare
sense_list:
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.


lexentry: eng/opposite__Adjective__1
written_rep: opposite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opposto
sense_list:
Located directly across from something else, or from each other. | Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.


lexentry: eng/opposite_number__Noun__1
written_rep: opposite number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omologa
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization, sports team, or the like, that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart


lexentry: eng/opposite_side__Noun__1
written_rep: opposite side
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cateto opposto | lato opposto
sense_list:
The side (or more specifically, leg) of a right triangle that is opposite (or not adjacent to) a given angle.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
written_rep: opposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opposizione
sense_list:
The action of opposing or of being in conflict. | (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth. | (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.


lexentry: eng/oppression__Noun__1
written_rep: oppression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppressione
sense_list:
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. | The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.


lexentry: eng/opprobrium__Noun__1
written_rep: opprobrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: obbrobrio
sense_list:
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/opsonin__Noun__1
written_rep: opsonin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opsonina
sense_list:
Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.


lexentry: eng/optacon__Noun__1
written_rep: optacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optacon
sense_list:
An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.


lexentry: eng/optic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dell'ottica
sense_list:
(relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. | (optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.


lexentry: eng/optic_nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: optic nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nervo ottico
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.


lexentry: eng/optical__Adjective__1
written_rep: optical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ottico
sense_list:
Designed to assist or enhance sight | Of or relating to visible light. | Incorporating light-sensitive devices.


lexentry: eng/optical_disc__Noun__1
written_rep: optical disc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco ottico
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.


lexentry: eng/optical_double__Noun__1
written_rep: optical double
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella doppia ottica
sense_list:
(star) A star that appears as a double due to an optical illusion; in reality, the stars may be far apart from each other.


lexentry: eng/optical_fibre__Noun__1
written_rep: optical fibre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fibra ottica
sense_list:
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.


lexentry: eng/optimate__Noun__1
written_rep: optimate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimate
sense_list:
(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.


lexentry: eng/optimism__Noun__1
written_rep: optimism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimismo
sense_list:
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome | the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds | the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil


lexentry: eng/optimistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optimistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimista
sense_list:
Expecting the best in all possible ways. | (computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
written_rep: optimization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimizzazione
sense_list:
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.


lexentry: eng/optimize__Verb__1
written_rep: optimize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ottimizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) optimal. | (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.


lexentry: eng/optimum__Noun__1
written_rep: optimum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimo
sense_list:
The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/optoelectronic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optoelectronic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optoelettronico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to optoelectronics. | That has both optical and electronic components, especially such components that interact.


lexentry: eng/optoelectronics__Noun__1
written_rep: optoelectronics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optoelettronica
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices


lexentry: eng/optogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: optogenetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optogenetica
sense_list:
(genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/optogram__Noun__1
written_rep: optogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optogramma
sense_list:
(physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsi.


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
written_rep: optography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optografia
sense_list:
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
written_rep: optometrist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optometrista
sense_list:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/opus__Noun__1
written_rep: opus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opus
sense_list:
(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
written_rep: or
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: o | oppure | od
sense_list:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).


lexentry: eng/or_something__Phrase__1
written_rep: or something
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: o giù di lì
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.


lexentry: eng/oracle__Noun__1
written_rep: oracle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oracolo
sense_list:
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity. | A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice. | A person considered to be a source of wisdom.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: oral cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavità orale
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arancio | arancia
sense_list:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arancia | arancio | arancione
sense_list:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arancione | arancio | arancia
sense_list:
An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial. | An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.


lexentry: eng/orange_hawkweed__Noun__1
written_rep: orange hawkweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sparviere aranciato
sense_list:
A flowering plant of species Pilosella aurantiaca, in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/orange_juice__Noun__1
written_rep: orange juice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succo [[d']]arancia
sense_list:
The juice of squeezed oranges; used as a beverage or in cocktails. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
written_rep: orangutan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orango | orangutan
sense_list:
An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
written_rep: oration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: arringa
sense_list:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
written_rep: oratorio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oratorio
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orbicularis_oculi__Noun__1
written_rep: orbicularis oculi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo orbicolare dell'occhio | orbicolare dell'occhio
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye.


lexentry: eng/orbit__Noun__1
written_rep: orbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbita
sense_list:
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Adjective__1
written_rep: orbital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbitale
sense_list:
Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft). | (anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
written_rep: orc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orco
sense_list:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
written_rep: orchestra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orchestra
sense_list:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group. | (Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres. | The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchestra_pit__Noun__1
written_rep: orchestra pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: golfo mistico | buca d'orchestra | fossa d'orchestra
sense_list:
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.


lexentry: eng/orchestrate__Verb__1
written_rep: orchestrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orchestrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance. | (transitive) To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
written_rep: orchid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orchidea | orchide
sense_list:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
written_rep: orda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orda
sense_list:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
written_rep: ordain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: consacrare
sense_list:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
written_rep: ordeal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordalia
sense_list:
(historical) A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
written_rep: order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine
sense_list:
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. | (countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles. | (countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. | (countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank. | A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort. | (electronics) A power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc. | (graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).


lexentry: eng/order__Verb__1
written_rep: order
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ordinare
sense_list:
(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order. | To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
written_rep: order of knighthood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine cavalleresco
sense_list:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: order of magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine di grandezza
sense_list:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
written_rep: ordered pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coppia ordinata | coppia
sense_list:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinal number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero ordinale
sense_list:
(grammar) A word that expresses the relative position of an item in a sequence. | (arithmetic) A natural number used to denote position in a sequence. | (set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ordinary__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pezza
sense_list:
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordinata
sense_list:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: ordoliberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordoliberalismo
sense_list:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
written_rep: ore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minerale
sense_list:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
written_rep: organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo
sense_list:
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. | (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions. | (musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. | An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: organ gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo | ribadocchino
sense_list:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
written_rep: organelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organulo
sense_list:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organico
sense_list:
(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778] | (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism. | (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: biologico | organico
sense_list:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: organic chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chimica organica
sense_list:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organic_farming__Noun__1
written_rep: organic farming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agricoltura biologica
sense_list:
(agriculture) An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
written_rep: organigram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organigramma
sense_list:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and linked responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
written_rep: organism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: organismo
sense_list:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization__Noun__1
written_rep: organization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being organized. | (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article. | (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules. | (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.


lexentry: eng/organization_chart__Noun__1
written_rep: organization chart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organigramma
sense_list:
(management) A graphic display of reporting relationships in an organization, sometimes displaying position titles and position holders.


lexentry: eng/organized_crime__Noun__1
written_rep: organized crime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: criminalità organizzata
sense_list:
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services. | The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.


lexentry: eng/organography__Noun__1
written_rep: organography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organografia
sense_list:
(biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms.


lexentry: eng/organometallic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organometallic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organometallico
sense_list:
(chemistry) of, or relating to organic compounds having a metal atom directly bonded to a carbon atom


lexentry: eng/organophosphate__Noun__1
written_rep: organophosphate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organofosfato
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
written_rep: orgasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orgasmo
sense_list:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/orgy__Noun__1
written_rep: orgy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orgia
sense_list:
A gathering of people to engage in group sex. | An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity.


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
written_rep: oriel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erker
sense_list:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
written_rep: orient
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orientare
sense_list:
(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
written_rep: orient
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: orientarsi | orientare
sense_list:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
written_rep: orientalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orientalismo
sense_list:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: orientamento
sense_list:
(uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end. | (countable) The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: direzione
sense_list:
(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction. | (typography, countable) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: orientamento | orienteering
sense_list:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: orientazione
sense_list:
(analysis, differential geometry, countable) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space. | (analytic geometry, topology, countable) The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.


lexentry: eng/origin_story__Noun__1
written_rep: origin story
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genesi
sense_list:
(narratology) An account of how a fictional character or characters became a protagonist or antagonist.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
written_rep: original
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: originale
sense_list:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: original sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peccato originale
sense_list:
(Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God. | (Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originality__Noun__1
written_rep: originality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: originalità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel. | (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive. | (countable) Something original.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
written_rep: originate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare origine | originare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
written_rep: originate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avere origine | dare origine | originare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
written_rep: oriole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oriolo
sense_list:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
written_rep: orisha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oriscià
sense_list:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/orlop__Noun__1
written_rep: orlop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falsa coferta
sense_list:
(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
written_rep: ornament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ornamenti
sense_list:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornithine__Noun__1
written_rep: ornithine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ornitina
sense_list:
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.


lexentry: eng/ornithosis__Noun__1
written_rep: ornithosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ornitosi
sense_list:
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.


lexentry: eng/orography__Noun__1
written_rep: orography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orografia
sense_list:
(geomorphology) The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. | The orographic features of a region.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: orotic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido orotico
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orphan_work__Noun__1
written_rep: orphan work
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opera orfana
sense_list:
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.


lexentry: eng/orphrey__Noun__1
written_rep: orphrey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orifrigio
sense_list:
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
written_rep: orpiment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orpimento
sense_list:
Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortodosso
sense_list:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.] | Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. [1640s]


lexentry: eng/orthodoxy__Noun__1
written_rep: orthodoxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortodossia
sense_list:
Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: orthogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortogenesi
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthogonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortogonale
sense_list:
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other. | Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthographic__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthographic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortografico
sense_list:
Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel. | Of, or relating to, orthography.


lexentry: eng/orthographically__Adverb__1
written_rep: orthographically
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ortograficamente
sense_list:
(drafting, engineering, manufacturing) Using an orthographic projection (a way of showing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional engineering drawings).


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
written_rep: orthography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortografia
sense_list:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. | (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word. | (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthologous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortologo
sense_list:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthomolecular__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthomolecular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortomolecolare
sense_list:
relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured with vitamins and the like


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
written_rep: orthopedics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortopedia
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthosilicate__Noun__1
written_rep: orthosilicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nesosilicato
sense_list:
(mineral) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.


lexentry: eng/oscar__Noun__1
written_rep: oscar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscar
sense_list:
A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
written_rep: oscilloscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscilloscopio
sense_list:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
written_rep: osmium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmolality__Noun__1
written_rep: osmolality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmolalità
sense_list:
(chemistry) The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
written_rep: osmoregulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmoregolazione
sense_list:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osmosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmosi
sense_list:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane. | (figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
written_rep: osprey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falco pescatore | aquilastro
sense_list:
A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osseointegration__Noun__1
written_rep: osseointegration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteointegrazione
sense_list:
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium


lexentry: eng/ossicone__Noun__1
written_rep: ossicone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossicono
sense_list:
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
written_rep: ossify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossificare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
written_rep: ossify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diventar raffermo
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
written_rep: osso buco
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossobuco | osso buco
sense_list:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/ostensibly__Adverb__1
written_rep: ostensibly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostensibilmente
sense_list:
(modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoarthritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artrosi
sense_list:
(medicine) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteocalcin__Noun__1
written_rep: osteocalcin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteocalcina
sense_list:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.


lexentry: eng/osteochondrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteochondrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteocondrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.


lexentry: eng/osteomalacia__Noun__1
written_rep: osteomalacia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteomalacia
sense_list:
(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets


lexentry: eng/osteonectin__Noun__1
written_rep: osteonectin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adiponectina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteopata
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoporosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteoporosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: osteotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteotomia
sense_list:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostmark__Noun__1
written_rep: ostmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marca da bollo
sense_list:
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
written_rep: ostracism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostracismo
sense_list:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.] | Temporary exclusion from a community or society.


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
written_rep: ostracize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bandire | escludere | ostracizzare
sense_list:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
written_rep: otaku
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otaku
sense_list:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
written_rep: other woman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amante
sense_list:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/othering__Noun__1
written_rep: othering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alterità
sense_list:
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.


lexentry: eng/otherness__Noun__1
written_rep: otherness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alterità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct. | (countable) The result or product of being different or distinct.


lexentry: eng/others__Noun__2
written_rep: others
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altro
sense_list:
Other people. | Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.


lexentry: eng/otherworldly__Adjective__1
written_rep: otherworldly
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oltremondano | oltrenaturale
sense_list:
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
written_rep: otolith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otolite
sense_list:
(zoology) A small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
written_rep: ottava rima
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottava rima
sense_list:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
written_rep: ottoman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottomana
sense_list:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. | (furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
written_rep: ottoman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: osmanico
sense_list:
(textiles) A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
written_rep: oud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oud
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin. | (perfumery) Agarwood, in particular the noble rot of Aquilaria trees used to make perfumes.


lexentry: eng/ought__Verb__2
written_rep: ought
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dovere
sense_list:
(auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation. | (auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating advisability or prudence. | (auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating likelihood or probability.


lexentry: eng/our__Determiner__1
written_rep: our
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nostro | nostra | nostre | nostri
sense_list:
Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our). | Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
written_rep: ouroboros
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uroboro
sense_list:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ours__Pronoun__1
written_rep: ours
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: i nostri | il nostro | la nostra | le nostre
sense_list:
(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
written_rep: ourselves
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ci | noi stesse | noi stessi
sense_list:
(reflexive) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
written_rep: ouster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cacciata
sense_list:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
written_rep: out
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuori
sense_list:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: out of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da
sense_list:
From the inside to the outside of. [from 5th c.] | Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number); [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/out_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: out of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: no
sense_list:
Not in (a given state, condition). [from 13th c.] | Not within a given space, area etc. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of one's league
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distante
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of print
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaurito
sense_list:
(publishing, music industry) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dalla padella alla brace | cadere dalla padella nella brace
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/out_of_touch__Adjective__1
written_rep: out of touch
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fuori dalla realtà | fuori dal mondo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.


lexentry: eng/outback__Noun__1
written_rep: outback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sterpaio
sense_list:
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
written_rep: outboard motor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motore fuoribordo
sense_list:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
written_rep: outbuilding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiosco | padiglione
sense_list:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.


lexentry: eng/outcome__Noun__1
written_rep: outcome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: obiettivo
sense_list:
(education) The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).


lexentry: eng/outcompete__Verb__1
written_rep: outcompete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reprimere
sense_list:
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.


lexentry: eng/outer_core__Noun__1
written_rep: outer core
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleo esterno
sense_list:
(geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
written_rep: outer ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchio esterno
sense_list:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outer_planet__Noun__1
written_rep: outer planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianeta esterno
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.


lexentry: eng/outgassing__Noun__1
written_rep: outgassing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: degasaggio
sense_list:
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
written_rep: outgoing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: uscente
sense_list:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outgrow__Verb__1
written_rep: outgrow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superare
sense_list:
(transitive, often, figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
written_rep: outing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: entrata
sense_list:
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
written_rep: output
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uscita
sense_list:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
written_rep: outrigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bilanciere
sense_list:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuori | all’esterno
sense_list:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outside__Noun__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esterno
sense_list:
The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. | The space beyond some limit or boundary. | The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
written_rep: outsource
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subappaltare | esternalizzare
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/outstrip__Verb__1
written_rep: outstrip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superare
sense_list:
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind. | (figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/outtake__Noun__1
written_rep: outtake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloopers
sense_list:
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.


lexentry: eng/outwork__Noun__1
written_rep: outwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grangia
sense_list:
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
written_rep: ovarian follicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: follicolo ovarico
sense_list:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
written_rep: ovary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovaia | ovario | ovaio
sense_list:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
written_rep: over-the-counter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da banco
sense_list:
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
written_rep: over
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passo
sense_list:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over__Preposition__1
written_rep: over
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: sopra | al di là | più di
sense_list:
In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: over a barrel
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spalle al muro
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_and_out__Interjection__1
written_rep: over and out
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passo e chiudo
sense_list:
(procedure word, idiomatic) Used in films and TV to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.


lexentry: eng/over_easy__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: over easy
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uovo all'occhio di bue
sense_list:
(US) Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
written_rep: overage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mantovana
sense_list:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
written_rep: overage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dismisura
sense_list:
Excess; a state of being more than it ought to be. | (property law) Any additional sums payable following the purchase of land, calculated on a prearranged basis, on the occurrence of certain specified events that are deemed to increase the value of that land; usually in the context of the development and further sale of that land.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
written_rep: overall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuta | blusa | lavoro
sense_list:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
written_rep: overalls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: salopette
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overcharge__Verb__1
written_rep: overcharge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovraccaricare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
written_rep: overdo
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esagerare | cuocere troppo
sense_list:
(transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overdrive__Noun__1
written_rep: overdrive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovrautilizzo
sense_list:
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus rarely called by this name.


lexentry: eng/overexposure__Noun__1
written_rep: overexposure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sovraesposizione
sense_list:
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overfitting__Noun__1
written_rep: overfitting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovrareazione
sense_list:
(statistics, machine learning) The production of a statistical model that, due to an excess of parameters relative to the sample size, fits the sample data extremely well but fails to fit new data.


lexentry: eng/overflight__Noun__1
written_rep: overflight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorvolo
sense_list:
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.


lexentry: eng/overflow__Verb__1
written_rep: overflow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: traboccare | ridondare | sommergere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with] | (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.


lexentry: eng/overflow_pool__Noun__1
written_rep: overflow pool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piscina a sfioro
sense_list:
A type of swimming pool or reflecting pool that has at least one edge over which water overflows, creating a dramatic visual effect.


lexentry: eng/overground__Noun__1
written_rep: overground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: servizio ferroviario metropolitano | servizio ferroviario suburbano | servizio ferroviario urbano
sense_list:
(chiefly, London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops.


lexentry: eng/overgrown__Adjective__1
written_rep: overgrown
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coprire
sense_list:
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
written_rep: overhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costi di gestione
sense_list:
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
written_rep: overhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: inefficienza
sense_list:
(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.


lexentry: eng/overhead_bin__Noun__1
written_rep: overhead bin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cappelliera
sense_list:
A compartment for luggage placed over the passangers' seat on public transport such as trains, aeroplanes, etc.


lexentry: eng/overkill__Noun__1
written_rep: overkill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eccessivo
sense_list:
(by extension) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal. | (manufacturing) An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.


lexentry: eng/overlap__Verb__1
written_rep: overlap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sovrapporsi
sense_list:
To have an area, range, character or function in common. | (mathematics) Of sets: to have some elements in common.


lexentry: eng/overleaf__Adverb__1
written_rep: overleaf
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verso
sense_list:
On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.


lexentry: eng/overload__Verb__1
written_rep: overload
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sovraccaricare
sense_list:
(transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit. | (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.


lexentry: eng/overloaded__Adjective__1
written_rep: overloaded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abusato
sense_list:
(computing) of a name, used for more than one variable or procedure etc; differentiated by the compiler based on context


lexentry: eng/overloading__Noun__1
written_rep: overloading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovraccarico
sense_list:
(object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed. | The loading of a vehicle etc. with too heavy a weight.


lexentry: eng/overlook__Verb__1
written_rep: overlook
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lasciar passare
sense_list:
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.


lexentry: eng/overnight__Adjective__1
written_rep: overnight
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: notturno
sense_list:
Occurring between dusk and dawn. | Complete before the next morning. | For which participants stay overnight.


lexentry: eng/overnighter__Noun__1
written_rep: overnighter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: notte
sense_list:
Something that serves overnight travel, such as a night train. | (informal) A stay or event that takes place overnight.


lexentry: eng/overnutrition__Noun__1
written_rep: overnutrition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovralimentazione
sense_list:
A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
written_rep: overplay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esagerare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role. | (transitive, music) To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
written_rep: overplay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sopravvalutare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
written_rep: overpopulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovrappopolazione | sovrappopolamento
sense_list:
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.


lexentry: eng/overrated__Adjective__1
written_rep: overrated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sopravvalutato
sense_list:
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.


lexentry: eng/override__Verb__1
written_rep: override
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ridefinire
sense_list:
(object-oriented, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.


lexentry: eng/overrule__Verb__1
written_rep: overrule
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abbandonare
sense_list:
(transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter. | (transitive, legal) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.


lexentry: eng/overshoot__Noun__1
written_rep: overshoot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sopracarica
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, ecology) The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.


lexentry: eng/oversleep__Verb__1
written_rep: oversleep
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assonnato
sense_list:
(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended. [from 14th c.] | (reflexive, now, rare) To sleep for longer than one intended. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/overstep__Verb__1
written_rep: overstep
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oltrepassare
sense_list:
(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.


lexentry: eng/overstrain__Verb__1
written_rep: overstrain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sforzarsi troppo
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
written_rep: overtime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straordinario
sense_list:
(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours. | (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
written_rep: overtime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tempo supplementare
sense_list:
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
written_rep: overtone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonico
sense_list:
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
written_rep: overtone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: accenno
sense_list:
(figuratively, often, in plural) An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. [from 1890] | An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message.


lexentry: eng/overture__Noun__1
written_rep: overture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ouverture | introduzione | preludio
sense_list:
(music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/overvoltage__Noun__1
written_rep: overvoltage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovratensione
sense_list:
(physics) The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis. | The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.


lexentry: eng/overwinter__Verb__1
written_rep: overwinter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passare l'inverno
sense_list:
(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter. | (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).


lexentry: eng/oviduct__Noun__1
written_rep: oviduct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovidotto
sense_list:
(anatomy, typically used in, _, zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
written_rep: ovine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovino
sense_list:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovule__Noun__1
written_rep: ovule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovulo
sense_list:
(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. | (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.


lexentry: eng/oware__Noun__1
written_rep: oware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wari
sense_list:
(games) A board game of the mancala family which originated in Africa, and is reputedly the oldest game in the world.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
written_rep: owe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dovere
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
written_rep: owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo | civetta
sense_list:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
written_rep: own
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proprio
sense_list:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/own__Verb__1
written_rep: own
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: possedere
sense_list:
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.


lexentry: eng/own_goal__Noun__1
written_rep: own goal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autogoal | autorete
sense_list:
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.


lexentry: eng/oxalic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: oxalic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido ossalico
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.


lexentry: eng/oxbow_lake__Noun__1
written_rep: oxbow lake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lanca
sense_list:
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.


lexentry: eng/oxidase__Noun__1
written_rep: oxidase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossidasi
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.


lexentry: eng/oxidation__Noun__1
written_rep: oxidation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossidazione
sense_list:
The combination of a substance with oxygen. | (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
written_rep: oxidizing agent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossidante
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oxime__Noun__1
written_rep: oxime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossima
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.


lexentry: eng/oximeter__Noun__1
written_rep: oximeter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ossimetro
sense_list:
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/oxonium__Noun__1
written_rep: oxonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossonio
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+).


lexentry: eng/oxtail__Noun__1
written_rep: oxtail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coda di bue
sense_list:
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.


lexentry: eng/oxycodone__Noun__1
written_rep: oxycodone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossicodone
sense_list:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
written_rep: oxygen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossigeno
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. | Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.


lexentry: eng/oxyhaemoglobin__Noun__1
written_rep: oxyhaemoglobin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossiemoglobina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.


lexentry: eng/oxymoron__Noun__1
written_rep: oxymoron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossimoro
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
written_rep: oxytocin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossitocina
sense_list:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
written_rep: oyster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostrica
sense_list:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. | The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl. | A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster. | (colloquial, by analogy) A person who keeps secrets. | (figurative) Something at one's disposal. | (UK, slang) A shoplifter. | (UK, slang) Ellipsis of Oyster card.


lexentry: eng/oyster_mushroom__Noun__1
written_rep: oyster mushroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelone
sense_list:
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food. | Any of several mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus cultivated for food.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: oyster plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: anca
sense_list:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: oystercatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostrichiere | beccaccia di mare
sense_list:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
written_rep: ozone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ozono
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. | (Britain, informal) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.


lexentry: eng/ozone_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: ozone hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buco dell'ozono
sense_list:
A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.


lexentry: eng/ozone_layer__Noun__1
written_rep: ozone layer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ozonosfera
sense_list:
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/ozonosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: ozonosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ozonosfera
sense_list:
A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.


lexentry: eng/p-adic_number__Noun__1
written_rep: p-adic number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero p-adico
sense_list:
(number theory) An element of a completion of the field of rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
written_rep: p.m.
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: di pomeriggio | p.m. | pomeridiano
sense_list:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/pablum__Noun__1
written_rep: pablum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pappa
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, figurative, derogatory) Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.


lexentry: eng/paca__Noun__1
written_rep: paca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paca
sense_list:
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.


lexentry: eng/pacarana__Noun__1
written_rep: pacarana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacarana
sense_list:
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.


lexentry: eng/pace_egg__Noun__1
written_rep: pace egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uovo di Pasqua
sense_list:
A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
written_rep: pacemaker
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
marcapassi cardiaco | marcaritmo cardiaco | nodo senoatriale | pacemaker | ritmatore cardiaco | ritmizzatore cardiaco


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
written_rep: pacemaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
sense_list:
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

trans_list:
cardiostimolatore | pacemaker | marcapassi cardiaco | marcaritmo cardiaco | regolabattito | ritmatore cardiaco | ritmizzatore cardiaco


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
written_rep: pachyderm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pachiderma
sense_list:
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir. | (figurative) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ciuccio | ciucciotto | succhiotto | tettarella
sense_list:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacifismo
sense_list:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacifist__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacifista
sense_list:
One who loves, supports, or favours peace. | One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so. | One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
written_rep: pacify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
written_rep: pack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basto | carico | soma
sense_list:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
written_rep: pack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impacchettare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/pack_up__Verb__1
written_rep: pack up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: imballare
sense_list:
(of things) To put into bags to prepare to move. | (informal, of a machine) To break, to cease to function.


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
written_rep: package
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacco
sense_list:
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. | Something resembling a package. | (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
written_rep: package
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pacchetto
sense_list:
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. | (software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager. | A package holiday.


lexentry: eng/package_manager__Noun__1
written_rep: package manager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema di gestione dei pacchetti
sense_list:
(software) A computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
written_rep: packed lunch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pranzo al sacco
sense_list:
A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/packet__Noun__1
written_rep: packet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pacco
sense_list:
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
written_rep: pad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: blocco
sense_list:
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.


lexentry: eng/pad_printing__Noun__1
written_rep: pad printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stampa a tampone
sense_list:
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
written_rep: paddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagaia
sense_list:
A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking. | A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddle_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: paddle wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruota a pale
sense_list:
(nautical) A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)


lexentry: eng/paddlefish__Noun__1
written_rep: paddlefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce spatola
sense_list:
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
written_rep: paddock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paddock
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
written_rep: paddock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pascolo
sense_list:
(Australia, New Zealand) A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.


lexentry: eng/paddy__Noun__1
written_rep: paddy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: risaia | risone
sense_list:
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/padel__Noun__1
written_rep: padel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: padel
sense_list:
A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
written_rep: pagan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagano | pagana
sense_list:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page-turner__Noun__1
written_rep: page-turner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voltapagine
sense_list:
(music) A person who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician’s (especially a pianist or organist’s) sheet music during a performance.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
written_rep: page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagina
sense_list:
One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. | (figurative) A collective memory; noteworthy event; memorable episode. | (computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf. | (computing) A block of contiguous memory of a fixed length.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__2
written_rep: page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paggio | paggetto
sense_list:
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.


lexentry: eng/pagination__Noun__1
written_rep: pagination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paginatura
sense_list:
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.


lexentry: eng/paging__Noun__1
written_rep: paging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: paginazione
sense_list:
(computing) A transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive.


lexentry: eng/pagoda__Noun__1
written_rep: pagoda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagoda
sense_list:
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
written_rep: pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolore
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
written_rep: pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sofferenza | difficoltà
sense_list:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress


lexentry: eng/painful__Adjective__1
written_rep: painful
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doloroso
sense_list:
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.] | Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/paint__Verb__1
written_rep: paint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipingere | verniciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply paint to. | (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied. | (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.


lexentry: eng/paint__Verb__1
written_rep: paint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: dipingere | pitturare
sense_list:
(transitive) To create (an image) with paints. | (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.


lexentry: eng/paint_oneself_into_a_corner__Verb__1
written_rep: paint oneself into a corner
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere con le spalle al muro
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
written_rep: painter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbetta | cima da ormeggio | cima da rimorchio
sense_list:
(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th–17th c.] | (nautical) A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
written_rep: pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coppia | paio
sense_list:
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship. | (cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
written_rep: pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: coppia
sense_list:
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
written_rep: pair of compasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compasso
sense_list:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or circular arcs, or for measuring or transferring lengths, usually consisting of two arms joined with an adjustable hinge at one end; until the middle ages both arms always had metal points at their free ends (this version is now called a divider or pair of dividers), but in recent centuries for a device called a compass or pair of compasses, one arm typically holds a ruling pen, pencil, or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pairwise_disjoint__Adjective__1
written_rep: pairwise disjoint
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a due a due disgiunti | insiemi mutuamente disgiunti
sense_list:
(mathematics, set theory, of a collection of two or more sets) Let \{A_\lambda\}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} be any collection of sets indexed by a set \Lambda. We call the indexed collection pairwise disjoint if for any two distinct indices, \lambda,\mu\in\Lambda, the sets A_\lambda and A_\mu are disjoint.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
written_rep: pajamas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pigiama
sense_list:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/palaeogeography__Noun__1
written_rep: palaeogeography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paleogeografia
sense_list:
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.


lexentry: eng/palaestra__Noun__1
written_rep: palaestra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palestra
sense_list:
(historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/palanquin__Noun__1
written_rep: palanquin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: palanchino
sense_list:
(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.


lexentry: eng/palatal__Adjective__1
written_rep: palatal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palatale
sense_list:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the palate. | (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. | (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.


lexentry: eng/palatalization__Noun__1
written_rep: palatalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palatalizzazione
sense_list:
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not. | (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.


lexentry: eng/palatalize__Verb__1
written_rep: palatalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palatalizzare
sense_list:
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
written_rep: palate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palato
sense_list:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palatine_bone__Noun__1
written_rep: palatine bone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osso palatino
sense_list:
(skeleton) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
written_rep: palaver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: storie
sense_list:
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/pale__Verb__1
written_rep: pale
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impallidire | sbiancare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To turn pale; to lose colour. | (transitive) To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.


lexentry: eng/pale_clouded_yellow__Noun__1
written_rep: pale clouded yellow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solforato
sense_list:
A small butterfly (Colias hyale) of the family Pieridae found in most of Europe and large parts of Asia.


lexentry: eng/paleface__Noun__1
written_rep: paleface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viso pallido
sense_list:
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
written_rep: paleobotany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paleobotanica
sense_list:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleologism__Noun__1
written_rep: paleologism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paleologismo
sense_list:
A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured or offensive, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage.


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
written_rep: paleontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paleontologia
sense_list:
(American spelling) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
written_rep: paleozoology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paleozoologia
sense_list:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palette_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: palette knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spatola | mestichino
sense_list:
In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.


lexentry: eng/palfrey__Noun__1
written_rep: palfrey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palafreno
sense_list:
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).


lexentry: eng/palilalia__Noun__1
written_rep: palilalia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palilalia
sense_list:
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/palimpsest__Noun__1
written_rep: palimpsest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palinsesto
sense_list:
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
written_rep: palindrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palindromo
sense_list:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/palingenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: palingenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palingenesi
sense_list:
(philosophy, theology, historical) Spiritual rebirth through the transmigration of the soul. | (uncountable, biology, chiefly, historical, or, obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.


lexentry: eng/palinode__Noun__1
written_rep: palinode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palinodia
sense_list:
An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/palinspastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: palinspastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palinspastico
sense_list:
(geology, of a map) Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.


lexentry: eng/pall__Noun__1
written_rep: pall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pergola | pallio
sense_list:
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.


lexentry: eng/pallet__Noun__1
written_rep: pallet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pallet | bancale
sense_list:
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.


lexentry: eng/pallet_jack__Noun__1
written_rep: pallet jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: transpallet
sense_list:
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.


lexentry: eng/palliate__Verb__1
written_rep: palliate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammansire
sense_list:
To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.] | (obsolete) To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. [17th–18th c.]


lexentry: eng/palliate__Verb__1
written_rep: palliate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abbellire
sense_list:
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/palliative__Adjective__1
written_rep: palliative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: palliativo
sense_list:
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.


lexentry: eng/palliative_care__Noun__1
written_rep: palliative care
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cura palliativa
sense_list:
A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.


lexentry: eng/pallisander__Noun__1
written_rep: pallisander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palissandro
sense_list:
a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium


lexentry: eng/pallium__Noun__1
written_rep: pallium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallio
sense_list:
(historical) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers. [from 10th c.] | (Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
written_rep: palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palmo | palma
sense_list:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
written_rep: palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: guardapalma
sense_list:
(sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.


lexentry: eng/palm_cockatoo__Noun__1
written_rep: palm cockatoo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cacatua delle palme
sense_list:
Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.


lexentry: eng/palm_off__Verb__1
written_rep: palm off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbolognare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: palm oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio di palma
sense_list:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: palm tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palma
sense_list:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmatisect__Adjective__1
written_rep: palmatisect
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palmatosetto
sense_list:
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost up, but not quite to the petiole.


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
written_rep: palmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pellegrino
sense_list:
(now, historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.


lexentry: eng/palminerved__Adjective__1
written_rep: palminerved
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palminervio
sense_list:
(botany, of a leaf) Having the venation arranged like the fingers of an open hand; palmately nerved.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: palmitic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido cetilico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palmitoleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: palmitoleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido cis-9-esadecenoico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.


lexentry: eng/palo_verde__Noun__1
written_rep: palo verde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: turco
sense_list:
(US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
written_rep: palpate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palpare
sense_list:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palpitation__Noun__1
written_rep: palpitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palpitazione
sense_list:
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.


lexentry: eng/palsy__Noun__1
written_rep: palsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paralisi
sense_list:
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
written_rep: palynology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palinologia
sense_list:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
written_rep: pamphlet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pamphlet
sense_list:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/pan__Noun__1
written_rep: pan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: casseruola
sense_list:
A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.


lexentry: eng/pan__Noun__1
written_rep: pan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: batea
sense_list:
A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.


lexentry: eng/pan__Verb__1
written_rep: pan
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stroncare
sense_list:
(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)


lexentry: eng/panacea__Noun__1
written_rep: panacea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panacea | toccasana | triaca
sense_list:
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.


lexentry: eng/pancake__Noun__1
written_rep: pancake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crespolino | frittella | crespella
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
written_rep: pancreas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pancreas
sense_list:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.


lexentry: eng/pancytopenia__Noun__1
written_rep: pancytopenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pancitopenia
sense_list:
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood


lexentry: eng/panda__Noun__1
written_rep: panda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: panda
sense_list:
(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pandect__Noun__1
written_rep: pandect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandetta
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565). | (by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.


lexentry: eng/pandeism__Noun__1
written_rep: pandeism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandeismo
sense_list:
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pandemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandemico
sense_list:
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
written_rep: pandemic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandemia
sense_list:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/pandemonium__Noun__1
written_rep: pandemonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diavolio
sense_list:
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.


lexentry: eng/pandiculation__Noun__1
written_rep: pandiculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandiculazione
sense_list:
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
written_rep: panel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: giuria | organo
sense_list:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/panelling__Noun__1
written_rep: panelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boiserie
sense_list:
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.


lexentry: eng/panentheism__Noun__1
written_rep: panentheism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panenteismo
sense_list:
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.


lexentry: eng/panettone__Noun__1
written_rep: panettone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panettone
sense_list:
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.


lexentry: eng/panforte__Noun__1
written_rep: panforte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panforte
sense_list:
A dense flat cake, a speciality of Siena, made with honey, hazelnuts, almonds, candied fruit, cocoa and spices.


lexentry: eng/pang_of_conscience__Noun__1
written_rep: pang of conscience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coda di paglia | coscienza sporca | rimorso
sense_list:
(often, in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.


lexentry: eng/panga__Noun__2
written_rep: panga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pangasio
sense_list:
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially an iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.


lexentry: eng/pangasius__Noun__1
written_rep: pangasius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pangasio
sense_list:
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.


lexentry: eng/pangenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: pangenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pangenesi
sense_list:
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.


lexentry: eng/pangolin__Noun__1
written_rep: pangolin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pangolino
sense_list:
Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.


lexentry: eng/panhandle__Verb__1
written_rep: panhandle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elemosinare
sense_list:
(intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.


lexentry: eng/panhandler__Noun__1
written_rep: panhandler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accattone
sense_list:
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.


lexentry: eng/panic__Noun__1
written_rep: panic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panico
sense_list:
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.


lexentry: eng/panic_attack__Noun__1
written_rep: panic attack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attacco di panico
sense_list:
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.


lexentry: eng/pankration__Noun__1
written_rep: pankration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pancrazio
sense_list:
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.


lexentry: eng/panna_cotta__Noun__1
written_rep: panna cotta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panna cotta
sense_list:
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.


lexentry: eng/pannier__Noun__1
written_rep: pannier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bisaccia
sense_list:
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.


lexentry: eng/panopticon__Noun__1
written_rep: panopticon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: panottico
sense_list:
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.


lexentry: eng/panorama__Noun__1
written_rep: panorama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: panorama
sense_list:
A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene. | (figuratively) A comprehensive survey.


lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
written_rep: panpipes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flauto di Pan
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pansexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: pansexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pansessualità
sense_list:
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.


lexentry: eng/pant__Noun__1
written_rep: pant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: batticuore | palpitazione | anelito | ansito | cardiopalmo | fiatone
sense_list:
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.


lexentry: eng/pant__Verb__1
written_rep: pant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ansimare | ansare | boccheggiare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
written_rep: pantaloons
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calzoni
sense_list:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantheism__Noun__1
written_rep: pantheism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panteismo
sense_list:
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.


lexentry: eng/panther__Noun__1
written_rep: panther
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantera nera | pantera
sense_list:
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
written_rep: pantograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantografo
sense_list:
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid. | (rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.


lexentry: eng/pantomime__Noun__1
written_rep: pantomime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pantomima
sense_list:
(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.] | The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
written_rep: pantry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispensa
sense_list:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantaloni | calzoni | boxer | brache | mutanda
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mutande | slip | mutandine
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantyliner__Noun__1
written_rep: pantyliner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteggislip
sense_list:
A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.


lexentry: eng/pap__Noun__1
written_rep: pap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappa
sense_list:
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.


lexentry: eng/papa_bear__Noun__1
written_rep: papa bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Mammo
sense_list:
(by extension, slang) A man, especially a father, who is extremely protective of a child or children.


lexentry: eng/paparazzo__Noun__1
written_rep: paparazzo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paparazzo | paparazza
sense_list:
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.


lexentry: eng/papaverine__Noun__1
written_rep: papaverine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papaverina
sense_list:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carta
sense_list:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. | A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: articolo | pubblicazione | ricerca | saggio | studio
sense_list:
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock. | (finance, uncountable) Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.


lexentry: eng/paper_cup__Noun__1
written_rep: paper cup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bicchiere di carta
sense_list:
A disposable cup made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.


lexentry: eng/paper_mulberry__Noun__1
written_rep: paper mulberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelso da carta
sense_list:
A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), Broussonetia papyrifera, with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.


lexentry: eng/paper_over__Verb__1
written_rep: paper over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affare
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.


lexentry: eng/paper_tape__Noun__1
written_rep: paper tape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nastro perforato
sense_list:
(computing, historical) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
written_rep: paper tiger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tigre di carta | scatola vuota
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
written_rep: paperweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fermacarte
sense_list:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away. | Any object used for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/papier-mâché__Noun__1
written_rep: papier-mâché
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartapesta
sense_list:
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.


lexentry: eng/papist__Noun__1
written_rep: papist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papista
sense_list:
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.


lexentry: eng/pappardelle__Noun__1
written_rep: pappardelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappardelle
sense_list:
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).


lexentry: eng/papule__Noun__1
written_rep: papule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papula
sense_list:
(dermatology) A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.


lexentry: eng/papyrology__Noun__1
written_rep: papyrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papirologia
sense_list:
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/papyrus__Noun__1
written_rep: papyrus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papiro
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed. | (usually, uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant. | (countable) A scroll or document written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/para-fascism__Noun__1
written_rep: para-fascism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafascismo
sense_list:
(fascism) A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.


lexentry: eng/parabasis__Noun__1
written_rep: parabasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parabasi
sense_list:
(historical, Ancient Greece) The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
written_rep: parabola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parabola
sense_list:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/paracentesis__Noun__1
written_rep: paracentesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracentesi
sense_list:
(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
written_rep: parachute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracadute
sense_list:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Verb__1
written_rep: parachute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracadutarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device. | (transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device. | (transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.


lexentry: eng/parade_ground__Noun__1
written_rep: parade ground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fermata
sense_list:
(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills.


lexentry: eng/paradiddle__Noun__1
written_rep: paradiddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laminatoio
sense_list:
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradigma
sense_list:
A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework. | An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group. | (linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm shift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cambiamento di paradigma | mutamento di paradigma | scienza rivoluzionaria
sense_list:
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]


lexentry: eng/paradise__Noun__1
written_rep: paradise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: paradiso
sense_list:
(figuratively) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation. | (slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.


lexentry: eng/paradox__Noun__1
written_rep: paradox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradosso
sense_list:
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. | (uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.


lexentry: eng/paraffin_wax__Noun__1
written_rep: paraffin wax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraffina
sense_list:
A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.


lexentry: eng/paragoge__Noun__1
written_rep: paragoge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paragoge
sense_list:
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


lexentry: eng/paragon__Noun__1
written_rep: paragon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ascendonica | paragone
sense_list:
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
written_rep: paragraph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paragrafo
sense_list:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. | (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
written_rep: paralipsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paralissi | preterizione
sense_list:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
written_rep: parallax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallasse
sense_list:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallel_bars__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel bars
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallele simmetriche
sense_list:
A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.


lexentry: eng/parallel_universe__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel universe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: universo parallelo
sense_list:
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.


lexentry: eng/parallelepiped__Noun__1
written_rep: parallelepiped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallelepipedo
sense_list:
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
written_rep: parallelogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallelogramma | parallelogrammo
sense_list:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
written_rep: paralogism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paralogismo | cavillo | scappatoia | sofisma
sense_list:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paralogous__Adjective__1
written_rep: paralogous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: paralogo
sense_list:
(metaphorical) Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.


lexentry: eng/paralysis__Noun__1
written_rep: paralysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paralisi
sense_list:
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.


lexentry: eng/paramagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: paramagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paramagnetismo
sense_list:
(physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.


lexentry: eng/paramedic__Noun__1
written_rep: paramedic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paramedico
sense_list:
A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.


lexentry: eng/parament__Noun__1
written_rep: parament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: paramento
sense_list:
A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
written_rep: parameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parametro
sense_list:
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. | (programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.


lexentry: eng/paramilitary__Noun__1
written_rep: paramilitary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paramilitare
sense_list:
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power. | (colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.


lexentry: eng/paraneoplastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: paraneoplastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraneoplastico
sense_list:
(medicine) associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoia
sense_list:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others | Extreme, irrational distrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranoid__Adjective__1
written_rep: paranoid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoico | paranoide
sense_list:
Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia. | (informal) Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.


lexentry: eng/paranoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoid personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo paranoide di personalità
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranoid_schizophrenia__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoid schizophrenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schizofrenia paranoide
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
written_rep: paranormal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranormale
sense_list:
Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.


lexentry: eng/paraphilia__Noun__1
written_rep: paraphilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parafilia
sense_list:
(sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Noun__1
written_rep: paraphrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafrasi
sense_list:
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Verb__1
written_rep: paraphrase
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafrasare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/paraphrenia__Noun__1
written_rep: paraphrenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parafrenia
sense_list:
(psychiatry) The state of being paraphrenic, the most severe form of the mistrustful-paranoid-paraphrenic personality spectrum, related to paranoid personality disorder.


lexentry: eng/paraphyletic__Adjective__1
written_rep: paraphyletic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafiletico
sense_list:
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.


lexentry: eng/paraprosdokian__Noun__1
written_rep: paraprosdokian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorpresa
sense_list:
A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.


lexentry: eng/parapsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: parapsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parapsicologia | metapsichica
sense_list:
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.


lexentry: eng/parasang__Noun__1
written_rep: parasang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasanga
sense_list:
A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
written_rep: parasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parassita
sense_list:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism. | (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasitism__Noun__1
written_rep: parasitism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parassitismo
sense_list:
(ecology, biology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.


lexentry: eng/parasitoid__Noun__1
written_rep: parasitoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parassitoide
sense_list:
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.


lexentry: eng/parasol_mushroom__Noun__1
written_rep: parasol mushroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mazza di tamburo
sense_list:
Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.


lexentry: eng/parasympathetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: parasympathetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasimpatico
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.


lexentry: eng/parasynthetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: parasynthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasintetico
sense_list:
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.


lexentry: eng/parataxis__Noun__1
written_rep: parataxis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paratassi
sense_list:
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: parathyroid gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paratiroide
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_hormone__Noun__1
written_rep: parathyroid hormone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paratormone
sense_list:
(protein) A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.


lexentry: eng/paravane__Noun__1
written_rep: paravane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paramine
sense_list:
(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.


lexentry: eng/parch__Verb__1
written_rep: parch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asciugare
sense_list:
(transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch. | (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.


lexentry: eng/pardon_my_French__Verb__1
written_rep: pardon my French
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: con rispetto parlando | mi si passi l'espressione | scusate il francesismo
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
written_rep: pare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbucciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
written_rep: pare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: educare
sense_list:
(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.


lexentry: eng/pareidolia__Noun__1
written_rep: pareidolia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pareidolia
sense_list:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


lexentry: eng/parenchyma__Noun__1
written_rep: parenchyma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parenchima
sense_list:
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
written_rep: parent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: genitore
sense_list:
(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
written_rep: parent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: genitore | genitrice
sense_list:
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.] | (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/parental_control__Noun__1
written_rep: parental control
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: controllo parentale | filtro famiglia | parental control
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
written_rep: parenteral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parenterale
sense_list:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parentesi
sense_list:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes. | Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/paresis__Noun__1
written_rep: paresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paresi
sense_list:
A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas. | Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.


lexentry: eng/parhelion__Noun__1
written_rep: parhelion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parelio
sense_list:
Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).


lexentry: eng/pariah__Noun__1
written_rep: pariah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paria
sense_list:
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
written_rep: parish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parrocchia
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, Anglican, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. | (US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
written_rep: parish church
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiesa parrocchiale | pieve
sense_list:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parish_pump_politics__Noun__1
written_rep: parish pump politics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanilismo
sense_list:
(Ireland, UK, politics, derogatory, informal) Political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
written_rep: parity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parità
sense_list:
(uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity. | (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements. | (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.


lexentry: eng/park__Noun__1
written_rep: park
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parco
sense_list:
An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.


lexentry: eng/parking_disc__Noun__1
written_rep: parking disc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco orario
sense_list:
A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its eligibility to park in a specified place


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
written_rep: parking lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parcheggio | posteggio
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) A parking area, generally paved and open-air (sometimes with limited overhead covering), where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: parking meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parchimetro | parcometro
sense_list:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_space__Noun__1
written_rep: parking space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parcheggio | posteggio
sense_list:
(countable) A space in which a car or other vehicle can be parked. (Sometimes demarcated with lines painted on the ground.) | (uncountable, uncommon) Space in which a car or other vehicle can be parked.


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
written_rep: parking ticket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammenda
sense_list:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.


lexentry: eng/parkour__Noun__1
written_rep: parkour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkour
sense_list:
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
written_rep: parlance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlata
sense_list:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
written_rep: parliament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parlamento
sense_list:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.] | A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
written_rep: parliamentarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlamentare
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parlor__Noun__1
written_rep: parlor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salone
sense_list:
(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.


lexentry: eng/parlour_game__Noun__1
written_rep: parlour game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gioco di società
sense_list:
Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
written_rep: parochial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: campanilistico | provinciale
sense_list:
(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/parochialism__Noun__1
written_rep: parochialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanilismo
sense_list:
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).


lexentry: eng/parody__Noun__1
written_rep: parody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parodia
sense_list:
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. | (countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
written_rep: parole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: condizionale | libertà condizionale
sense_list:
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.] | Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parosmia__Noun__1
written_rep: parosmia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parosmia
sense_list:
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
written_rep: paroxysm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parossismo | acme | raptus
sense_list:
(countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
written_rep: paroxysm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parossismo
sense_list:
(countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.


lexentry: eng/parr__Noun__1
written_rep: parr
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taccone
sense_list:
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
written_rep: parrot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappagallo
sense_list:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. | (metaphorical) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Verb__1
written_rep: parrot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ripetere
sense_list:
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


lexentry: eng/parrotfish__Noun__1
written_rep: parrotfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce pappagallo | scaro
sense_list:
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
written_rep: parse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analizzare
sense_list:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
written_rep: parsley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prezzemolo
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. | (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.


lexentry: eng/parsnip__Noun__1
written_rep: parsnip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastinaca
sense_list:
A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. | The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
written_rep: part of speech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parte del discorso
sense_list:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parthenogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partenogenesi
sense_list:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
written_rep: partial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parziale
sense_list:
Existing as a part or portion; incomplete. | Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute. | (mathematics) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.


lexentry: eng/partial_derivative__Noun__1
written_rep: partial derivative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivata parziale
sense_list:
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.


lexentry: eng/partial_differential_equation__Noun__1
written_rep: partial differential equation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equazione alle derivate parziali | equazione differenziale alle derivate parziali
sense_list:
(calculus) A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.


lexentry: eng/partial_function__Noun__1
written_rep: partial function
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzione parziale
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined; i.e., a function f: X→Y for which values f(x) are defined only for x ∈ W, where W ⊆ X.


lexentry: eng/partial_indulgence__Noun__1
written_rep: partial indulgence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indulgenza parziale
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.


lexentry: eng/participant_observation__Noun__1
written_rep: participant observation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservazione partecipante
sense_list:
(social sciences) A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.


lexentry: eng/participatory_democracy__Noun__1
written_rep: participatory democracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: democrazia partecipativa
sense_list:
(political science) A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through elected representatives.


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
written_rep: participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: participio
sense_list:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granello | pezzetto | particella
sense_list:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: particella | particola
sense_list:
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.] | (grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
written_rep: particle accelerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acceleratore di particelle
sense_list:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particulate__Adjective__1
written_rep: particulate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: particellare
sense_list:
Composed of separate particles. [from 1870] | (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.


lexentry: eng/particulate_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: particulate matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: particolato
sense_list:
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Noun__2
written_rep: partisan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partigiana
sense_list:
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
written_rep: partridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pernice
sense_list:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
written_rep: party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parte | partito
sense_list:
(legal) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract. [from ca. 1300s]


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
written_rep: party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: partito
sense_list:
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. [from ca. 1320s]


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
written_rep: party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: festa | party
sense_list:
A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them. | A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion. [from 1700s]


lexentry: eng/party_animal__Noun__1
written_rep: party animal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gaudente
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.


lexentry: eng/party_game__Noun__1
written_rep: party game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gioco di società
sense_list:
A game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades. | (video game genre) A multiplayer game, usually consisting of a series of short minigames, that can be easily played in a social setting.


lexentry: eng/party_horn__Noun__1
written_rep: party horn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lingua di Menelik
sense_list:
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.


lexentry: eng/parvenu__Noun__1
written_rep: parvenu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parvenu
sense_list:
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.


lexentry: eng/pascal__Noun__1
written_rep: pascal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pascal
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.


lexentry: eng/pasha__Noun__1
written_rep: pasha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pascià
sense_list:
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/paspalum__Noun__1
written_rep: paspalum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paspalo
sense_list:
Any member of the genus Paspalum of tall perennial grasses, the bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pasque_flower__Noun__1
written_rep: pasque flower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pulsatilla
sense_list:
Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passare
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another. | (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: approvare
sense_list:
(intransitive, legal) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.


lexentry: eng/pass_the_buck__Verb__1
written_rep: pass the buck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare a scaricabarile
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/passacaglia__Noun__1
written_rep: passacaglia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passacaglia
sense_list:
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/passed_pawn__Noun__1
written_rep: passed pawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedone passato
sense_list:
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.


lexentry: eng/passenger_compartment__Noun__1
written_rep: passenger compartment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abitacolo
sense_list:
(automotive) The part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in limousines and some taxis, buses and goods vehicles, the driver is separated in a cab or driver's compartment.


lexentry: eng/passenger_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: passenger seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sedile passeggero
sense_list:
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
written_rep: passion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: passione
sense_list:
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. | Fervor, determination. | An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest. | (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
written_rep: passionflower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frutto della passione
sense_list:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passivation__Noun__1
written_rep: passivation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passivazione
sense_list:
(chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.


lexentry: eng/passive-aggressive__Adjective__1
written_rep: passive-aggressive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passivo-aggressivo
sense_list:
(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.


lexentry: eng/passive__Adjective__1
written_rep: passive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passivo
sense_list:
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. | (grammar) Being in the passive voice. | (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
written_rep: passport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passaporto
sense_list:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
written_rep: password
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parola d'ordine | parola chiave | password
sense_list:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
written_rep: password
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: password | parola d'ordine | parola chiave | parola d'accesso
sense_list:
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
written_rep: past
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passato
sense_list:
Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.] | (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past__Noun__1
written_rep: past
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passato
sense_list:
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future. | (grammar) The past tense.


lexentry: eng/past_anterior__Noun__1
written_rep: past anterior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trapassato remoto
sense_list:
(grammar) A compound tense used in literary French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, in function a pluperfect, and in form composed of the conjunction of the simple past tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir, être) with the past participle. Example: Après que la femme et l'homme l'eurent remercié = After the woman and the man had thanked him


