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ha {interj} /hɑː/ (a representation of laughter) | :: ah |
Haapsalu {prop} (town) | :: Haapsalu |
Haarlem {prop} (city in North Holland) | :: Haarlem |
Haast's eagle {n} (An extinct giant eagle) | :: aquila di Haast {f} |
Habacuc {prop} (Habakkuk) SEE: Habakkuk | :: |
Habakkuk {prop} /həˈbæk.ək/ (book of the Bible) | :: Habacuc {m}, Abacuc {m}, Abacucco {m} |
Habakkuk {prop} (prophet) | :: Abacuc |
Habakkuk {prop} (male given name) | :: Abacuc |
habilitation {n} (postdoctoral academic qualification required for tenure) | :: abilitazione {f} |
habit {n} /ˈhæbɪt/ (an action done on a regular basis) | :: abitudine {f}, consuetudine {f} |
habit {n} (action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness) | :: abitudine {f} |
habit {n} (long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns) | :: tonaca {f}, abito monacale {m}, abito talare {m}, saio {m} |
habit {n} (piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity) | :: uniforme {f} |
habit {n} (addiction) | :: abitudine {f} |
habitable {adj} /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ (where humans or other animals can live) | :: abitabile |
habitué {n} (devotee) SEE: devotee | :: |
habitual {adj} /həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/ (of or relating to a habit; performed over and over again, see also: recurrent) | :: ricorrente, ripetitivo, solito |
habitual {adj} (regular or usual) | :: persistente, usuale |
habitual {adj} (engaging in some behaviour as a habit) | :: abituale, corrente, solito |
Habsburg {n} /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/ (a member of the Habsburg noble family) | :: Asburgo |
Habsburg {adj} (relating to the Habsburg family and dynasty) | :: asburgico, asburgica |
hack {v} /hæk/ (to chop or cut down in a rough manner) | :: aprirsi un varco |
hack {v} (to cough noisily) | :: tossire |
hack {v} (to withstand or put up with a difficult situation) | :: farcela |
hack {v} (to gain illegal access to a computer network) | :: accedere illegalmente, introdursi illegamente, penetrare abusivamente |
hack {v} (to accomplish a difficult programming task) | :: sbrogliare |
hack {v} (to make a quick code change to patch a computer program) | :: rattoppare, riprogrammare, riconfigurare, rimodulare, ricodificare |
hack {n} (dry cough) | :: tosse secca {f} |
hack {n} (illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network) | :: pirateria informatica {f} |
hack {n} (computing: expedient, temporary solution) | :: espediente {m}, accorgimento {m}, rimedio {m}, toppa {f}, rattoppo {m} |
hack {n} (untalented writer) | :: imbrattacarte {m} {f}, scribacchino {m} |
hackberry {n} (plant) | :: bagolaro, spaccasassi {m} |
hacker {n} /hækə(ɹ)/ (expert at programming) | :: smanettone {m} |
hacker {n} (one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data) | :: pirata informatico {m}, pirata informatica {f} |
hacker {n} (one who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity) | :: principiante {m} {f} |
hacker {n} (taxicab operator) | :: tassista {m} {f} |
hackle {n} /ˈhækəl/ (an instrument with pins) | :: pettine {m} |
hacksaw {n} (saw) | :: seghetto per metalli {m} |
hadal {adj} /ˈheɪdəl/ (of the deepest parts of the ocean) | :: hadal |
haddock {n} /ˈhædək/ (marine fish) | :: eglefino {m} |
Hades {prop} /ˈheɪdiːz/ (from Greek mythology) | :: Ade {m} |
Hades {prop} (the Greek translation of Sheol) | :: Ade {m} |
Hades {prop} (hell) | :: Ade {m} |
Hadrian {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adrian | :: |
Hadrian {prop} (the Roman emperor) | :: Adriano |
hadron {n} /ˈhæd.ɹɑn/ (composite particle composed of quarks) | :: adrone {m} |
hadrontherapy {n} (form of radiotherapy) | :: adroterapia {f} |
haecceity {n} /hɛkˈsiː.ə.tiː/ (essence of a particular thing) | :: ecceità {f} |
haematology {n} (scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs) | :: ematologia {f} |
haematopoietic {adj} (of or pertaining to haematopoiesis) SEE: hematopoietic | :: |
haemo- {prefix} (pertaining to blood) | :: emo- |
haemodialysis {n} (hemodialysis) SEE: hemodialysis | :: |
haemolacria {n} (shedding of tears containing blood) | :: emolacria {f} |
haemophilia {n} /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ (any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding) | :: emofilia |
haemophilic {adj} (of or pertaining to haemophilia) | :: emofiliaco |
haemorrhage {n} (hemorrhage) SEE: hemorrhage | :: |
haemorrhoids {n} /ˈhɛməɹɔɪdz/ (a pathological condition) | :: emorroidi {f-p} |
hafnium {n} /ˈhæfniəm/ (chemical element) | :: afnio {m} |
haft {n} /hæft/ (handle) | :: elsa {f}, coccia {f}, impugnatura {f}, guardamano {m}, presa {f}, ansa {f}, maniglia {f}, manopola {f} |
hag {n} /hæɡ/ (witch, sorceress, enchantress) | :: strega {f}, fattucchiera, megera {f} |
hag {n} (ugly old woman) | :: megera {f}, befana {f} [expecially used in jokes and pranks], befana {f} [slang, often used in jokes and pranks] |
Hagar {prop} /ˈheɪɡɑːɹ/ (mother of Ishmael) | :: Agar {f} |
hagfish {n} (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) | :: missina {f} |
Haggai {prop} /ˈhæɡaɪ/ (book of The Bible) | :: Aggeo |
haggard {adj} /ˈhæɡ.ɚd/ (looking exhausted and unwell) | :: emaciato, consunto, macilento, magro, mingherlino, smunto, tutta pelle |
haggard {adj} (wild or untamed) | :: selvatico, selvaggio |
haggis {n} /ˈhæɡɪs/ (traditional Scottish dish) | :: haggis |
haggle {v} /ˈhæɡəl/ (to argue for a better deal) | :: contrattare, tirare sul prezzo, mercanteggiare |
hagio- {prefix} (pertaining to saints) | :: agio- |
hagiographer {n} /ˌheɪdʒiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ/ (someone who writes the biography of a saint) | :: agiografo {m} |
hagiographic {adj} /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ (of or pertaining to hagiography) | :: agiografico |
hagiographically {adv} | :: agiograficamente |
hagiography {n} /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi/ (study of saints) | :: agiografía {f} |
hagiography {n} (biography of a saint) | :: agiografía {f} |
hagiological {adj} | :: agiologico |
hagiotoponym {n} | :: agiotoponimo {m} |
haha {interj} (representation of laughter) | :: ahah |
hail {n} /heɪl/ (balls of ice) | :: grandine {f} |
hail {v} (to fall from the sky, of hail) | :: grandinare |
hail {v} (to greet) | :: salutare |
hail {v} (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) | :: chiamare |
hail {interj} (greeting) | :: ave |
hail from {v} (to be a native of) | :: venire, essere originario (followed by di) |
hail storm {n} (a storm characterized by lots of large hail) | :: grandinata {f} |
hair {n} /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) | :: capello {m} [individual], capelli {m-p} [usually plural] |
hair {n} (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals) | :: peli {m-p} |
hair {n} (one of the above-mentioned filaments) | :: pelo {m} |
hairball {n} (wad of fur) | :: borra {f} |
hair-brush {n} (a brush used in hair care) SEE: hairbrush | :: |
hairbrush {n} (a brush used in hair care) | :: spazzola |
hair conditioner {n} (cosmetic product) | :: dopo-shampoo {m}, balsamo per capelli {m}, balsamo {m} |
haircut {n} (act of cutting of hair) | :: taglio di capelli {m}, taglio {m} |
haircut {n} (style into which hair is cut) | :: taglio di capelli {m}, taglio {m} |
hairdo {n} /ˈhɛəˌduː/ (hairstyle) | :: capigliatura {f} |
hairdresser {n} (professional for haircutting or hairstyling) | :: parrucchiere {m} |
hairdresser's {n} (hairdresser’s shop) SEE: hair salon | :: |
hairdressing salon {n} (hairdressing salon) SEE: hair salon | :: |
hair dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
hairdryer {n} (electrical appliance for drying hair) | :: asciugacapelli {m}, fon {m}, phon {m} |
hair dye {n} (any of various materials used to dye hair on the head) | :: tintura per capelli {f} |
hairgrip {n} (flat hairpin with two prongs) | :: molletta {f} |
hairiness {n} (the characteristic of being hairy) | :: pelosità {f}, villosità {f} |
hairless {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
hairnet {n} /ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/ (net designed to keep hair up) | :: retina |
hairpiece {n} (false substitute for a person's hair) | :: parrucca {f} |
hairpin {n} /ˈheɪɹpɪn/ (pin or fastener for the hair) | :: forcina {f} |
hairpin {n} (tight bend) SEE: hairpin bend | :: |
hairpin bend {n} (acute curve in a road on a steep incline) | :: tornante {m}, curva a gomito {f} |
hair roller {n} (a small tube that is rolled into a person's hair) | :: bigodino |
hair salon {n} (workplace of a beautician or barber) | :: salone da parrucchiere {m} |
hairstyle {n} (the style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged) | :: pettinatura, acconciatura {f}, taglio {m} |
hairy {adj} /ˈhɛəɹi/ (of a person) | :: peloso |
hairy {adj} (of a body part other than the head) | :: peloso |
haitch {n} (name of the letter H) SEE: aitch | :: |
Haiti {prop} /ˈheɪ.ti/ (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Haiti |
Haitian {n} /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ (person from Haiti) | :: haitiano {m}, haitiana {f} |
Haitian {adj} (pertaining to the country, people, or language) | :: haitiano |
hajduk {n} (outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans) | :: aiducco {m} |
hajj {n} /hɑʒ/ (pilgrimage to Mecca) | :: hajj {m} |
hake {n} /heɪk/ (fish) | :: nasello {m} |
Halacha {prop} /həˈlʌχə/ (the whole of Jewish law) | :: Halakhah {f} |
halberd {n} /ˈhælbəd/ (hand weapon) | :: alabarda {f} |
halberdier {n} (a soldier armed with a halberd) | :: alabardiere |
halcyon {adj} /ˈhælsiːən/ (pertaining to the kingfisher) | :: alcionio |
halcyon {adj} (calm) | :: alcionio |
halcyon days {n} /ˈhælsiːən deɪz/ (halcyon days) | :: giorni alcionii {m-p} |
half {n} /hæf/ (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided) | :: metà {f} |
half {n} (math: fraction) | :: metà {f} |
half {v} (halve) SEE: halve | :: |
half an hour {n} (thirty minutes) | :: mezz'ora {f} |
half-asleep {adj} (very sleepy) | :: assonnato, insonnolito |
half brother {n} /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/ (a male half-sibling) | :: mezzo fratello, fratellastro {m} |
half cadence {n} (a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad) | :: semicadenza {f} |
half columnar {adj} | :: semicolonnale |
half glove {n} (form of glove) | :: manale {m} |
halfhearted {adj} (lacking full energy) | :: fiacco {m}, incerto {m} |
halfheartedly {adv} (in a half-hearted manner) | :: tiepidamente |
half-integer {n} (number) | :: semidispari {m} |
half-landing {n} (small landing) | :: interpiano {m} |
half-life {n} /ˈhæfˌlaɪf/ (time in physics) | :: emivita {f}, semivita {f} |
half-life {n} (chemistry: time required for concentration to fall to half) | :: emivita {f}, semivita {f} |
half-life {n} | :: tempo di dimezzamento {m} |
half-light {n} (the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk) | :: semioscurità {f} |
half-line {n} (ray) SEE: ray | :: |
half marathon {n} (running race) | :: mezza maratona {f} |
half-moon {n} (the moon in its first or last quarter) | :: mezzaluna {f} |
half-moon {n} (anything shaped like a crescent) | :: mezzaluna {f} |
half-naked {adj} (with very few clothes on) | :: seminudo |
half nephew {n} (son of a half sibling) | :: nipote mezzo {m} |
half-open {adj} (partially open) | :: semiaperto |
half-plane {n} (either half of an infinite plane) | :: semipiano {m} |
half-reaction {n} (either the oxidation or the reduction component of a redox reaction) | :: semireazione {f} |
half sister {n} (a female half sibling) | :: sorellastra {f}, mezza sorella {f} |
half time {n} (interval between halves) | :: intervallo {m} |
half title {n} (book title) | :: occhiello, mezzotitolo {m} |
half-track {adj} (half-tracked) | :: semicingolato |
half-uncle {n} (half-brother of one's parent) | :: zio mezzo |
halfway {adv} /hæfweɪ/ (midway) | :: a metà strada |
halfwidth {adj} (occupying half the width of a fullwidth character) | :: a metà larghezza |
half-witted {adj} (having a low intelligence) | :: deficiente, mentecatto |
halibut {n} /ˈhæ.lɨ.bət/ (fish of genus Hippoglossus) | :: ippoglosso {m} |
halite {n} /ˈheɪlaɪt/ (NaCl) | :: alite {f}, salgemma {m} |
halitosis {n} /hæl.ɪˈtoʊs.ɪs/ (condition of having foul-smelling breath) | :: alitosi |
Halki {prop} | :: Chalki |
hall {n} /hɔl/ (corridor or a hallway) | :: corridoio {m} |
hall {n} (meeting room) | :: sala {f} |
hallelujah {interj} /ˌhælɪˈl(j)uːjə/ (exclamation to praise God) | :: alleluia |
hallmark {n} /ˈhɔlmɑɹk/ (a distinct characteristic) | :: segno caratteristico {m}, elemento caratteristico {m} |
hall of fame {n} (hall which honors people of great importance to some field) | :: corridoio di gloria {m} |
hallow {n} /ˈhæloʊ/ (holy person) | :: santo {m}, santa {f} |
hallow {v} (to sanctify) | :: santificare |
Halloween {prop} /ˌhæləˈwiːn/ (October 31st) | :: Halloween {m}, vigilia di Ognissanti {f} |
hallows {n} (plural of hallow) SEE: hallow | :: |
hallows {n} /ˈhæloʊz/ (relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept) | :: reliquiario {m}, reliquie {f-p} |
halloysite {n} (a clay mineral) | :: halloysite {f} |
hallucination {n} /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ (sensory perception of something that does not exist) | :: allucinazione |
hallucinogenic {adj} /həˌlusənəˈdʒenɪk/ (producing hallucinations) | :: allucinogeno {m} |
hallux {n} (big toe) SEE: big toe | :: |
hallway {n} (corridor) SEE: corridor | :: |
halo {n} /ˈheɪloʊ/ (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: nimbo {m}, alone {m} |
halo {n} (anything resembling the phenomenon) | :: alone {m} |
halo {n} (luminous disc around the heads of saints) | :: nimbo {m}, aureola {f} |
halo {n} (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) | :: aura {f}, alone {m} |
halo {v} (encircle with a halo) | :: aureolare |
halogen {n} /ˈhæ.ləˌd͡ʒən/ (any element of group 17) | :: alogeno {m} |
halogenate {v} (to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid) | :: alogenare |
halogenation {n} (the reaction of a halogen with something) | :: alogenazione {f} |
halogenic {adj} | :: alogenico |
halohydric {adj} | :: alogenidrico |
halophyte {n} (plant) | :: alofita {f} |
halt {v} (limp (walk lamely)) SEE: limp | :: |
halt {v} /hɔːlt/ (to stop either temporarily or permanently) | :: fermare |
halt {v} (to cause something to stop) | :: fermare |
halter {n} /ˈhɔltɚ/ (animal's headgear) | :: capestro {m}, cavezza {f} |
halva {n} /hɑːlˈvɑː/ (confection) | :: halva {m} |
halve {v} /hæv/ (to reduce to half of original) | :: dimezzare |
halve {v} (to divide in two equal parts) | :: dimezzare |
halyard {n} (rope) | :: drizza {f} |
ham {n} /ˈhæm/ (thigh of a hog cured for food) | :: prosciutto {m} |
ham {n} (ham radio operator) | :: radioamatore {m} |
hamadryad {n} /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/ (a woodnymph) | :: amadriade {f} |
hamartia {n} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
Hamburg {prop} /ˈhæmbɝɡ/ (city and state of Germany) | :: Amburgo {f} |
hamburger {n} /ˈhæmˌbɝ.ɡɚ/ (sandwich) | :: hamburger {m} |
hamburger {n} (patty) | :: hamburger {m}, svizzera {f} |
Hamburger {n} /ˈhæmbɜːɡə/ (A person from Hamburg) | :: amburghese |
Hamilcar {prop} (given name) | :: Amilcare |
Hamitic {adj} (relative to the Hamites) | :: camitico |
hamlet {n} /ˈhæm.lət/ (small village) | :: casale {m}, località {f}, villaggio {m}, frazione {f}, borgata {f}, borgo {m} |
hamlet {n} (village without its own church) | :: casale {m} |
Hamlet {prop} /ˈhæm.lət/ (the main character of the play Hamlet) | :: Amleto {m} |
Hamletism {n} | :: amletismo {m} |
hammer {n} /ˈhæmɚ/ (tool) | :: martello {m} |
hammer {n} (part of a firearm) | :: cane {m}, percussore {m} |
hammer {v} (to strike repeatedly) | :: martellare, colpire, picchiare |
hammer {v} (figuratively: to emphasize a point repeatedly) | :: martellare |
hammer {v} (to strike internally, as if hit by a hammer) | :: picchiare, picchiare in testa |
hammer {v} | :: martellare |
hammer and sickle {n} (symbol of communism) | :: falce e martello {f} |
hammerhead shark {n} (shark of the genus Sphyrna) | :: squalo martello {m} |
hammer throw {n} (athletic event where a heavy steel ball with a handle attached is thrown) | :: lancio del martello {m} |
hammock {n} /ˈhæmək/ (swinging couch or bed) | :: amaca {f} |
hamper {n} /ˈhæmpɚ/ (large basket) | :: cesta {f}, cesto {m}, canestro {m}, paniere {m} |
hamper {v} (to put into a hamper) | :: ingabbiare, rinchiudere |
hamper {v} (to put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle) | :: impedire, ostacolare, ostruire, bloccare, sbarrare, intralciare |
hamper {n} (anything which impedes) | :: ostacolo {m}, impedimento {m}, ingombro {m} |
hamper {n} (articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times) | :: ingombro di coperta {m} |
hamster {n} /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ (small, short-tailed European rodent) | :: criceto {m} |
Han character {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character | :: |
hand {v} /hæ̃nd/ (to give, pass or transmit with the hand) | :: dare, passare, consegnare |
hand {n} (part of the fore limb) | :: mano {f} |
hand {n} (pointer of an analogue/analog clock) | :: lancetta |
handbag {n} /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ (small bag carried in the hand) | :: borsetta {f} |
handball {n} (team sport) | :: pallamano {f} |
handbook {n} (a book of reference) | :: manuale {m}, guida {f} |
handbrake {n} (hand-operated brake in a car) | :: freno a mano {m} |
handcar {n} (a light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism) SEE: draisine | :: |
handcraft {n} (handicraft) SEE: handicraft | :: |
handcrafted {adj} (made by hand) | :: artigianale |
handcuff {n} /ˈhændˌkʌf/ (ring of a locking fetter for the hand) | :: manetta {f} |
handcuff {v} (to apply handcuffs) | :: ammanettare |
handcuff {v} (figuratively: to restrain) | :: bloccare |
handcuffs {n} (metal rings for fastening wrists) | :: manette {f} |
hand down {v} (transmit in succession) | :: tramandare |
hand dryer {n} (electric device in a restroom to dry hands) | :: asciugamani elettrico {m} |
handed {adj} (with hands joined) SEE: hand in hand | :: |
handful {n} /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/ (amount held in hand) | :: manciata, pugno, manipolo {m} |
handful {n} (breadth of hand) | :: manipolo, gruppetto, pugno |
handful {n} (small number) | :: manciata {f}, pugno {m}, manipolo |
handful {n} (handled with difficulty) | :: indisciplinato, irrequieto, birichino |
hand grenade {n} /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/ (explosive device) | :: granata {f}, bomba a mano {f} |
handicam {n} (camcorder) | :: handycam |
handicapped {adj} (having a handicap) | :: handicappato {m} |
handicraft {n} (trade requiring skill of hand) | :: artigianato {m} |
hand in {v} (to give to a responsible person) | :: riconsegnare |
hand-in-glove {adj} (closely cooperative) | :: culo e camicia [slang] |
hand in hand {adv} /ˌhændɪnˈhænd/ (holding or clasping hands) | :: a mani giunte, mano nella mano |
hand in hand {adv} (naturally together) | :: mano nella mano |
handiphobia {n} | :: handifobia {f} |
handkerchief {n} /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/ (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands) | :: fazzoletto {m} |
handle {n} /ˈhæn.dl/ (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) | :: impugnatura {f}, manico {m} |
handle {n} (part of a door) | :: maniglia {f} |
handlebar {n} /ˈhændəlbɑːɹ/ (bar for steering) | :: manubrio {m} |
handler {n} /ˈhæn.dlɚ/ (one who handles) | :: addetto, responsabile |
handler {n} (one who handles a specified thing) | :: addestratore |
handling {n} /ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/ (touching, controlling, managing with the hands) | :: gestione {f}, manipolazione {f} |
handmade {adj} (made by hand) | :: fatto a mano |
hand out {v} (to distribute) | :: distribuire |
handout {n} (a worksheet, leaflet or pamphlet given out for a certain use) | :: volantino {m} |
handout {n} (a gift to the poor or needy) | :: donazione {f}, regalia {f} |
hand over {v} (to relinquish control or possession) | :: cedere, trasferire |
handrail {n} (rail which can be held) | :: corrimano {m}, ringhiera {f}, balaustra {f}, parapetto {m} |
handsaw {n} (saw small enough to be used by one hand) | :: sega {f} |
hands down {adv} (without much effort, easily) | :: con una sola mano, ad occhi chiusi |
hands down {adv} (without question) | :: senza dubbio |
handset {n} (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) | :: cornetta |
handshake {n} (grasping of hands by two people) | :: stretta di mano {f} |
hands off {interj} (don't touch!) | :: giù le mani!, giù le zampe! |
hands off {adj} (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) | :: lassista, permissivo |
handsome {adj} /ˈhæn.səm/ (of man: attractive) | :: bello |
handstand {n} /ˈhændˌstænd/ (a movement or position in which a person is upside down) | :: verticale {f} |
hands up {interj} (surrender!) | :: alza le mani!, mani in alto! |
hand-to-hand {adj} (fighting done within reach rather than at range) | :: corpo a corpo, all'arma bianca |
hand towel {n} (towel used for drying the hands or face) | :: asciugamano |
hand truck {n} (box-moving handcart) | :: carrello {m} |
handwashing {n} (washing of one's hands) | :: maniluvio {m} |
handwrite {v} (write something manually) | :: manoscrivere, scrivere a mano |
handwriting {n} /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/ (act or process of writing with the hand) | :: scrittura {f}, grafia {f} |
handwriting {n} (characteristic writing of a particular person) | :: calligrafia {f} |
handy {adj} /ˈhæn.di/ (easy to use) | :: utile, pratico |
handy {adj} (within reach) | :: comodo |
hang {v} /hæŋ/ (to be or remain suspended) | :: pendere |
hang {v} (to cause to be suspended) | :: appendere |
hang {v} (to place on a hook) | :: appendere |
hang {v} (to execute by suspension from the neck) | :: impiccare, essere impiccato |
hang {v} (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding) | :: bloccarsi |
hang {v} (chess: to cause to become vulnerable to capture) | :: bloccarsi |
hang {v} (chess: to be vulnerable to capture) | :: bloccarsi |
hangar {n} /ˈhæŋɚ/ (a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept) | :: hangar |
hang by a thread {v} (to be in a precarious situation) | :: essere appeso a un filo |
hanger {n} /hæŋə(ɹ)/ (clothes hanger) | :: gruccia, appendino {m} |
hanger {n} (hangman) SEE: hangman | :: |
hanger-on {n} (Someone who hangs on, or sticks) | :: tirapiedi {m} {f}, ruffiano {m}, scagnozzo {m} |
hanger steak {n} (cut of beef steak) | :: lombatello |
hang glider {n} (aircraft) | :: deltaplano {m} |
hang glider {n} (rider) | :: deltaplanista {m} {f} |
hanging {adj} /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (suspended) | :: sospeso {m}, sospesa {f} |
hanging {n} (means of execution) | :: impiccagione |
hangman {n} (executioner) | :: boia {m}, carnefice {m} |
hangnail {n} /heɪŋneɪ̯ɫ/ (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail) | :: pipita {f} |
hang on {v} (to hold, grasp, or grip) | :: afferrare |
hang out {v} (to do nothing in particular) | :: ciondolare, oziare, passare il tempo |
hang out to dry {v} (abandon someone in need) | :: stendere per asciugare |
hangover {n} /ˈhæŋoʊvɚ/ (illness caused by heavy drinking) | :: postumi |
hangover {n} (unpleasant relic left from prior events) | :: pendenza {f}, rimasuglio {m} |
hang up {v} (put up to hang) | :: appendere |
hang up {v} (terminate a phone call) | :: riagganciare, riattaccare |
hang up {v} (emotionally trouble) | :: tenere in sospeso, tenere in attesa, tenere sulle spine, rimuginare |
hankering {n} (strong desire) | :: desiderio, esigenza |
Hannah {prop} /ˈhænə/ (mother of Samuel) | :: Anna |
Hannibal {prop} /ˈhænɪbəl/ (name) | :: Annibale {m} |
Hanover {prop} /ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/ (British royal family) | :: l'Annover {m} |
Hanover {prop} (German city) | :: Annover {f} |
Hansard {n} /ˈhænsəd/ (official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments) | :: resocontazione parlamentare {f} |
hanse {n} (Hanseatic League) SEE: Hanseatic League | :: |
Hanse {n} (German commercial league) SEE: Hanseatic League | :: |
Hanseatic League {prop} (former commercial and military alliance) | :: Lega anseatica {f} |
Hansel {prop} (given name) | :: Gianni {m} |
Hansel {prop} (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel) | :: Hansel {m} |
Hansel and Gretel {prop} (the fairy tale) | :: Hänsel e Gretel |
Hanseong {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
Hanukkah {prop} /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/ (the Jewish festival) | :: Chanukah |
Hanyang {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
Hanzi {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character | :: |
haphazardly {adv} /hæpˈhæzɚdli/ (in a haphazard manner) | :: a caso |
hapless {adj} /ˈhæplɪs/ (very unlucky; ill-fated) | :: sfortunato {m} |
haplo- {prefix} /hæploʊ-/ | :: aplo- |
haplology {n} /hæˈplɒlədʒi/ (deleting syllables) | :: aplologia {f} |
haplotype {n} (group of alleles) | :: aplotipo |
haply {adv} (perhaps) SEE: perhaps | :: |
happen {v} /ˈhæpən/ (to occur) | :: accadere, succedere, occorrere |
happenstance {n} /ˈhæpənˌstæns/ | :: per caso |
happily {adv} /ˈhæ.pə.li/ (by good chance, fortunately) | :: fortunatamente |
happily {adv} (in a happy manner) | :: felicemente |
happily {adv} (willingly) | :: volentieri |
happily ever after {adv} (happily until one's death) | :: e vissero per sempre felici e contenti |
happiness {n} /ˈhæpinɪs/ (emotion of being happy) | :: felicità {f}, gioia {f} |
happiness {n} (good luck) | :: gioia {f}, felicità {f} |
happiness {n} (agreeable feeling) | :: felicità {f}, allegria {f} |
happy {adj} /ˈhæpiː/ (contented, joyous) | :: felice, lieto |
happy {adj} (fortunate, lucky) | :: fortunato |
happy {adj} (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) | :: contento |
happy birthday {interj} /ˈhæpi ˈbɝθ.deɪ/ (good wishes for a birthday) | :: buon compleanno |
happy Easter {phrase} (an expression used during Easter) | :: buona Pasqua, felice Pasqua |
happy ending {n} (happy end) | :: lieto fine {m} |
Happy Holidays {phrase} (holiday greeting) | :: buone feste {f-p} |
happy hour {n} (pub discount drinking hours) | :: happy hour |
happy New Year {phrase} (Happy New Year) | :: felice anno nuovo, buon anno |
haptic {adj} /ˈhæptɪk/ (of or relating to the sense of touch) | :: aptico |
haptic {adj} (of or relating to haptics) | :: aptico |
hapticity {n} (measure of the number of atoms of a ligand that are coordinated to a central atom) | :: apticità {f} |
harangue {n} /həˈɹæŋ/ (impassioned speech) | :: arringa {f}, concione {f} |
haranguer {n} (one who harangues) | :: arringatore {m} |
harass {v} /həˈɹæs/ (to fatigue or tire) | :: stancare, indebolire |
harass {v} (to annoy; to molest) | :: molestare, vessare, tormentare, infastidire, importunare |
harass {v} (to put excessive burdens upon) | :: assillare, incalzare, tartassare |
harassment {n} /həˈɹæsmənt/ (persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress) | :: molestia {f}, vessazione {f} |
Haratin {n} (a member of a certain Berber people) | :: Haratin |
harbinger {n} /ˈhɑɹbɪndʒəɹ/ (that which foretells the coming of something) | :: [person] messaggero {m}, araldo {m}, [thing] presagio {m}, precursore, foriero, profeta {m}, premonitore {m}, premonitrice {f} |
harbinger {v} (to announce) | :: annunciare, presagire, premonire, profetizzare |
harbor {n} /ˈhɑɹbɚ/ (for ships) | :: porto {m} |
harbor {v} (to provide safe place) | :: rifugiare |
harbour {n} (harbor) SEE: harbor | :: |
hard {adj} /hɑɹd/ (resistant to pressure) | :: duro {m} |
hard {adj} (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) | :: duro {m}, difficile {m} {f} |
hard {adj} (of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds) | :: crudo |
hardboard {n} (high-density chipboard) | :: faesite {f} |
hard-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: sodo |
hardcover {n} (a book with a rigid binding) | :: copertina rigida {f}, libro con copertina rigida {m} |
hard disk {n} (recording disk in a drive unit) | :: disco fisso {m}, hard disk {m}, disco rigido {m} |
hard disk {n} (unit and all the disks within it) | :: disco fisso {m}, hard disk {m}, disco rigido {m} |
hard drive {n} (device used for storing large amounts of data) | :: disco rigido |
hard-liner {n} (A person who takes a firm position on some policy) | :: integralista, estremista, radicale |
hardly {adv} /ˈhɑɹdli/ (barely, only just) | :: appena |
hardly {adv} | :: quasi, mica |
hardness {n} (quality of being hard) | :: durezza {f} |
hard-nosed {adj} (pragmatic) | :: pragmatico |
hard-on {n} (rigid state of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
hard palate {n} (tissue) | :: palato duro {m}, volta palatina {f} |
hard roe {n} (roe) SEE: roe | :: |
hardship {n} /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ (difficulty or trouble) | :: avversità, difficoltà |
hard shoulder {n} (verge to the side of a highway) | :: corsia di emergenza {f} |
hard sign {n} (Cyrillic letter "Ъ/ъ") | :: segno duro {m} |
hardtack {n} (hard biscuit) | :: galletta {f} |
hardware {n} /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/ (material part of a computer) | :: hardware {m} |
hard wheat {n} (variety of wheat with hard grains ) SEE: durum wheat | :: |
hardy {adj} /ˈhɑɹdi/ (inured to fatigue or hardships) | :: resistente, robusto |
hare {n} /hɛɚ/ (animal) | :: lepre {f} |
harelike {adj} (characteristic of or like a hare) | :: leporino |
harem {n} /ˈhæɹəm/ | :: harem |
Hari {prop} (a Hindu god) | :: Hari |
haricot {n} (common bean) SEE: common bean | :: |
harlequin {n} /ˈhɑɹlɪkwɪn/ (pantomime fool) | :: arlecchino {m} |
harlequin {adj} (brightly colored) | :: arlecchino |
harlequin duck {n} (Histrionicus histrionicus) | :: moretta arlecchina {f} |
harlot {n} /ˈhɑːlət/ (a female prostitute) | :: meretrice {f}, puttana {f} |
harm {n} /hɑɹm/ (injury; hurt; damage) | :: danno {m}, male {m}, ferita {f} |
harm {n} (that which causes injury, damage, or loss) | :: danno {m}, svantaggio |
harm {v} (cause damage) | :: danneggiare, ferire, far male |
harmful {adj} /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ (likely to be damaging) | :: dannoso, nocivo |
harmfulness {n} (the characteristic of being harmful) | :: nocività {f} |
harmlessly {adv} /ˈhɑɹmləsli/ (in a harmless manner) | :: innocuamente |
harmlessness {n} (the characteristic of being harmless) | :: innocuità {f} |
harmonic {adj} /hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ (pertaining to harmony) | :: armonico |
harmonic {adj} (pleasant to hear) | :: armonico |
harmonic {adj} (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) | :: armonico |
harmonica {n} /ˌhɑɹ.ˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/ (wind instrument) | :: armonica {f} |
harmonic analysis {n} (a branch of mathematics) | :: analisi armonica {f} |
harmonic function {n} (function) | :: funzione armonica {f} |
harmonic number {n} (number) | :: numero armonico {m} |
harmonic oscillator {n} (system) | :: oscillatore armonico {m} |
harmonograph {n} (mechanical device) | :: armonografo {m} |
harmony {n} /ˈhɑɹməni/ (agreement or accord) | :: armonia {f} |
harmony {n} (pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds) | :: armonia {f} |
harmony {n} (music: the academic study of chords) | :: armonia {f} |
harmony {n} (music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord) | :: armonia {f} |
harness {n} /ˈhɑː(ɹ).nəs/ (restraint or support) | :: braca {f}, imbragatura {f}, imbrago {m}, imbracatura {f} |
harness {v} (to place a harness on something) | :: imbracare, imbragare, imbrigliare, frenare, trattenere |
harness {v} (to control or put to use) | :: imbrigliare |
harp {n} /hɑɹp/ (musical instrument) | :: arpa {f} |
harpist {n} /ˈhɑɹpɪst/ (Person who plays the harp) | :: arpista {m} {f} |
harpoon {n} /hɑːɹˈpuːn/ (spearlike weapon) | :: arpione {m} |
harpoon {v} (to hunt with a harpoon) | :: arpionare |
harpoon gun {n} | :: lanciarpione {m} |
harpsichord {n} /ˈhɑɹp.sɪˌkɔɹd/ (musical instrument) | :: clavicembalo {m}, cembalo {m} |
harpsichordist {n} (one who plays the harpsichord) | :: clavicembalista {m} {f} |
harpy {n} /ˈhɑɹpi/ (Fabulous winged monster with the face of a woman) | :: arpia |
harpy eagle {n} (Harpia harpyja) | :: aquila arpia {f} |
harquebus {n} /ˈhɑɹkɨbʌs/ (obsolete matchlock firearm) | :: archibugio {m} |
harrier {n} /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ (birds of prey) | :: albanella {f} |
harrow {n} /ˈhæɹoʊ/ (device) | :: erpice {f}, frangizolle {m} |
harrow {v} (drag a harrow over) | :: erpicare |
harrowing {adj} /ˈhæɹəʊiŋ/ (causing pain or distress) | :: straziante |
harrowing {n} (the process of breaking up earth with a harrow) | :: erpicatura {f} |
harsh {adj} /hɑɹʃ/ (rough) | :: grossolano, ruvido, rude {m}, aspro (taste), accidentato, gibboso, discordante (sound) |
harsh {adj} (severe or cruel) | :: duro, severo, crudele, rigido, rigoroso |
Harshad number {n} | :: numero di Harshad {m} |
harshly {adv} /ˈhɑːʃli/ (in a harsh manner; severely) | :: aspramente, severamente, duramente |
hart {n} /hɑɹt/ (male deer) | :: cervo maschio |
hartebeest {n} /ˈhɑːtəbiːst/ (Alcelaphus bucelaphus) | :: kongoni {m}, alcelafo {m}, kaama {m} |
Hartley County {prop} (county) | :: contea di Hartley {f} |
hartwort {n} (plant of Europe) | :: silermontano {m} [archaic] |
haruspex {n} (one who practices divination by inspecting entrails) | :: aruspicina {f} |
harvest {n} (autumn, fall) SEE: autumn | :: |
harvest {n} /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ (season of gathering the ripened crop) | :: stagione della mietitura |
harvest {n} (process of gathering the ripened crop) | :: mietitura {f}, messe {f} |
harvest {n} (yield of harvesting) | :: raccolto {m} |
harvest {n} (product or result of any exertion) | :: frutto, guadagno {m} |
harvest {n} (pagan ceremony) | :: festa del raccolto |
harvest {v} (to bring in a harvest; reap) | :: raccogliere, mietere, falciare |
harvester {n} (person who gathers the harvest) | :: mietitore, raccoglitore, vendemmiatore, falciatore |
harvester {n} (machine that harvests) | :: mietitrice {f}, fienatrice |
harvesting {n} (the gathering of a mature crop) | :: raccolta {f}, mietitura {f} |
Hasdrubal {prop} /ˈhæz.dɹʊ.bəl/ (given name) | :: Asdrubale |
hash {n} /ˈhæʃ/ (chopped food, especially meat and potatoes) | :: tritato {m}, spezzatino {m} |
hash {n} (the # symbol) | :: cancelletto {m} |
hash browns {n} (chopped and fried potatoes) | :: patatine fritte {f-p} |
Hashemite {n} (one claiming to be a direct descendent of Hashim) | :: hascemita |
Hashemite {adj} (being or relating to descendants of Hashim) | :: hascemita |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan {prop} (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) | :: Regno Hascemita di Giordania {m} |
hashish {n} (marijuana generally) SEE: cannabis | :: |
hash mark {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
hashtag {n} /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ (a tag with a hash sign) | :: hashtag {m} |
Hasidism {prop} (Jewish movement) | :: chassidismo {m}, ḥasidismo {m}, hassidismo {m} |
Haskell {prop} /ˈhæskəl/ (language) | :: Haskell |
Haskell {prop} (of or relating to Haskell) | :: Haskell |
hasp {n} (a clasp) | :: fermaglio |
Hassidism {prop} (Hasidism) SEE: Hasidism | :: |
hassium {n} /ˈhæsiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number 108) | :: hassio {m} |
hassle {n} /ˈhæsl/ (trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems) | :: inconveniente {m}, problema {m} |
hassock {n} /ˈhasək/ (grass) | :: zolla {f} |
hasta la vista {phrase} (see you later) SEE: see you later | :: |
haste makes waste {proverb} (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) | :: la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi |
hasten {v} /ˈheɪ.sən/ (to move in a quick fashion) | :: affrettarsi, sbrigarsi |
hasten {v} (to make someone/something speed up) | :: affrettare |
hasten {v} (to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier) | :: anticipare |
hastily {adv} /ˈheɪstɪli/ (in a hasty manner) | :: frettolosamente |
hasty {adj} /ˈheɪsti/ (acting in haste; being too hurried or quick) | :: affrettato, frettoloso, precipitoso |
hat {n} /hæt/ (a head covering) | :: cappello {m} |
hatband {n} (band about a hat) | :: nastro (di cappello) {m} |
hatbox {n} (a piece of luggage, case, or box for a hat) | :: cappelliera {f} |
hatch {n} /hætʃ/ (horizontal door) | :: botola {f} |
hatch {n} (opening for serving food) | :: passavivande {m} |
hatch {n} (narrow passageway between the decks) | :: osteriggio |
hatch {v} (to emerge from an egg) | :: schiudersi |
hatch {v} (of an egg, to break open) | :: scoppiare, schiudersi |
hatch {v} (to incubate eggs) | :: incubare, covare |
hatch {v} (to devise) | :: tramare, complottare |
hatch {n} (birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time) | :: schiusa {f}, covata {f} |
hatch {n} (trapdoor) SEE: trapdoor | :: |
hatch {v} (to shade an area) SEE: crosshatch | :: |
hatchback {n} (a car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards) | :: portellone {m} (auto con portellone posteriore) |
hatchet {n} /ˈhætʃɪt/ (small axe) | :: accetta {f} |
hatchet man {n} (professional killer) | :: sicario |
hatching {n} (method of shading) | :: tratteggio {m} |
hatching {n} (group which emerge from eggs at the same time) | :: covata {f} |
hatching {n} (act of egg hatching) | :: schiusa {f} |
hatchway {n} (doorway with hatch) | :: boccaporto {m} |
hate {v} /heɪt/ (to dislike intensely) | :: odiare |
hate {n} (hatred) SEE: hatred | :: |
hatefulness {n} (characteristic of being hateful) | :: odiosità {f}, esecrabilità {f} |
hatmaker {n} (someone who makes hats) SEE: hatter | :: |
hatpin {n} (pin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair) | :: spillone {m} |
hatred {n} /ˈheɪtɹɪd/ (strong aversion) | :: odio {m}, risentimento {m} |
hatter {n} (person who makes, sells, or repairs hats) | :: cappellaio {m}, modista |
hat trick {n} /ˈhætɹɪk/ (three achievements in a single game or similar) | :: tripletta {f} |
haughtily {adv} (in a haughty manner) | :: altezzosamente, sprezzantemente |
haughtiness {n} (the property of being haughty) | :: superbia {f}, fierezza {f}, sufficienza {f}, sicumera {f}, sussiego {m}, supponenza {f}, albagia {f}, altezzosità {f}, alterezza {f}, boriosità {f}, burbanza {f}, orgogliosità {f}, iattanza {f} |
haughty {adj} /ˈhɔːti/ (disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority) | :: superbo, orgoglioso, altero, altezzoso, arrogante, albagioso |
haunch {n} /hɔntʃ/ (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food) | :: coscia {f} |
haunt {v} /hɔːnt/ (to make uneasy) | :: tormentare |
haunt {n} (place at which one is regularly found) | :: ritrovo {m} |
haunt {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
haunted {adj} /ˈhɔːntɪd/ (frequented by a ghost) | :: stregata |
haunted {adj} (obsessed) | :: ossessionato |
haunted house {n} (house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences) | :: casa stregata {f}, casa infestata {f} |
Haute-Garonne {prop} (department of France) | :: Alta Garonna {f} |
Haute-Marne {prop} (department of France) | :: Alta Marna {f} |
Hautes-Alpes {prop} (department of France) | :: Alte Alpi {f-p} |
Hautes-Pyrénées {prop} (department of France) | :: Alti Pirinei {m-p} |
Hauts-de-France {prop} (region of France) | :: Alta Francia {f} |
Havana {prop} /həˈvænə/ (capital of Cuba) | :: L'Avana {f}, L'Havana {f} |
Havana {n} (cigar) | :: avana {m} |
Havana Brown {n} | :: gatto Havana Brown |
have {v} /hæv/ (to possess) | :: avere, tenere |
have {v} (auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) | :: avere [for most verbs], essere [for some intransitive verbs and all reflexive verbs] |
have {v} (engage in sexual intercourse with) | :: farsi |
have {v} (must) SEE: have to | :: |
have a crack at {v} (to attempt (something); to try to do) | :: cimentarsi |
have a look {v} (examine, observe) SEE: take a look | :: |
have a nice day {phrase} (goodbye) | :: buona giornata, arrivederci, [formal] arrivederla, [informal] ciao |
have another think coming {v} (be deluded) | :: sbagliarsi di grosso, meglio che ci ripensi, pensaci due volte |
have a screw loose {v} (to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) | :: essere svitato, mancare di qualche rotella |
have a wank {v} ((slang) masturbate) SEE: wank | :: |
have bats in one's belfry {v} (to be crazy or eccentric) | :: mancare di qualche rotella, essere svitato |
have butterflies in one's stomach {v} (be nervous) | :: avere le farfalle nello stomaco |
have eyes bigger than one's belly {v} (have eyes bigger than one's stomach) SEE: have eyes bigger than one's stomach | :: |
have eyes bigger than one's stomach {v} (take more food than one can eat) | :: avere gli occhi più grandi del proprio stomaco |
have eyes on {v} (observe) SEE: observe | :: |
have fun {v} (enjoy oneself) | :: divertirsi |
have fun {interj} (wish someone a good time) | :: divertiti |
have had it up to here {v} (To have reached the limit of one's patience) | :: avere le tasche piene, essere stufo, non poterne più, averne fino alla cima dei capelli |
have in mind {v} (consider, intend) | :: avere in mente |
haven {n} /ˈheɪvən/ (harbour) | :: porto {m} |
have-nots {n} (the poor or underprivileged) | :: nullatenenti {m-p}, poveri {m-p} |
have one foot in the grave {v} | :: avere un piede nella fossa, avere un piede nella tomba, essere più di là che di qua, essere più morto che vivo |
have one's cake and eat it too {v} (to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible) | :: avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca [have a full barrel and a drunk wife] |
have one's eye on {v} (watch) SEE: watch | :: |
have one's head screwed on {v} | :: avere la testa sulle spalle, avere la testa a posto |
have one's way {v} (to obtain the circumstances one wishes for) | :: averla vinta |
have other fish to fry {v} (to have more important things to do) | :: avere altre gatte da pelare |
haves {n} (the wealthy or privileged) | :: ricchi {m-p} |
have sex {v} (take part in a sexual act) | :: fare sesso, fare l'amore |
have someone's back {v} (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) | :: spalleggiare, dare man forte, sostenere, fiancheggiare |
have the foggiest {phrase} ("I haven't the foggiest": I don't know) | :: non ne ho la più pallida idea |
have to {v} /ˈhæf.tu/ (obligation) | :: dovere |
have to {v} | :: dovere |
having said that {conj} (that said) SEE: that said | :: |
havoc {n} /ˈhæv.ək/ (devastation) | :: rovina {f}, distruzione {f}, strage {f} |
Hawaii {prop} /həˈwaɪ(j)i/ (state of the United States) | :: Hawaii {f-p} |
Hawaii {prop} (chain of islands) | :: Hawaii {f-p} |
Hawaii {prop} | :: le Hawaii {f-p} |
Hawaiian {n} /hə.ˈwaɪ.ən/ (Hawaiian language) | :: hawaiano |
Hawaiian hawk {n} (Buteo solitarius) | :: poiana delle Hawaii {f} |
hawfinch {n} (finch) | :: frosone {m} |
hawk {n} /hɔk/ (predatory bird of Accipitridae) | :: falco {m}, sparviero {m}, sparviere {m} |
hawk {n} (advocate of aggressive politics) | :: falco {m} |
hawk {v} (to hunt with a hawk) | :: cacciare col falco |
hawk {n} (plasterer's tool) | :: nettatoia {f}, sparviero {m}, vassoio {m} |
hawk {v} (to sell) | :: vendere per strada, vendere porta a porta |
hawk {n} (an effort to force up phlegm) | :: scatarrare, |
hawk {v} (to attempt to cough up, to clear the throat) | :: raschiare la gola |
hawker {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler | :: |
hawker {n} (falconer) SEE: falconer | :: |
hawser {n} (cable) | :: canapo {m}, cima {f} |
hawthorn {n} /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/ (type of shrub) | :: biancospino {m} |
hay {n} /heɪ/ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) | :: fieno {m} |
hay {v} (to cut green plants for fodder) | :: fieno |
haya {n} (beech) SEE: beech | :: |
hay fever {n} (allergy to pollen) | :: raffreddore da fieno {m}, febbre da fieno {f}, pollinosi {f} |
hayloft {n} (upper storey of a barn) | :: fienile {m} |
haymaking {n} (cutting and curing of grass) | :: fienagione {f} |
hayrack {n} (vertical drying-rack) | :: rastrelliera |
haystack {n} /ˈheɪˌstæk/ (a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay) | :: pagliaio {m}, bica {f} |
hay wagon {n} (vehicle) SEE: hay wain | :: |
hay wain {n} (vehicle) | :: carro del fieno |
haywire {adj} /ˈheɪ.waɪɚ/ (behaving erratically or uncontrollably) | :: confuso {m}, impazzito {m} |
hazard {n} (chance) SEE: chance | :: |
hazardous {adj} /ˈhæzəɹdəs/ (risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard) | :: pericoloso, azzardato |
haze {n} /heɪz/ (very fine particles suspended in the air) | :: nebbia {f}, foschia {f} |
haze {n} (loss of transparency in a clear solid or liquid) | :: torbidezza {f}, torbidità {f} |
haze {n} (dullness of finish on a highly reflective surface) | :: patina {f}, cortina {f}, velo {m}, velatura {f}, opacità {f} |
haze {n} (figurative haze, such as mental confusion) | :: stato confusionale {m} |
haze {n} (degree of cloudiness in a glass or plastic) | :: torbidezza {f}, torbidità {f}, impurità {f} |
haze {n} (substance causing turbidity in beer or wine) | :: impurità {f}, sedimento {m}, ristagno {m} |
haze {n} | :: smog |
hazel {n} /ˈheɪzəl/ (tree / shrub) | :: nocciòlo {m}, nocciolo {m} |
hazel {n} (wood) | :: legno di nocciolo {m} |
hazel {adj} (colour) | :: nocciola |
hazel {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut | :: |
hazel grouse {n} (bird) | :: francolino di monte {m} |
hazelnut {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel | :: |
hazelnut {n} /ˈheɪzəlnʌt/ (fruit) | :: nocciola {f} |
hazelnut milk {n} (milky liquid from hazelnuts) | :: latte di nocciola {m} |
hazzan {n} (Jewish cantor in a synagogue) | :: chazzan {m} |
hübnerite {n} (a mineral, manganese tungsten oxide) | :: hübnerite {f} |
he {pron} (personal pronoun "he") | :: lui, egli |
head {adj} /hɛd/ (of, relating to, or intended for the head) | :: di testa |
head {n} (antler of a deer) SEE: antler | :: |
head {n} (bow of a vessel) SEE: bow | :: |
head {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
head {v} (to behead) SEE: behead | :: |
head {n} (headland) SEE: headland | :: |
head {n} (part of the body) | :: testa {f}, capo {m} |
head {n} (mental aptitude or skill) | :: testa {f} |
head {n} (leader, chief, mastermind) | :: capo {m} |
headache {n} /ˈhɛdeɪk/ (pain or ache in the head) | :: mal di testa {m} |
headband {n} /ˈhɛdˌbænd/ (horseshoe-shaped hair accessory) | :: cerchietto |
headboard {n} (vertical panel at the head of a bed) | :: testiera del letto {f} |
headbutt {n} /ˈhɛdbʌt/ (sharp blow) | :: craniata {f}, testata {f}, capocciata {f} |
headdress {n} (hairdo) SEE: hairdo | :: |
header {n} /ˈhɛdə/ (upper portion of a page layout) | :: intestazione {f} |
header {n} (headlong fall or jump) | :: caduta di testa {f}, tuffo {m} |
header {n} (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) | :: colpo di testa {m} |
headgear {n} (anything worn on the head) | :: copricapo, cappuccio {m}, cappello {m}, bandana {f} |
headgear {n} (harness that fits on a horse's head) | :: imbragatura {f}, imbracatura {f} |
headhunter {n} (savage) | :: cacciare teste {m} |
head in the clouds {n} (having fantastic or impractical dreams) | :: avere la testa tra le nuvole |
headlamp {n} (headlight) | :: fanale {m} |
headland {n} /ˈhɛdlənd/ (bit of coastal land that juts into the sea) | :: promontorio {m} |
headland {n} (unplowed boundary of a field) | :: capitagna {f} |
headlight {n} (bright light in front of vehicle) | :: fanale {m}, faro {m}, abbaglianti {m-p} |
headline {n} /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ (heading or title of an article) | :: titolo {m} |
head louse {n} (insect) | :: pidocchio del capo {m} |
head man {n} (leader of a village) | :: capo villaggio {m} |
head office {n} (main admin centre) | :: amministrazione {f}, direzione {f} |
head of government {n} (chief officer of the executive branch of a government) | :: capo del governo {m} |
head of hair {n} (hair on the scalp) | :: chioma {f}, capigliatura {f} |
head of household {n} (household role) | :: capofamiglia {m} {f} |
head of state {n} (the chief public representative of a nation) | :: capo di stato |
head-on {adj} (direct, abrupt) | :: di petto |
head-on {adj} (from the front) | :: frontale, di petto |
head-on {n} (collision from the front) SEE: head-on collision | :: |
head-on collision {n} (front end collision involving two vehicles) | :: scontro frontale {m} |
head over heels {adv} (tumbling upside down) | :: gambe all'aria |
head over heels {adv} (at top speed; frantically) | :: a gambe levate |
head over heels {adv} (hopelessly, madly (as in head over heels in love)) | :: follemente, perdutamente, fuori di testa |
headphones {n} (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) | :: cuffie {f} |
headpiece {n} (helmet) SEE: helmet | :: |
headpiece {n} (something covering the head) SEE: headgear | :: |
headquarters {n} /ˈhɛd.ˌkwɔɹ.təz/ (the military installation) | :: quartier generale {m} |
headquarters {n} (center of organisation's activity) | :: sede centrale {f} |
headrest {n} (part of a seat) | :: poggiatesta {m} |
heads {n} /hɛdz/ (side of coin) | :: testa {f} |
headscarf {n} (piece of material worn over the head) | :: foulard, copricapo {m} |
head-shrinker {n} (slang: psychotherapist) SEE: shrink | :: |
heads or tails {n} (heads or tails) | :: testa o croce {f} |
headstone {n} (tombstone) SEE: tombstone | :: |
heads will roll {phrase} (some people will be fired for incompetence) | :: cadranno delle teste |
head-turner {n} (someone or something that catches the eye) | :: da capogiro, ammaliatore {m}, ammaliatrice {f}, maliardo {m}, maliarda {f} |
headwaiter {n} (main supervisory waiter) | :: capocameriere {m} |
headway {n} (clearance beneath an object) | :: luce {f}, spazio {m}, altezza {f} |
headway {n} (forward motion, or its rate) | :: abbrivio {m}, impulso {m}, avvio {m} |
headway {n} (time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles) | :: intervallo {m} |
headway {n} (progress toward a goal) | :: progresso {m}, avanzamento {m}, evoluzione {f} |
headwear {n} (headgear) SEE: headgear | :: |
headwind {n} /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/ (wind that blows directly against the course of a vessel) | :: vento di prua |
heal {v} /hiːl/ (make better) | :: guarire, sanare |
healer {n} /ˈhilɚ/ (person who heals) | :: guaritore {m} |
healing {n} /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ (process of regeneration, see also: recovery) | :: guarigione |
health {n} /hɛlθ/ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) | :: salute {f}, sanità {f} |
health care {n} (prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses) | :: sanità {f}, assistenza sanitaria {f}, servizio sanitario {m} |
healthcare {n} (health care) SEE: health care | :: |
health insurance {n} (insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals) | :: assicurazione malattia {f} |
healthy {adj} /ˈhɛl.θi/ (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well) | :: sano |
healthy {adj} (conducive to health) | :: sano |
healthy {adj} | :: sano |
heap {n} /hiːp/ (crowd) | :: folla {f}, massa {f}, moltitudine {f} |
heap {n} (pile) | :: pila, cumulo, catasta {f}, mucchio {m} |
heap {n} (great number or large quantity of things) | :: moltitudine {f}, massa {f}, marea {f} |
heap {n} | :: [1,2] mucchio {m}, [3] cumulo {m} |
heap {v} (to pile in a heap) | :: ammucchiare, ammassare, accatastare |
heap {v} (to form or round into a heap) | :: ricolmare, ricoprire |
heap {v} (to supply in great quantity) | :: colmare, ricolmare, coprire, sommergere, riempire |
hear {v} /hɪə(ɹ)/ (to perceive with the ear) | :: sentire, udire |
hearing {adj} /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (able to hear) | :: udente |
hearing {n} (sense) | :: udito {m} |
hearing {n} (proceeding) | :: udienza {f}, audizione {f}, ascoltazione {f}, indagine conoscitiva {f} |
hearing {n} (legal procedure) | :: udienza {f}, indagine conoscitiva {f}, audizione {f}, ascoltazione {f} |
hearing-impaired {adj} (hard of hearing) | :: audioleso |
hearken {v} /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/ (to listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered) | :: dare ascolto, ascoltare con attenzione, prestare orecchio |
hearsay {n} (information that was heard by one person about another) | :: sentito dire, diceria {f}, pettegolezzo {m} |
hearsay {n} ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge) | :: sentita persona |
hearse {n} /hɜɹs/ (hind on her second year) | :: cerbiatta {f}, cerva {f} |
hearse {n} (framework placed over coffin or tomb) | :: baldacchino {m}, catafalco {m} |
hearse {n} (bier or handbarrow for carrying the dead) | :: cataletto {m} |
hearse {n} (vehicle for transporting dead) | :: carro funebre {m}, carrozza funeraria {f} |
heart {n} (an organ) | :: cuore |
heart {n} (emotions or kindness) | :: cuore {m} |
heart {n} (a shape or symbol) | :: cuore |
heart {n} (a suit of cards) | :: cuori |
heart {n} (centre or core) | :: nocciolo |
heart attack {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
heart attack {n} (failure) SEE: failure | :: |
heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) | :: infarto del miocardio |
heartbeat {n} /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ (one pulsation of the heart) | :: battito {m} |
heartbeat {n} (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) | :: battito cardiaco {m}, battito del cuore {m}, battito del polso {m}, pulsazione |
heartbeat {n} | :: batticuòre {m}, battito cardiaco {m}, battito del cuore {m}, battito del polso {m}, pulsazione |
heartbreak {n} /hɑɹt.bɹeɪk/ (anguish) | :: crepacuore {m} |
heart-breaking {adj} (that causes extreme sorrow or grief) | :: straziante |
heartburn {n} (pain caused by stomach acid) | :: bruciore di stomaco |
hearten {v} /ˈhɑːtən/ (to give heart to, to encourage) | :: rincuorare, incoraggiare |
heartening {adj} (cheerfully encouraging) | :: rincuorante |
heart failure {n} (chronic inability of the heart) | :: insufficienza cardiaca {f}, scompenso cardiaco {m} |
heartfelt {adj} /ˈhɑːɹt.fɛlt/ (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) | :: sentito {m}, sincero {m} |
hearth {n} /hɑːθ/ (floor of fireplace) | :: focolare {m} |
hearth {n} (recess) | :: focolare |
hearth {n} (part of furnace) | :: focolare {m}, letto della fornace |
hearth {n} (home or family life) | :: focolare domestico {m} |
hearth tax {n} (tax based on the number of hearths) | :: focatico {m} |
heartily {adv} /ˈhɑːtɪli/ (in a hearty manner) | :: caldamente, sentitamente, giovialmente |
heart of palm {n} (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees) | :: palmito {m} |
heart rate monitor {n} (wearable device) | :: cardiofrequenzimetro {m} |
hearts {n} /hɑː(ɹ)ts/ (the card suit (♥)) | :: cuori |
hearts {n} | :: cuori {m-p} |
hearts {n} (plural of "heart") SEE: heart | :: |
heart-shaped {adj} (having the supposed shape of a heart) | :: in forma di cuore, cuoriforme |
heartstrings {n} /ˈhɑːtstɹɪŋz/ (cord-like tendons in the heart) | :: corda tendinea |
heart surgeon {n} (surgeon of the heart) | :: cardiochirurgo {m} |
heart to heart {adj} (sincere, serious, or personal) | :: col cuore in mano |
heart valve {n} (valve in the heart) | :: valvola cardiaca {f} |
heartwood {n} (wood) | :: durame {m}, cuore del legno {m} |
hearty {adj} /ˈhɑɹti/ (proceeding from the heart) | :: di cuore |
heat {n} /çiːt/ (thermal energy) | :: calore {m} |
heat {n} (condition or quality of being hot) | :: calore {m}, caldo {m} |
heat {n} (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) | :: gusto piccante {m} , sapore piccante {m} |
heat {n} (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) | :: fervore {m}, foga {f}, impeto {m} |
heat {n} (undesirable amount of attention) | :: pressione {f} |
heat {n} (slang: the police) | :: pula {f}, madama {f} |
heat {n} (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) | :: calore {m}, estro {m} |
heat {n} (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) | :: eliminatoria {f}, batteria {f} |
heat {n} (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) | :: infornata {f}, colata {f} |
heat {n} (hot spell) | :: caldo {m}, calura {f}, calore {m} |
heat {v} (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) | :: scaldare, riscaldare |
heat {v} (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) | :: scaldare, eccitare |
heat {n} (heating system) SEE: heating | :: |
heat capacity {n} (the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy) | :: capacità termica {f} |
heated {adj} /ˈhiːtɪd/ (very agitated, angry or impassioned) | :: riscaldato |
heater {n} /ˈhitɚ/ (device that produces and radiates heat) | :: riscaldatore {m}, radiatore {m} |
heat exchanger {n} (device for transferring heat) | :: scambiatore di calore {m} |
heath {n} /hiːθ/ (type of land) | :: brughiera {f}, landa {f} |
heath {n} (shrub of the family Ericaceae) | :: erica {f} |
heathen {adj} /ˈhiːðən/ (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion) | :: pagano {m} |
heathen {adj} (savage) | :: pagano |
heathen {n} | :: pagano {m} |
heather {n} /ˈhɛðɚ/ (plant) | :: erica {f}, brugo {m} |
heather {n} (various species of the genus Erica) | :: brugo {m}, erica {f} |
heating {n} /ˈhiːtɪŋ/ (system) | :: riscaldamento {m} |
heating {adj} (causing heat) | :: riscaldante, scaldante |
heat pump {n} (device to transfer heat) | :: pompa di calore {f}, termopompa {f} |
heat sink {n} | :: dissipatore {m} |
heat up {v} (cause to become hotter) | :: scaldare |
heat wave {n} (heat wave) SEE: heatwave | :: |
heatwave {n} (period of very hot weather) | :: ondata di caldo {f} |
heave {n} /hiːv/ (An effort to raise something, as a weight, or oneself, or to move something heavy) | :: sollevamento {m} |
heave-ho {interj} /ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/ | :: oh issa |
heaven {n} /ˈhɛvən/ (sky) | :: cielo {m} |
heaven {n} (paradise and upper-world) | :: cielo {m}, paradiso {m} |
Heaven {prop} (All meanings) SEE: heaven | :: |
heaven helps those who help themselves {proverb} (a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems) | :: aiutati che Dio t'aiuta |
heavenly {adj} /ˈhɛvənli/ (pertaining to heaven) | :: divino, celeste |
heavenly {adj} (pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine) | :: divino |
heavenly {adj} (extremely beautiful or pleasurable) | :: divino |
heavenly body {n} (natural celestial body) | :: corpo celeste {m} |
heavens {n} /ˈhɛvənz/ (the sky) | :: cieli |
heavily {adv} /ˈhɛvɪli/ (in a heavy manner) | :: pesantemente |
heavily {adv} (in a manner designed for heavy duty) | :: fortemente |
heavily {adv} (in a laboured manner) | :: intensamente |
heavy {adj} /ˈhɛ.vi/ (having great weight) | :: pesante |
heavy {n} (bad guy) | :: cattivo {m} |
heavy {n} (slang: doorman) | :: buttafuori {m}, guardiano {m}, portinaio {m} |
heavy cruiser {n} | :: incrociatore pesante {m} |
heavy metal {n} (type of music) | :: heavy metal {m} |
heavy water {n} (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) | :: acqua pesante {f} |
hebdomad {n} (period of seven days) SEE: week | :: |
hebdomadal {adj} (occurring once a week) SEE: weekly | :: |
hebdomadary {n} (holder of a week-long duty in a convent) | :: ebdomadario {m} |
hebetude {n} /ˈhɛb.ə.tuːd/ (mental lethargy or dullness) | :: ebetudine, abbrutimento |
Hebraic {adj} | :: ebraico |
Hebraist {n} (a scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language) | :: ebraicista {m} {f}, ebraista {m} {f} |
Hebrew {adj} /ˈhiːbɹuː/ (pertaining to the people) | :: ebraico, ebreo |
Hebrew {adj} (pertaining to the language) | :: ebraico |
Hebrew {n} (person) | :: ebreo {m}, ebrea {f} |
Hebrew {n} (language, see also: Biblical Hebrew) | :: ebraico {m} |
Hebrews {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ebrei |
Hebrides {prop} /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ (group of islands) | :: Ebridi {f} |
Hebron {prop} (city in Palestine) | :: Hebron |
Hecatoncheires {n} (mythological giants with 100 arms) | :: Ecatonchiri {m} |
heckle {v} /ˈhɛkəl/ | :: prendere in giro |
hectic {adj} /ˈhɛktɪk/ (very busy with activity and confusion) | :: febbrile, frenetico {m} |
hecto- {prefix} (hundred) | :: etto- |
hectogram {n} (100 grams) | :: ettogrammo {m} |
hectolitre {n} (100 litres) | :: ettolitro {m} |
hectometer {n} (hectometre) SEE: hectometre | :: |
hectometre {n} (the length of 100 metres) | :: ettometro |
hectopascal {n} (unit of pressure) | :: ettopascal {m} |
Hector {prop} /ˈhɛktə/ (Trojan hero) | :: Ettore {m} |
Hector {prop} (male given name) | :: Ettore {m} |
Hecuba {prop} /ˈhɛkjʊbə/ (the wife of King Priam) | :: Ecuba, Ecabe |
heddle {n} (part of a loom) | :: liccio {m} |
heddle {v} (to thread individual strands of the warp through the eyes of heddles) | :: allicciare |
hedge {n} /hɛdʒ/ (thicket of bushes planted in a row) | :: siepe {f} |
hedgehog {n} /ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/ (animal) | :: riccio {m}, porcospino {m} |
hedge trimmer {n} | :: tagliasiepe {f} |
hedonism {n} /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ (philosophy) | :: edonismo {m} |
hedonist {n} /ˈhiːdənɪst/ (someone devoted to hedonism) | :: edonista {m} {f} |
-hedron {suffix} (solid figure) | :: -edro {m} |
Hedwig {prop} (female given name) | :: Edvige {f} |
heed {n} /hiːd/ (attention) | :: considerazione {f}, riguardo {m}, cura {f}, ossequio {m} |
heed {v} (to mind) | :: importare, avere cura, accudire |
heed {v} (to pay attention) | :: fare attenzione |
heedless {adj} /ˈhiːdləs/ (unaware, without noticing) | :: sventato, disavveduto |
heedlessness {n} (the state or character of being heedless) | :: incuranza {f}, sventatezza {f}, sventataggine {f}, sbadataggine {f}, disavvertenza {f}, disavvedutezza {f} |
heel {n} /hiːl/ (anatomy: part of the foot) | :: tallone {m}, calcagno {m} |
heel {n} (part of shoe) | :: tacco {m} |
heel {n} (firearms: back upper part of the stock) | :: poggiaguancia {m} |
heel {n} (end-piece of a loaf of bread) | :: cantuccio {m} (di pane) |
heel {n} | :: calcagnolo {m} |
heel over {v} (to tilt to one side) | :: ingavonarsi |
heels {n} (high heels) SEE: high heels | :: |
Heffalump {n} /ˈhɛfəlʌmp/ (fictional elephant-like creature) | :: efelante {m}, effalumpo {m} |
heft {n} /hɛft/ (weight) | :: peso {m} |
heft {v} (to lift) | :: sollevare |
Hegel {prop} /ˈheɪɡəl/ (surname) | :: Hegel |
Hegelian {adj} /həˈɡeɪli.ən/ (of or pertaining to Hegel's ideas) | :: hegeliano |
hegemonize {v} (subject to hegemony) | :: egemonizzare |
he-goat {n} (billy goat) SEE: billy goat | :: |
hegumen {n} (head of a monastery) | :: egumeno {m} |
heifer {n} /ˈhɛfɚ/ (young cow) | :: giovenca {f}, scottona {f} |
height {n} /haɪt/ (distance from bottom to top) | :: altezza {f} |
height {n} (height of a standing person or animal) | :: altezza {f} |
height {n} (highest point) | :: apice {m}, culmine {m}, vetta {f}, cima {f}, sommità {f} |
Heilongjiang {prop} (Amur) SEE: Amur | :: |
Heimlich maneuver {n} (first aid procedure used to treat choking) | :: manovra di Heimlich {f} |
heinous {adj} /ˈheɪnəs/ (totally reprehensible) | :: efferato, abominevole, odioso |
heir {n} /ɛəɹ/ (one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another) | :: erede {m} |
heir {n} (one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office) | :: erede {m} |
heir {n} (successor in a role) | :: erede {m}, successore {m} |
heir {n} | :: ereditiero {m}, ereditiera {f} |
heir apparent {n} (someone who will definitely inherit) | :: erede apparente {m} {f} |
heiress {n} (a woman who stands to inherit) | :: ereditiera {f} |
heirloom {n} /ˈɛəɹ.lum/ (valued possession passed down through the generations) | :: patrimonio {m}, retaggio {m}, lascito {m}, bagaglio {m} |
heir presumptive {n} (one who inherits if no better choice is born) | :: erede presuntivo {m}, erede presuntiva {f} |
Heisenberg uncertainty principle {prop} (physical principle) | :: principio di indeterminazione di Heisenberg {m} |
háček {n} /ˈhɑtʃɛk/ (háček diacritic) | :: gancetto {m}, segno diacritico {m}, antiflesso {m}, pipa {f}, caron {m}, hatchek {m}, chevron {m} |
Helen {prop} /ˈhɛlən/ ((Greek mythology) the daughter of Zeus and Leda) | :: Elena |
Helen {prop} (female given name) | :: Elena |
Helenus {prop} (the son of King Priam) | :: Eleno |
helical {adj} /ˈhɛlɪkəl/ (in the shape of a helix) | :: elicoidale |
heliciculture {n} (snail farming) | :: elicicoltura {f} |
helicity {n} (physics: quantized spin component) | :: elicità {f} |
helicoid {adj} (having the form of a flattened helix) | :: elicoidale |
helicoid {n} (minimal surface in form of flattened helix) | :: elicoide {m} |
helicon {n} (large tuba) | :: elicone {m} |
helicopter {n} /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/ (aircraft) | :: elicottero {m} |
helicopter {v} (to transport by helicopter) | :: elitrasportare |
helio- {prefix} (related to the sun) | :: elio- |
heliocentric {adj} /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (having the sun at the center) | :: eliocentrico |
heliocentricism {n} (heliocentrism) SEE: heliocentrism | :: |
heliocentrism {n} (the theory that the sun is the center of the universe) | :: eliocentrismo {m} |
helioelectric {adj} (describing electric power generated by the rays of the sun) | :: elioelettrico |
Heliogabalus {prop} /ˌhiː.li.əˈɡæb.ə.ləs/ (a Roman emperor) | :: Eliogabalo |
heliographic {adj} (of or pertaining to heliography) | :: eliografico |
heliometer {n} (astronomical instrument for measuring the diameter of the sun) | :: eliometro |
helion {n} (nucleus of a helium-3 atom) | :: elione {m} |
heliopause {n} (boundary) | :: eliopausa {f} |
heliophilous {adj} (needing or tolerating a high level of sunlight) | :: eliofilo |
Helios {prop} /ˈhiːliɒs/ (god) | :: Elio {m} |
helioscope {n} (apparatus for viewing the sun) | :: elioscopio {m} |
helioseismological {adj} (pertaining to helioseismology) | :: eliosismologico |
helioseismology {n} (the study of the propagation of pressure waves in the Sun) | :: eliosismologia {f} |
heliospheric {adj} (of or pertaining to the heliosphere) | :: eliosferico |
heliostat {n} (device to continuously reflect sunlight toward a predetermined target, almost always in some fixed direction, despite the sun's motions in the sky) | :: eliostato |
heliosynchronous {adj} (describing an orbit around the Earth) | :: eliosincrono |
heliotheism {n} (worship of the sun as a god) | :: elioteismo {m} |
heliotropism {n} (the property of some plants of turning under the influence of light) | :: eliotropismo {m} |
helipad {n} (helicopter landing place) | :: elisuperficie {f} |
heliport {n} /ˈhɛlɪˌpoɹt/ (facility for helicopters) | :: eliporto {m} |
heli-skiing {n} | :: elisci {m}, eliski {m} |
helium {n} /ˈhiːli.əm/ (chemical element) | :: elio {m} |
helix {n} /ˈhiːlɪks/ (curve) | :: elica {f} |
hell {prop} /hɛl/ (abode for the condemned) | :: inferno {m} |
hell {n} (place of suffering in life) | :: inferno {m} |
hell-bent {adj} /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/ (recklessly determined to do or achieve something) | :: caparbio, ostinato {m}, determinato {m} |
hellebore {n} /ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ/ (Any species of genus Helleborus) | :: elleboro {m} |
Hellenic Republic {prop} (official name of Greece) | :: Repubblica Ellenica {f} |
Hellenist {n} /ˈhɛl.ɪ.nɪst/ (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) | :: ellenista {m} {f} |
Hellenist {n} (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) | :: ellenista {m} {f} |
Hellenistic {adj} /ˈhɛl.ən.ɪs.tɪk/ (of or relating to a period of Greek history) | :: ellenista, ellenistico |
Hellenistic {adj} (of or relating to a Hellenist) | :: ellenista, ellenistico |
hellfire {n} /ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/ (fire of hell) | :: fuoco d'inferno {m}, fiamme dell'inferno {f-p} |
hellish {adj} /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ (causing pain, discomfort or distress) | :: infernale |
hello {interj} /hɛˈloʊ/ (greeting) | :: ciao, salve, buongiorno, saluti {m-p} |
hello {interj} (when answering the telephone) | :: pronto |
hello {interj} (is anyone there?) | :: c'è nessuno? (there is no one here?), c'è qualcuno? |
hello {interj} (sarcastic: that was foolish) | :: ciao |
hellspawn {n} (monster) SEE: monster | :: |
hellspawn {n} (fiend) SEE: fiend | :: |
helm {n} /hɛlm/ (steering apparatus of a ship) | :: timone {m} |
helm {n} (maritime: member of the crew in charge of steering) | :: timoniere {m} |
helm {n} (metaphor: position of leadership or control) | :: al comando / at helm, alla guida, al timone, timoniere, condottiero {m}, duce {m} |
helmet {n} /ˈhɛlmɪt/ (protective head covering) | :: casco {m}, elmetto {m} |
helmsman {n} (person responsible for steering a ship) | :: timoniere {m}, nocchiero {m}, nocchiere {m} |
helophyte {n} /ˈhɛləfaɪt/ (plant whose buds overwinter under water) | :: elofita {m} |
helot {n} (serf, slave) SEE: slave | :: |
helot {n} (Spartan serf) | :: ilota {m}, servo della gleba {m} |
help {n} /hɛlp/ (action given to provide assistance) | :: aiuto {m}, ausilio {m} |
help {v} (transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)) | :: aiutare |
help {v} (intransitive: provide assistance) | :: aiutare |
help {interj} (cry of distress) | :: aiuto |
helper {n} /ˈhɛlpɚ/ (one who helps) | :: aiutante {m}, assistente, supporto {m}, apprendista |
helpful {adj} /ˈhɛlp.fəl/ (furnishing help; giving aid; useful) | :: disponibile, utile, di aiuto |
helping {n} (serving) SEE: serving | :: |
helping verb {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
helpless {adj} /ˈhɛlplɪs/ (unable to defend oneself) | :: indifeso |
helpless {adj} (uncontrollable) SEE: uncontrollable | :: |
helpmate {n} (A person who supplies help or companionship.) | :: aiutante {m} {f} |
help oneself {v} (take something freely) | :: servirsi, favorire |
help out {v} (provide assistance) | :: essere d'aiuto |
Helsinki {prop} /hɛlˈsɪŋ.ki/ (the capital city of Finland) | :: Helsinki {f} |
Helvetii {prop} (Gallic tribe) | :: Elvezi |
Helvetism {n} (Swiss phrase) | :: elvetismo {m} |
hem {n} /hɛm/ (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together) | :: orlo {m} |
he-man {n} (virile man) | :: fusto {m} |
hematite {n} (mineral) | :: ematite {f} |
hematochemical {adj} (of or pertaining to the chemical characteristics of the blood) | :: ematochimico |
hematocrit {n} /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/ | :: ematocrito {m} |
hematogenesis {n} (hematopoiesis) SEE: hematopoiesis | :: |
hematologic {adj} (of or relating to hematology) | :: ematologico |
hematology {n} (study of blood and related organs) SEE: haematology | :: |
hematoma {n} /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ (swelling of blood from broken vessel) | :: ematoma {m} |
hematopoiesis {n} /ˌhimətoʊ.pojˈisɪs/ (process by which blood cells are produced) | :: emopoiesi {f}, ematopoiesi {f} |
hematopoietic {adj} (of or pertaining to hematopoiesis) | :: emopoietico |
heme {n} /hiːm/ (component of hemoglobin) | :: eme {m} |
hemeprotein {n} (protein containing heme) | :: emoproteina {f} |
hemerodrome {n} (courier in Ancient Greece) | :: emerodromo {m} |
hemicycle {n} (semicircular architectural structure) | :: emiciclo {m} |
hemidemisemiquaver {n} (music) | :: semibiscroma {f} |
hemiola {n} (hemiola) | :: emiolia {f} |
hemiparesis {n} | :: emiparesi |
hemiplegic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia) | :: emiplegico |
hemipter {n} (insect) | :: emittero {m} |
hemisphere {n} /ˈhɛmɪsfɪəɹ/ (half of the Earth) | :: emisfero |
hemisphere {n} (any half-sphere) | :: emisfero |
hemisphere {n} (lobe of cerebrum) SEE: cerebral hemisphere | :: |
hemispherectomy {n} (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) | :: emisferectomia {f} |
hemistich {n} (approximate half-line of verse) | :: emistichio {m} |
hemistich {n} (unfinished line of verse) | :: emistichio {m} |
hemline {n} (line) | :: orlo |
hemlock {n} /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ (poisonous plant of genus Conium) | :: cicuta {f} |
hemocathartic {adj} (serving to cleanse the blood) | :: emocatartico |
hemocyanin {n} (pigment) | :: emocianine {f} |
hemoderivative {n} (substance in blood) | :: emoderivato {m} |
hemodialysis {n} (extracorporeal dialysis) | :: emodialisi {f} |
hemodynamic {adj} /himoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (Of or pertaining to the circulation of blood in the body) | :: emodinamico |
hemoglobin {n} (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen) | :: emoglobina {f} |
hemolymph {n} (a circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates) | :: emolinfa {f} |
hemopathology {n} (branch of pathology) | :: emopatologia {f} |
hemopathy {n} (disorder or disease of the blood) | :: emopatia {f} |
hemoptysis {n} (expectoration of blood) | :: emottisi {f} |
hemorheology {n} (science of the rheological properties of the blood) | :: emoreologia {f} |
hemorrhage {n} /ˈhɛməɹɪdʒ/ (release of blood; bleeding) | :: emorragia |
hemorrhoids {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids | :: |
hemosideric {adj} | :: emosiderinico |
hemosiderin {n} (abnormal microscopic pigment) | :: emosiderina {f} |
hemp {n} /hɛmp/ (Cannabis sativa) | :: canapa {f} |
hemp milk {n} (milky liquid from hemp) | :: latte di canapa |
hempseed {n} (seed of the hemp plant) | :: canapuccia {f} |
hen {n} /hɛn/ (female chicken) | :: gallina {f} |
hen {n} (female bird) | :: gallina |
hen {n} (hen-like woman) | :: gallina |
henbane {n} /ˈhɛnbeɪn/ (Hyoscyamus niger) | :: giusquiamo {m}, dente di cavallo |
hence {adv} /ˈhɛns/ (from here) | :: da qui |
hence {adv} (as a result, therefore) | :: perciò, dunque, quindi |
hence {adv} | :: da ciò |
henceforth {adv} /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/ (from now on) | :: d’ora in poi, d’ora in avanti |
henceforward {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
henchman {n} /ˈhɛntʃ.mən/ (an assistant member of a criminal gang) | :: sbirro {m} |
hendecagon {n} (geometry) | :: undecagono {m} |
hendecagonal {adj} | :: endecagonale |
hendecasyllable {n} /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/ | :: endecasillabo {m} |
hendiadys {n} /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ (figure of speech) | :: endiadi {f} |
hen harrier {n} (bird) | :: albanella reale {f} |
henhouse {n} (house for chickens to live in) | :: pollaio {m} |
henna {n} /hɛnə/ (shrub) | :: alcanna {f}, henné {m} |
henna {n} (dye) | :: henné {m} |
hen night {n} (party) SEE: bachelorette party | :: |
hennin {n} (medieval headgear) | :: hennin |
henotheism {n} /ˈhɛnəʊˌθiːɪz(ə)m/ (belief or worship) | :: enoteismo {m} |
hen party {n} (bachelorette party) SEE: bachelorette party | :: |
henpeck {v} /ˈhɛn.pɛk/ (to nag persistently) | :: importunare, punzecchiare |
henpecked {adj} /ˈhɛnpɛkt/ (plagued or overwhelmed by one's wife) | :: soggiogato, sottomesso, plagiato, asservito |
Henrietta {prop} /hɛnˈɹiː.ɛt.ə/ (feminine form of Henry) | :: Enrica, Enrichetta {f} |
Henriette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Henrietta | :: |
Henry {prop} /ˈhɛn.ɹi/ (given name) | :: Enrico |
hentai {n} (a work of anime that contains sexual art (esp. manga or anime)) | :: hentai |
heparin {n} (a glycosaminoglycan) | :: eparina {f} |
hepatectomy {n} (surgical removal of the liver) | :: epatectomia {f} |
hepatic {adj} /həˈpætɪk/ (relating to the liver) | :: epatico |
hepatic {n} (liverwort) SEE: liverwort | :: |
hepatic portal vein {n} (portal vein) SEE: portal vein | :: |
hepatite {n} (barite) SEE: barite | :: |
hepatitis {n} /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/ (liver inflammation) | :: epatite {f} |
hepatobiliary {adj} (pertaining to bile ducts) | :: epatobiliare |
hepatocellular {adj} (pertaining to the cells of the liver) | :: epatocellulare |
hepatologist {n} (person who works in hepatology) | :: epatologo {m} |
hepatology {n} (study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas) | :: epatologia {f} |
hepatopancreatic {adj} | :: epatico-pancreatico |
hepatorenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the liver and the kidneys) | :: epatorenale |
hepatotoxic {adj} (toxic to the liver) | :: epatotossico |
Hephaestus {prop} /hɪˈfiːstəs/ (Greek god) | :: Efesto |
Hephthalite {n} (any of a Central Asian people who were in nomadic confederation during the 5th-6th centuries) | :: unno bianco {m}, eftalito {m} |
hepta- {prefix} /hɛptə-/ (seven) | :: epta-, etta- |
heptadic {adj} (sevenfold) | :: eptadico |
heptagon {n} /ˈhɛp.tə.ɡɒn/ (polygon with seven sides and seven angles) | :: ettagono {m}, eptagono {m} |
heptagonal {adj} /hɛpˈtæɡ ə nl/ (Having seven angles and sides) | :: ettagono, ettagonale |
heptahedron {n} (polyhedron with seven faces) | :: eptaedro {m} |
heptane {n} (saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16) | :: eptano {m} |
heptarchy {n} (A group of seven states.) | :: eptarchia {f} |
heptatonic {adj} (heptatonic) | :: eptatonico |
her {determiner} /ɚ/ (belonging to) | :: il suo m sing, la sua f sing, i suoi {m-p}, le sue {f-p} |
her {pron} (she) | :: [after preposition] lei, [indirect object] le, [indirect object, emphatic] a lei, [indirect object with an imperative verb; attached to the end of the verb and becoming glie- when used along with a direct object; the l is doubled with some verbs] le, [direct object; becoming l' before a vowel] la, [direct object, emphatic] lei |
Hera {prop} /ˈhɪəɹə/ (queen of the gods, wife of Zeus) | :: Era {f} |
Heraclea {prop} /ˌhɛɹəˈkliːə/ (name of numerous Hellenistic cities) | :: Eraclea |
Heracles {prop} /ˈhɛɹəkliːz/ (the son of Zeus, see also: Hercules) | :: Eracle |
Heraclitean {adj} (relating to Heraclitus) | :: eracliteo |
Heraclitus {prop} /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/ (given name) | :: Eraclito |
herald {n} /ˈhɛɹəld/ (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) | :: araldo {m}, messaggero {m}, messo {m}, banditore {m}, corriere {m} |
herald {n} (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) | :: foriero {m}, precursore {m}, premonitore {m}, annunciatore {m} |
herald {n} (an official whose speciality is heraldry) | :: araldo {m} |
herald {v} (announce) | :: annunciare, proclamare |
heraldic {adj} (relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms) | :: araldico |
heraldry {n} /ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/ (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) | :: araldica {f} |
herb {n} /(h)ɝb/ (plant used to flavour food) | :: erba aromatica {f}, erba {f}, odori |
herb {n} (plant used in medicine) | :: erba medicinale {f} |
herb {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: erba {f} |
herbaceous {adj} /hɝˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ (botany: not woody) | :: erbaceo |
herbal {adj} /ˈɝbəl/ (made from or with herbs) | :: vegetale |
herbalism {n} ((obsolete) botany) SEE: botany | :: |
herbalist {n} (person who treats diseases by herbs) | :: erborista {m} {f}, fitoterapeuta {m} {f} |
herbarium {n} (collection of dried plants) | :: erbario {m} |
herbarium {n} (building or institution where a collection of plants is held) | :: erbario {m} |
Herbert {prop} /ˈhɝbɚt/ (male given name) | :: Eriberto |
herbicidal {adj} (relating to herbicides) | :: erbicida |
herbicide {n} (substance used to kill plants) | :: diserbante {m}, erbicida {m} |
herbivore {n} /ˈhɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ (plant-eating organism) | :: erbivoro {m} |
Herculaneum {prop} /ˌhɜɹkjəˈleɪni.əm/ (city in Italy) | :: Ercolano |
Hercules {prop} /ˈhɝːkjəliːz/ (The Roman name of Heracles, see also: Heracles) | :: Ercole |
Hercules {prop} (constellation) | :: Ercole {m} |
herd {n} /hɜːd/ (a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) | :: mandria {f}, armento {m} |
herd {n} (any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company) | :: mandria, branco, armento {m}, masseria |
herd {n} (sheep assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) | :: gregge {m} |
herd {n} (a crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative) | :: masnada {f}, accozzaglia {f}, accolita {f}, cricca {f}, ciurma {f} |
herd {v} (to unite or associate in a herd) | :: radunare |
herd {v} (to associate) | :: unirsi |
herd {v} (to act as a herdsman) | :: imbrancare |
herder {n} /ˈhɜːdə/ (one who herds) | :: guardiano, guardiano di greggi, pecoraio, pastore {m}, porcaro {m}, vaccaro {m}, buttero {m}, capraio |
herd immunity {n} /ˈhəːd ɪˈmjuːnɪti/ (form of indirect protection against a disease) | :: immunità di gregge {f} |
herdsman {n} (a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep) | :: bovaro {m} |
here {adv} (in, on, or at this place) | :: qui, qua |
here {n} | :: [in the immediate vicinity; in this country/town, etc.] qua, [used for things further away than those indicated by "qua"] qui |
hereafter {n} (existence after death) SEE: afterlife | :: |
hereafter {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
here and there {adv} (from time to time) SEE: from time to time | :: |
here below {adv} | :: quaggiù |
hereby {adv} /hɪɹˈbaɪ/ (formal phrase) | :: per questo, dunque |
hereditary {adj} /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/ (which is passed on as inheritance) | :: ereditario |
hereditary {adj} (of a title, honor or right: granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death) | :: ereditario |
hereditary {adj} (of a person: holding a hereditary title or rank) | :: ereditario |
hereditary {adj} (of a disease or trait: passed in the genes) | :: ereditario |
heredity {n} /həˈɹɛɾəɾi/ (hereditary transmission) | :: eredità |
here lies {phrase} (epitaph) | :: qui giace, qui riposa |
heresiarch {n} /hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/ (founder of a heresy) | :: eresiarca {m} |
heresy {n} /ˈhɛɹəsi/ (dissension from religious dogma) | :: eresia {f} |
heretic {n} /ˈhɛɹɨtɪk/ (someone who believes contrary to fundamentals) | :: eretico {m}, eretica {f} |
heretic {adj} (heretical) SEE: heretical | :: |
heretical {adj} /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/ (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion) | :: eretico |
heretically {adv} (in a heretical way) | :: ereticamente |
hereto {adv} (so far) SEE: so far | :: |
heretofore {adv} /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/ (up to the present time) | :: prima d'ora |
here we go again {interj} (expression of frustration upon something bad repeated) | :: ci risiamo, risiamo alle solite |
here you are {phrase} (said when handing something over) | :: prego, ecco, ecco a te, ecco a Lei |
heritage {n} (property) | :: eredità {f} |
heritage {n} (tradition) | :: eredità {f}, retaggio {m} |
herm {n} (rectangular pillar) | :: erma {f} |
Her Majesty {pron} (title of respect when referring to a queen) | :: Sua Maestà |
Herman {prop} /ˈhɝmən/ (given name) | :: Ermanno {m}, Armando {m} |
Hermaphroditus {prop} /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/ (Greek god) | :: Ermafrodito {m} |
hermeneutics {n} /hɜːɹməˈnjuːtɪks/ (art and science of text interpretation) | :: ermeneutica {f} |
Hermes {prop} /ˈhɝmiːz/ (Greek god Hermes) | :: Ermes |
hermetically {adv} (hermetically) | :: ermeticamente |
hermetically sealed {adj} (airtight) | :: chiuso ermeticamente |
Hermione {prop} /ˈhɝˈmaɪ.ə.ni/ (Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes) | :: Ermione |
hermit {n} /ˈhɝmɪt/ (religious recluse; eremite) | :: eremita {m}, anacoreta {m} |
hermit {n} (recluse; someone who lives alone) | :: eremita {m} |
hermit {n} | :: eremita {m}, anacoreta {m} |
hermit {n} (hermit crab) SEE: hermit crab | :: |
hermitage {n} (dwelling place of hermit) | :: eremo {m} |
hermitage {n} (place of seclusion) | :: eremo {m} |
hermitage {n} (period of seclusion) | :: eremitaggio {m}, isolamento {m} |
hermit crab {n} (crustacean) | :: paguro {m}, bernardo l’eremita {m} |
Hermitian {adj} /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/ (equal to its transpose conjugate) | :: hermitiano |
Hermitian matrix {n} /hɝ.ˈmɪ.ʃən ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/ (square matrix equal to its own conjugate transpose) | :: matrice hermitiana {f} |
hernia {n} (part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part) | :: ernia {f} |
herniorrhaphy {n} (repair of a hernia by means of sutures) | :: ernorrafia {f} |
hero {n} /ˈhɪɹoʊ/ (person of great bravery) | :: eroe {m} |
hero {n} (role model) | :: eroe {m}, eroina {f}, protagonista {m} |
hero {n} (main protagonist) | :: eroe {m}, eroina {f}, protagonista {m} |
Herod {prop} /ˈhɛɹəd/ (king) | :: Erode {m} |
Herodotean {adj} (Characteristic of Herodotus or his works) | :: erodoteo |
Herodotus {prop} /həˈɹɑːdətəs/ (ancient historian) | :: Erodoto |
heroic {adj} /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ (of or relating to a hero or heroine) | :: eroico |
heroically {adv} (in a heroic manner) | :: eroicamente |
heroin {n} /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ (powerful and addictive drug) | :: eroina |
heroism {n} /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) | :: eroismo {m} |
heron {n} /ˈhɛɹən/ (bird) | :: airone {m} |
Herostratus {prop} (ancient arsonist) | :: Erostrato |
herpes zoster {n} (acute viral inflammation) SEE: shingles | :: |
herpetological {adj} (of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles) | :: erpetologico |
herpetologist {n} (one who studies reptiles, a reptile specialist) | :: erpetologo {m} |
herpetology {n} /ˌhɜː.pɪ.ˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (the branch of biology dealing with reptiles) | :: erpetologia {f} |
herring {n} /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ (fish in Clupea) | :: aringa {f} |
herringbone {n} /ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/ (bone of a herring) | :: ossatura dell'aringa {f} |
herringbone {n} (pattern) | :: a spina di pesce |
hers {pron} /ɚz/ (that which belongs to her) | :: il suo {m-s}, la sua {f-s}, i suoi {m-p}, le sue {f-p} |
herself {pron} /hɝˈsɛlf/ ((as intensifier) she) | :: lei stessa |
hertz {n} /hɝts/ (the derived unit of frequency) | :: hertz {m} |
Hertzian {adj} (of or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz or his work) | :: hertziano |
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram {n} (plot of the absolute magnitude of stars) | :: diagramma Hertzsprung-Russell {m} |
Herzegovina {prop} /ˌhɛəɹtsəˈɡoʊvɪnə/ (Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Erzegovina {f} |
Herzegovinian {n} (a person from Herzegovina) | :: erzegovese {m} {f}, erzegovino {m}, erzegovina {f} |
Herzegovinian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants) | :: erzegovese, erzegovino {m}, erzegovina {f} |
Hesiod {prop} /ˈhiːsi.əd/ (Greek poet) | :: Esiodo |
hesitant {adj} /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ (tending to hesitate) | :: esitante |
hesitate {v} /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/ (to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | :: esitare, titubare |
hesitation {n} /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ (act of hesitating) | :: esitazione {f} |
Hesperia {prop} /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/ (literally "western land") | :: Esperia |
Hesperides {n} /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ (a group of nymphs) | :: Esperidi {p} |
Hesse {prop} (state) | :: Assia {f} |
Hestia {prop} /ˈhɛsti.ə/ (Greek goddess) | :: Estia {f} |
he's unconscious {phrase} (he's unconscious) | :: è inconsciente |
heta {n} (variant of the Ancient Greek letter eta when used to denote the consonant /h/) | :: heta {m} {f} |
hetero- {prefix} (other) | :: etero- |
heterocarpous {adj} (exhibiting heterocarpy) | :: eterocarpo |
heterocarpy {n} (production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant) | :: eterocarpia {f} |
heterocentrism {n} (heterosexism) | :: eterocentrismo {m} |
heterochromatinic {adj} (of or pertaining to heterochromatin) | :: eterocromatinico |
heterochromia {n} (heterochromia) | :: eterocromia {f} |
heteroclisis {n} (grammar: two or more inflection classes in a paradigm) | :: eteroclisia {f} |
heteroclitic {adj} | :: eteroclito |
heterocycle {n} (organic chemistry: a heterocyclic compound or ring) | :: eterociclo {m} |
heterocyclic {adj} (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon) | :: eterociclico |
heterodont {adj} (zoology: having teeth of different types) | :: eterodonte |
heterodont {n} (zoology: a heterodont animal) | :: eterodonte {m} |
heterodox {adj} /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒks/ (of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings that are different from the norm) | :: eterodosso, dissidente {m}, dissenziente {m}, eretico {m}, scismatico {m} |
heterodoxy {n} /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒksi/ (the quality of being heterodox) | :: eterodossia {f} |
heterogamy {n} (anisogamy) SEE: anisogamy | :: |
heterogeneity {n} (composition of diverse parts) | :: eterogeneità {f} |
heterogeneity {n} (diversity) SEE: diversity | :: |
heterogeneous {adj} /hɛ.tə.ɹə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/ (diverse in kind) | :: eterogeneo |
heterogenous {adj} (heterogeneous) SEE: heterogeneous | :: |
heteromorphic {adj} (biology: having different forms in different stages of the life cycle) | :: eteromorfo |
heteromorphic {adj} (differing in size or structure from the normal) | :: eteromorfo |
heteronormativity {n} (heteronormativity) | :: eteronormatività {f} |
heteropatriarchy {n} (dominance of heterosexual males in society) | :: eteropatriarcato {m} |
heterophobe {n} | :: eterofobo {m}, eterofoba {f} |
heterophobia {n} (fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality) | :: eterofobia {f} |
heterophobic {adj} | :: eterofobo {m}, eterofoba {f}, eterofobico {m}, eterofobica {f} |
heteropoly acid {n} (family of mixed oxyacids of metals) | :: eteropoliacido {m} |
heteropolyanion {n} (anion) | :: eteropolianione {m} |
heteroscedastic {adj} | :: eteroschedastico |
heteroscedasticity {n} /ˌhɛtɹoʊˈskɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/ | :: eteroschedasticità {f} |
heterosexual {adj} /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex) | :: eterosessuale |
heterosexual {n} (a heterosexual organism) | :: eterosessuale {m} {f} |
heterosexuality {n} (heterosexual orientation) | :: eterosessualità {f} |
heterosome {n} (sex chromosome) | :: eterosoma {m} |
heterosomic {adj} (of or pertaining to the heterosomes) | :: eterosomico |
heterotic {adj} (Of or pertaining to heterosis) | :: eterotico |
heterotopic {adj} | :: eterotopico |
heterozygote {n} (a diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci) | :: eterozigote {m} |
heterozygous {adj} (Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene) | :: eterozigote |
hetman {n} (a historical military commander in various Eastern European countries) | :: etmano {m} |
Hettangian {prop} (age/stage of the Jurassic period/system) | :: Hettangiano |
hetty {n} /ˈhɛti/ (heterosexual) | :: etero {m} {f} |
hetty {adj} (heterosexual) | :: etero {m} {f} |
heuristic {adj} /hjuˈɹɪstɪk/ (relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems) | :: euristico |
heuristic {n} (heuristic method, heuristics) | :: euristica {f} |
he who laughs last laughs best {proverb} /ˈhi hu ˈlæfs ˈlæst ˈlæfs ˈbɛst/ (success is better after you've endured ridicule) | :: ride bene chi ride ultimo |
he who laughs last laughs hardest {proverb} (he who laughs last laughs best) SEE: he who laughs last laughs best | :: |
he-wolf {n} /ˈhiːˌwʊlf/ (male wolf) | :: lupo {m} |
hex {n} /hɛks/ (an evil spell or curse) | :: sortilegio {?} |
hex {n} (a witch) | :: strega {f} |
hexa- {prefix} (prefix for 6) | :: esa- |
hexachordal {adj} (hexachordal) | :: esacordale |
hexadecachoron {n} (four-dimensional object) | :: ipertetraedro {m}, esadecacoro {m} |
hexadecimal {n} /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/ (number system with base sixteen) | :: sistema numerico esadecimale {m} |
hexadeuterated {adj} (deuterated with six atoms of deuterium per molecule) | :: esadeuterato |
hexadic {adj} /hɛkˈsædɪk/ (pertaining to a hexad) | :: esadico |
hexafluoride {n} (fluoride containing six fluroine atoms) | :: esafluoruro {m} |
hexagon {n} /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ (A polygon with six sides and six angles) | :: esagono {m} |
hexagonal {adj} /hɛkˈsæɡənəl/ (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon) | :: esagonale |
hexameter {n} (line in a poem) | :: esametro |
hexameter {n} (poetic metre) | :: esametro |
hexamethylenediamine {n} (hexamethylenediamine) | :: esametilendiammina {f} |
hexane {n} /ˈhɛkseɪn/ (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C6H14) | :: esano {m} |
hexanone {n} (isomer) | :: esanone {m} |
hexapod {n} (insect) SEE: insect | :: |
hexatomic {adj} (having six atoms per molecule) | :: esatomico |
hex head wrench {n} (Allen key) SEE: Allen key | :: |
hex key {n} (Allen key) SEE: Allen key | :: |
hexokinase {n} (enzyme) | :: esochinasi {f} |
hexosan {n} (any polysaccharide composed of hexoses) | :: esosano {m} |
hexose {n} (a sugar containing six carbon atoms) | :: esoso {m} |
hey {interj} /heɪ/ (exclamation to get attention) | :: ehi, ou |
hey {interj} (protest or reprimand) | :: ehi |
heyday {n} /ˈheɪdeɪ/ (a period of success, popularity or power) | :: auge {f} |
Heyting algebra {n} (bounded lattice equipped with operation called implies) | :: algebra di Heyting {f} |
Hezbollah {prop} (Lebanese Shia islamic organisation) | :: Hezbollah |
Hezekiah {prop} /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/ (biblical king) | :: Ezechia |
hi {interj} /haɪ/ (friendly, informal greeting) | :: ciao |
hiatus {n} /haɪˈeɪtəs/ (gap in a series) | :: iato {m}, buco {m}, lacuna {f} |
hiatus {n} (interruption, break or pause) | :: pausa {f}, iato {m}, interruzione {f}, periodo sabbatico {m} |
hiatus {n} (vacation) | :: iato {m}, vacanza {f}, pausa {f}, periodo sabbatico {m} |
hiatus {n} (gap in geological strata) | :: breccia {f}, iato {m} |
hiatus {n} (anatomy: opening in an organ) | :: iato {m} |
hiatus {n} | :: iato {m} |
hibakusha {n} /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/ (survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) | :: hibakusha {m} {f} |
hibernate {v} /ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt/ (winter sleep) | :: ibernare |
hibiscus {n} /hɪˈbɪskəs/ (flower) | :: ibisco {m} |
hiccough {n} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
hiccough {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
hiccup {n} /ˈhɪkəp/ (spasm of the diaphragm) | :: singhiozzo {m}, singulto {m} |
hiccup {n} (minor setback) | :: imprevisto {m}, contrattempo {m} |
hiccup {v} (to hiccup) | :: singhiozzare |
hic et nunc {adv} | :: qui ed ora |
hick {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
hick {n} /hɪk/ (country yokel or hillbilly) | :: buzzurro {m} |
hickey {n} /ˈhɪk.i/ (bruise-like mark) | :: succhiotto {m} |
hickory {n} /ˈhɪkəɹiː/ (tree of genus Carya or Annamocarya) | :: noce americano |
hidalgo {n} /hɪˈdælɡəʊ/ (member of the Spanish nobility) | :: idalgo {m} |
hidden {adj} /ˈhɪd(ə)n/ (out of sight; not visually apparent) | :: nascosto, recondito |
hidden {adj} (that has been hidden) | :: nascosto, recondito, celato, occulto |
hidden agenda {n} (wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody) | :: agenda nascosta {f} |
hide {v} /haɪd/ ((transitive)) | :: nascondere |
hide {v} ((intransitive)) | :: nascondersi |
hide {n} (skin of an animal) | :: pelle {f} |
hide and go seek {n} (hide and seek) SEE: hide and seek | :: |
hide and seek {n} (game) | :: nascondino |
hideous {adj} /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ (extremely ugly) | :: orribile, orrendo {m} |
hideous {adj} (hateful; shocking) | :: odioso {m}, detestabile |
hideousness {n} (being hideous) | :: schifezza |
hideout {n} /ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/ (A place to hide) | :: nascondiglio |
hiding place {n} /ˈhaɪdɪŋpleɪs/ (a place where something or someone may be hidden) | :: nascondiglio {m} |
hidradenitis {n} /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/ (inflammation of the sweat glands) | :: idrosoadenite, idradenite {f} |
hie {v} /haɪ/ (to go in haste) | :: affrettarsi |
hie {n} (haste) | :: fretta |
hierarchical {adj} /ˌhaɪˈɹɑːɹkɪkəl/ (Pertaining to a hierarchy) | :: gerarchico {m} |
hierarchical {adj} (Classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) | :: gerarchico {m} |
hierarchy {n} /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/ (body of authoritative officials organised by rank) | :: gerarchia {f} |
hierarchy {n} | :: gerarchia {f} |
hieratic {adj} /ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈɹætɪk/ (of or pertaining to priests) | :: sacrale, ieratico, sacerdotale |
hieratic {adj} (extremely stylized, restrained or formal) | :: austero, solenne, ieratico |
hierodule {n} (temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution) | :: ierodulo {m}, ierodula {f} |
hieroglyph {n} /ˈhaɪɹəˌɡlɪf/ (element of ideographic writing system) | :: geroglifico {m} |
hieroglyphic {n} /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/ (a writing system) | :: geroglifico {m} |
hieroglyphic {adj} (of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols) | :: geroglifico |
hierology {n} (comparative and historical study of religions) | :: ierologia {f} |
hieromonk {n} (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) | :: ieromonaco {m} |
Hieronymus {prop} (male given name) | :: Geronimo {m} |
hierophant {n} /ˈhaɪəɹəˌfænt/ (ancient Greek priest) | :: ierofante {m} |
hierophany {n} /hɪ.əˈɹɒ.fə.ni/ (physical manifestation of the sacred) | :: ierofania {f} |
higgledy-piggledy {adv} /ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/ (in a disordered way) | :: alla rinfusa, a catafascio |
high {adj} /haɪ/ (elevated; tall) | :: alto, elevato, illustre |
high {adj} (slang: stoned) | :: fatto, eccitato, su di giri, schizzato, scoppiato, flippato, fuso, gasato |
high {n} (anticyclone) SEE: anticyclone | :: |
high-beam {n} (automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance) | :: abbaglianti {m-p} |
highbrow {adj} (highly cultured) | :: intellettuale, [pejorative] intellettualoide |
high card {n} (lowest possible winning hand in poker) | :: carta alta {f} |
High Commission {n} (embassy of a Commonwealth country) | :: alto commissariato {m} |
high commissioner {n} (high-ranking official) | :: alto commissario {m} |
high definition {n} (enhanced picture quality) | :: alta definizione {f} |
higher education {n} (education at university level or beyond) | :: istruzione superiore {f} |
higher learning {n} (higher education) SEE: higher education | :: |
high fashion {n} (haute couture) | :: alta moda {f} |
high five {n} /haɪ faɪv/ (gesture) | :: batti cinque {m} |
high five {v} (to slap high five) | :: battere il cinque |
high heels {n} (pair of shoes) | :: scarpe con i tacchi alti {f-p} |
high island {n} | :: isola vulcanica {f} |
high jump {n} (athletics event) | :: salto in alto {m} |
highland {n} /ˈhaɪlənd/ (mountainous land) | :: altopiano {m} |
highlands {n} (area of high land) | :: acrocoro {m} |
high-level {adj} (of or pertaining to a person of high rank) SEE: high-ranking | :: |
highlight {n} /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/ (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph) | :: bagliore, chiarore |
highlight {n} (especially significant or interesting detail or event) | :: evento {m}, piatto forte {m}, chicca {f}, momento saliente {m} |
highlight {n} (hair dyed a different color) | :: colpi di sole |
highlight {n} | :: risalto, evidenza, sottolineato |
highlight {v} (to make prominent) | :: mettere in evidenza, enfatizzare, sottolineare |
highlight {v} (to mark with a fluorescent marker) | :: evidenziare |
highlighter {n} (pen for highlighting) | :: evidenziatore {m} |
highlighting {n} (emphasis of text) | :: evidenziazione {f} |
High Middle Ages {prop} (period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change) | :: pieno Medioevo, Medio Evo centrale |
Highness {n} (form of address) | :: altezza {f} |
high-pitched {adj} /ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/ (having a high pitch) | :: acuto |
high-priced {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
high priest {n} (clergyman) | :: sommo sacerdote {m} |
high priest {n} (male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement) | :: sommo sacerdote {m} |
high priestess {n} (high priestess) | :: somma sacerdotessa {f} |
high-ranking {adj} (at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level) | :: di alto grado |
high road {n} (main road or highway) SEE: highway | :: |
high school {n} /ˈhaɪ.skul/ (secondary school) | :: liceo {m}, ginnasio {m}, liceo scientifico, liceo classico |
high seas {n} (regions of ocean far from shore) | :: alto mare {m} |
high-speed rail {n} (type of rail transport) | :: alta velocità ferroviaria |
high-spirited {adj} (energetic) SEE: energetic | :: |
high-spirited {adj} (possessing a bold nature) | :: indiavolato, effervescente, esuberante |
high street {n} (the main street of any town) | :: via principale {f} |
hight {v} (call) SEE: call | :: |
hight {v} /haɪt/ (be called) | :: chiamarsi |
high tide {n} (the natural tide at its highest level) | :: alta marea {f}, acqua alta {f} |
high-voltage transmission line {n} /ˈhaɪvoʊltɪdʒ tɹænsˈmɪʃən laɪn/ (power transmission line) | :: linea ad alta tensione {f} |
highway {n} /ˈhaɪweɪ/ (main public road) | :: strada maestra {f}, via maestra {f}, autostrada {f} |
highwayman {n} /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ (a person who robbed travelers on roads) | :: ladrone {m}, bandito {m}, brigante, masnadiere {m}, predone {m} |
highwire walker {n} (acrobat who practices highwire walking) SEE: tightrope walker | :: |
hi-hat {n} (drum kit part) | :: hi-hat {m}, charleston {m} |
hijack {v} /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/ (to seize control of a vehicle) | :: dirottare |
hijacking {n} (instance of such an act) SEE: hijack | :: |
Hijra {n} /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ (Muhammad's departure from Mecca) | :: egira {f} |
Hijra {n} | :: egira |
hike {n} /haɪk/ (a long walk) | :: camminata, passeggiata, escursione {f} |
hike {n} (an abrupt increase) | :: impennata {f}, balzo {m}, aumento {m} |
hike {v} (to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise) | :: fare un'escursione |
hiker {n} /ˈhaɪkɚ/ (One who hikes, especially frequently) | :: escursionista {m} {f}, gitante {m} {f} |
hikikomori {n} (phenomenon) | :: hikikomori {m} |
hilarious {adj} /hɪˈleɹiəs/ (very funny; causing great merriment and laughter) | :: esilarante, spassoso |
hilarity {n} /hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/ (happiness) | :: ilarità {f} |
Hilary {prop} /ˈhɪləɹi/ (male given name) | :: Ilario |
Hilary {prop} (female given name) | :: Ilaria |
Hilbert space {n} (a space in mathematics) | :: spazio di Hilbert, spazio hilbertiano |
Hilda {prop} /ˈhɪldə/ (female given name) | :: Ilda |
hill {n} /hɪl/ (elevated location) | :: collina {f}, colle {m} |
hillbilly {n} /ˈhɪlbɪli/ (someone who is from the hills) | :: montanaro {m}, buzzurro |
hillbilly {n} (white person from the rural southern United States) | :: sudista {m} |
hillock {n} /ˈhɪl.ək/ (small hill) | :: collinetta {f}, monticello {m} |
hilly {adj} /ˈhɪli/ (abounding in hills) | :: collinoso |
hilt {n} /hɪlt/ (grip of a sword) | :: impugnatura {f}, elsa {f}, coccia {f}, guardamano {m} |
hilum {n} /ˈhaɪ.ləm/ ((botany) eye of a seed) | :: ilo {m}, ombelico {m}, occhio {m} |
him {pron} /əm/ (dative / indirect object) | :: gli |
him {pron} (objective after preposition) | :: lui |
him {pron} (accusative / direct object) | :: lo |
him {pron} (himself) SEE: himself | :: |
him {pron} (he) SEE: he | :: |
Himalayas {prop} /ˌhɪməˈleɪəz/ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) | :: Himalaja |
himself {pron} /hɪmˈsɛlf/ | :: lui stesso |
hin {n} (Hebrew unit of measure) | :: hin {m} |
hind {adj} /haɪnd/ (located at the rear) | :: posteriore {m}, didietro {m} |
hind {n} (female deer) | :: cerva {f} |
hindbrain {n} (hindbrain) | :: rombencefalo {m} |
hinder {v} /ˈhɪndɚ/ (to make difficult to accomplish) | :: impedire |
hinder {v} (to keep back; to delay or impede) | :: ostacolare, ritardare, intralciare, impedire |
Hindi {n} /ˈhɪndi/ (language) | :: hindi {m} |
hind leg {n} /haɪnd.lɛɡ/ (either of two legs towards the rear) | :: zampa posteriore {f} |
hindrance {n} (something which hinders) | :: impaccio {m}, ostacolo {m}, impedimento {m} |
hindsight {n} /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/ (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) | :: senno di poi {m} |
hindsight is 20/20 {proverb} (in hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset) | :: del senno di poi son piene le fosse |
Hindu {adj} /ˈhɪnduː/ (of or relating to Hinduism) | :: indù, induista |
Hindu {n} (religious adherent) | :: indù, induista |
hinge {n} /ˈhɪndʒ/ (device for the pivoting of a door) | :: cerniera, cardine {m} |
hinge {n} (statistics: median of upper or lower half of a batch) SEE: quartile | :: |
hinge {n} (philately: paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps) SEE: stamp hinge | :: |
hinged {adj} (affixed with a stamp hinge) | :: linguellato |
hinny {n} /ˈhɪ.ni/ (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) | :: bardotto {m} |
hint {n} /hɪnt/ (clue) | :: accenno {m}, allusione {f}, indizio {m}, aiuto {m}, dritta {f}, suggerimento {m} |
hint {n} (tiny amount) | :: pizzico {m} |
hinterland {n} /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/ (rural territory surrounding urban area) | :: hinterland |
hip {n} /hɪp/ (joint) | :: anca {f} |
hip hip hooray {interj} (an exclamation of congratulations) | :: hip hip hip urrà, hip hip hip hurrà |
hippocamp {n} (mythological creature) SEE: hippocampus | :: |
hippocampus {n} (mythological creature) | :: ippocampo {m} |
hippocampus {n} (brain region) | :: ippocampo {m} |
hippocaust {n} (hypocaust) SEE: hypocaust | :: |
Hippocrates {prop} /hɪˈpɒkɹəˌtiːz/ (an Ancient Greek male given name) | :: Ippocrate |
Hippocratic {adj} (of Hippocrates) | :: ippocratico |
hippogriff {n} (creature) | :: ippogrifo {m} |
hippopotamus {n} /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (large African mammal) | :: ippopotamo {m} |
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia {n} /ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ (the fear of long words) | :: ippopotomostrosesquipedaliofobia {f}, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia {f}, sesquipedaliofobia {f} |
hippuric {adj} (Of or pertaining to hippuric acid or its derivatives) | :: ippurico |
hire {v} /haɪə/ (to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment) | :: assoldare, noleggiare |
hire {v} (to employ) | :: impiegare, ingaggiare, assumere |
hire {v} | :: noleggiare , assumere |
Hirnantian {prop} | :: Hirnantiano |
hirola {n} (antelope) | :: damalisco di Hunter {m} |
Hiroshima {prop} /hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/ (a city in Honshu, Japan) | :: Hiroshima, Iroscima |
hirsute {adj} /hɚˈsut/ (hairy) | :: irsuto |
hirsutism {n} (excessive and increased hair growth) | :: irsutismo {m} |
his {determiner} /ˈhɪz/ (attributive: belonging to him) | :: suo {m}, sua {f}, suoi {p}, sue {f-p} |
His Holiness {n} (honorific title) | :: Vostra Santità, Sua Santità |
His Imperial Majesty {pron} (His Imperial Majesty) | :: Sua Maestà Imperiale |
His Majesty {pron} (title of respect used when referring to a king) | :: Sua Maestà |
Hispanic {adj} /hɪˈspænɪk/ (Of or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture) | :: ispanico |
Hispaniola {prop} (island in the Caribbean) | :: Hispaniola {f}, Ispaniola {f} |
Hispanophone {adj} (Spanish-speaking) | :: ispanoparlante, ispanofono {m} |
hispid {adj} (covered in short, stiff hairs) | :: ispido |
His Royal Highness {pron} (royal title) | :: Sua Altezza Reale |
hiss {n} /hɪs/ (sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.) | :: sibilo {m} |
hiss {n} (animal expression of disapproval) | :: soffio {m} |
hiss {n} | :: sibilo, sibilio, fischio |
hiss {v} (to make a hissing sound) | :: sibilare, fischiare, soffiare |
histochemistry {n} (the branch of histology dealing with the chemistry of cells and tissues) | :: istochimica {f} |
histological {adj} (pertaining to histology) | :: istologico |
histologically {adv} (histologically) | :: istologicamente |
histology {n} (study of microscopic structure) | :: istologia {f} |
histone {n} /ˈhɪstəʊn/ (water-soluble protein) | :: istone {m} |
historian {n} /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/ (writer of history) | :: storico {m}, storica {f} |
historian {n} (person who studies history) | :: storico {m}, storica {f} |
historic {adj} (historical) SEE: historical | :: |
historic {adj} /(h)ɪˈstɔːɹɪk/ (having significance in history) | :: storico, storica |
historical {adj} /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/ (pertaining to history) | :: storico |
historicalization {n} (the framing of something in an historical perspective) | :: storicizzazione {f} |
historical linguistics {n} (the scientific study of language change) | :: linguistica storica {f}, linguistica diacronica {f} |
historically {adv} (in a historic manner) | :: storicamente |
historicism {n} (theory that relates events to historical context) | :: storicismo |
historicize {v} | :: storicizzare |
historiographer {n} /hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ/ (historiography scholar) | :: storiografo {m} |
historiography {n} /hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | :: storiografia {f} |
history {n} /ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/ (aggregate of past events) | :: storia {f} |
history {n} (branch of knowledge that studies the past) | :: storia {f} |
history {n} (record or narrative description of past events) | :: storia {f} |
history {n} (medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions) | :: precedenti {m-p}, anamnesi |
history {n} (computing: record of previous user events) | :: cronologia {f} |
history repeats itself {proverb} (Translations) | :: la storia si ripete |
histrionic {adj} /hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/ (of or relating to actors or acting) | :: istrionesco {m}, istrionesca {f}, istrionico {m}, istrionica {f} |
hit {v} /hɪt/ (to give a blow) | :: colpire, picchiare, battere |
hit {n} (computing, Internet: positive result of a search) | :: risultato |
hit {n} ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) | :: valida {f}, battuta {f} valida |
hit {n} | :: colpo {m} |
hit {v} (to hit) SEE: strike | :: |
hitch {n} /hɪtʃ/ (knot) | :: nodo {m}, nodi {m-p} |
hitch {n} (connection point for trailer) | :: gancio {m}, ganci {m-p} |
hitch {n} (problem, delay or source of difficulty) | :: inconveniente, intoppo {m} |
hitchhike {v} /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ (to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road) | :: fare l'autostop |
hitchhiker {n} (a person who hitchhikes) | :: autostoppista {m} {f}, gitante {m}, turista {m} |
hither {adv} /ˈhɪðɚ/ (to here) | :: qui, qua |
hither {adj} (on this side) | :: citeriore, al di qua |
hither and thither {adv} (In a disorderly manner) | :: qua e là |
hitherto {adv} /ˈhɪðɚˌtu/ (up to this time) | :: fin qui, fino a qui, fino ad ora, fino allora, finora |
hit it and quit it {v} (to have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and discard the company immediately thereafter) | :: una botta e via {f}, sveltina {f} |
Hitlerian {adj} (related to Adolf Hitler) | :: hitleriano |
Hitlerism {n} (political philosophy of Hitler) | :: hitlerismo {m} |
Hitler Youth {prop} | :: Gioventù hitleriana {f} |
hitman {n} (contract killer) | :: sicario {m}, killer {m} |
hit point {n} (A unit of damage) | :: punto danno {m} |
hitpoint {n} (hit point) SEE: hit point | :: |
hit the deck {v} (To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly) | :: mettersi giù |
hit the nail on the head {v} (identify something exactly) | :: colpire nel segno |
Hittite {n} /ˈhɪtaɪt/ (person) | :: ittita {m}, ittito {m}, hittita {m}, hittito {m}, eteo {m} |
hive {n} (structure for housing a swarm of honeybees) SEE: beehive | :: |
hive of activity {n} (very busy place) | :: viavai {m}, andirivieni {m}, porto di mare {m} |
hives {n} (medical condition) SEE: urticaria | :: |
hmm {interj} /hm̩/ (indicating thinking or pondering) | :: mmh, uhm, hmm |
Hmong {n} /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/ (people) | :: hmong |
hnn {interj} (indicating thinking or pondering) SEE: hmm | :: |
hoard {n} /hɔɹd/ (hidden supply) | :: scorta {f}, gruzzolo {m} |
hoard {n} (archeology: cache of valuable objects) | :: scoperta {f}, rinvenimento {m}, tesoro {m} |
hoard {v} (to amass) | :: accumulare, tesaurizzare, collezionare |
hoarder {n} /ˈhɔɹdɚ/ (one who hoards) | :: incettatore {m}, accaparratore {m}, accaparratrice {f} |
hoarding {n} /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ (anxiety disorder) | :: disturbo da accumulo {m} |
hoarfrost {n} (frozen dew drops) | :: brina {f}, calaverna {f} |
hoarse {adj} /hɔɹs/ (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) | :: rauco, atono |
hoarseness {n} (having dry harsh voice) | :: arrochimento {m}, raucedine {f}, rochezza {f}, rocaggine {f} |
hoary {adj} /hɔɹ.i/ (white or gray with age) | :: canuto |
hoax {v} /hoʊks/ (to deceive with a hoax) | :: frodare |
hoax {n} (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) | :: frode {f}, inganno {m}, bufala {f} |
hob {n} /hɑb/ (cooking surface) | :: piano cottura {m} |
hobbit {n} /ˈhɒbɪt/ (fictional small humanoid creature) | :: hobbit {m} |
hobble {n} /ˈhɒbəl/ (Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses) | :: pastoia {f}, ceppi {m-p}, lacci {m-p} |
hobble {n} (An unsteady, off-balance step) | :: traballamento {m}, barcollamento {m}, vacillamento {m}, sbilanciamento {m} |
hobby {n} /ˈhɑ.bi/ (activity done for enjoyment in spare time) | :: hobby {m}, passatempo {m} |
hobby {n} (Falco subbuteo) | :: falco {m}, falcone {m} |
hobby horse {n} (child's toy) | :: cavalluccio di legno {m} |
hobnob {n} /ˈhɒbnɒb/ (informal chat) | :: chiacchierata {f} |
hobo {n} /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/ (homeless person) | :: senzatetto |
hobo {n} (tramp, vagabond; bum) | :: vagabondo |
hock {n} /hɑk/ (tarsal jount of a digitigrade quadruped) | :: garretto {m} |
hock {n} (meat from that part of a food animal) | :: garretto {m} |
hockey {n} /ˈhɒki/ (the sport) | :: hockey |
hockey puck {n} (puck used in hockey) | :: disco di gomma {m} |
hockey stick {n} (instrument used in ice hockey) | :: bastone da hockey su ghiaccio {m} |
hockey stick {n} (instrument used in field hockey) | :: bastone da hockey su prato {m} |
hod {n} /ˈhɑd/ (box) | :: sparviere {m} |
hodgepodge {n} /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/ (collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble) | :: pot-pourri {m}, accozzaglia {f}, zibaldone {m}, miscuglio {m}, pasticcio {m}, pastrocchio {m}, guazzabuglio {m} |
hodograph {n} | :: odografo {m} |
hodographic {adj} | :: odografo |
hoe {n} /hoʊ/ (agricultural tool) | :: zappa {f} |
hoe {v} (to use the gardening tool) | :: zappare |
hoeing {n} | :: smarratura {f} |
hogherd {n} (swineherd) SEE: swineherd | :: |
hog millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet | :: |
hogwash {n} /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/ (nonsense) | :: cazzata {f}, stupidaggine {f}, corbelleria {f}, minchiata {f} |
hogwash {n} (scraps fed to pigs) | :: pastone {m}, intruglio {m}, avanzi {m-p}, sbobba {f} |
hoiho {n} (yellow-eyed penguin) SEE: yellow-eyed penguin | :: |
hoi polloi {n} (elite) SEE: elite | :: |
hoist {v} /hɔɪst/ (transitive: to raise; to lift; to elevate) | :: elevare, alzare, issare, innalzare, sollevare, brandire |
hoist {n} (hoisting device) | :: paranco {m}, puleggia {f}, carrucola {f}, gru {f}, elevatore {m} |
hoist by one's own petard {adj} (be hurt by one's own plot) | :: cadere nella propria trappola, darsi la zappa sui piedi, fare autogol, autogol |
Hokkaido {prop} (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) | :: Hokkaido, Hokkaidō |
hold {v} /hoʊld/ (to grasp) | :: tenere, imbracciare |
hold {v} (to contain) | :: contenere |
hold {v} (to keep possession) | :: mantenere, tenere, serbare |
hold {v} (to reserve) | :: tenere, prenotare |
hold {v} (to cause to wait) | :: trattenere |
hold {v} (to maintain, to consider) | :: trattenere, tenere |
hold {v} (to bind to a consequence of one's actions) | :: mantenere |
hold {v} (to be or remain valid) | :: ritenere |
hold {v} | :: [2] contenere |
hold {n} (grasp) | :: presa {f} |
hold {n} (reserve) | :: prenotazione {f} |
hold {n} (wrestling grip) | :: presa {f} |
hold {n} (cargo area) | :: stiva {f} |
holder {n} /ˈhəʊldə/ (a thing that holds) | :: contenitore {m}, sostegno {m} |
holder {n} (a person who possesses something) | :: possessore {m}, detentore {m}, proprietario {m} |
holding {n} /ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ/ (something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds) | :: possesso |
hold off {v} (to delay someone or something) | :: ritardare |
hold off {v} (to delay commencing) | :: posporre |
hold off {v} (To delay commencing an action) | :: attendere |
hold on {v} (wait a minute) | :: aspettare un po', aspettare un attimo, aspettare un momento, aspettare un istante, attendere |
hold on {v} (to hold, grasp, or grip) | :: tenersi, aggrapparsi |
hold on {v} (to keep; to store something for someone) | :: tenere, conservare |
hold one's tongue {v} (refrain from talking about something, see also: shut up) | :: tenere a freno la lingua |
hold out {v} (endure) | :: resistere, sopravvivere |
hold out {v} (withhold something) | :: aspettarsi |
hold out {v} | :: attendere, aspettare |
hold sway {v} (dominate) | :: dominare |
hold to account {v} | :: responsabilizzare |
hold up {v} (to wait or delay) | :: ritardare, rallentare, frenare, aspettare |
hold up {v} (to support or lift) | :: sollevare, alzare |
hold up {v} (to withstand; to stand up to; to survive) | :: sostenere, fronteggiare |
hold up {v} (to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement) | :: mantenere, attenersi |
hold up {v} (to rob at gunpoint) | :: rapinare |
hold-up {n} (a robbery at gunpoint) | :: rapina {f}, rapina a mano armata |
hold-ups {n} (hold-up stockings) | :: autoreggenti {f-p} |
hole {n} (pit) SEE: pit | :: |
hole {n} /hoʊl/ (hollow in some surface) | :: buco {m}, pertugio {m}, foro {m}, cunicolo {m}, fessura {f} |
hole {n} (opening in a solid) | :: buco {m} |
hole {n} (weakness, flaw) | :: falla {f}, crepa {f}, debolezza {f} |
hole {n} (container) | :: buca {f} |
hole {n} (lack of an electron) | :: lacuna {f}, lacuna elettronica {f} |
hole {n} (security vulnerability) | :: falla {f} |
hole {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) | :: orifizio {m}, pertugio {m}, cavità {f} |
hole {n} (place where a prisoner is kept) | :: cella di isolamento {f} |
hole {n} (undesirable place) | :: buco {m}, cesso {m} |
hole {v} (to destroy) SEE: destroy | :: |
hole punch {n} (tool) | :: perforatrice {f} |
holiday {n} /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ (day on which a festival etc. is traditionally observed) | :: giorno festivo {m} |
holiday {n} (day declared free from work by the government) | :: giorno festivo {m} |
holiday {n} (period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel) | :: vacanza {f}, ferie {f-p} |
holiday {n} (period during which pupils do not attend school) | :: vacanza {f} |
holiday {n} (unintentional gap) | :: vacanza {f} |
holidayer {n} (one who is on holiday) SEE: holiday-maker | :: |
holiday home {n} (second home) | :: appartamento per vacanze {m} |
holiday-maker {n} (somebody on holiday) | :: turista {m}, villeggiante {m}, vacanziere {m} |
holiness {n} /ˈhoʊlinəs/ (state or condition of being holy) | :: santità {f} |
Holiness {n} (used to address the pope) | :: Santità {f} |
holism {n} (theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts) | :: olismo {m} |
holistic {adj} /hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk/ (relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts) | :: olistico {m} |
holland {n} (linen cloth) | :: olanda {f} |
Holland {prop} /ˈhɒlənd/ (region of the Netherlands, see also: Netherlands) | :: Olanda {f} |
holler {n} /ˈhɑ.ləɹ/ (A yell, shout) | :: urlo {m}, grido {m} |
holler {v} (to yell, shout) | :: sbraitare, urlare |
hollow {n} (hollow in some surface) SEE: hole | :: |
hollow {n} /ˈhɑ.loʊ/ (sunken area) | :: cavità {f} |
hollow {adj} (having an empty space inside) | :: cavo {m} |
hollow {adj} (without substance) | :: vacuo |
hollowly {adv} (in a hollow manner) | :: cavernosamente [cavernously], cupamente [in terms of sound] |
hollowness {n} (the state or quality of being hollow) | :: cavernosità |
hollow of the knee {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit | :: |
hollow victory {n} (Pyrrhic victory) SEE: Pyrrhic victory | :: |
holly {n} /ˈhɑli/ (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex) | :: agrifoglio {m} |
hollyhock {n} (plant) | :: malvarosa {f}, malvone {m} |
holmium {n} /ˈhoʊmiəm/ (chemical element) | :: olmio {m} |
holm oak {n} /ˈhoʊm oʊk/ (evergreen tree, Quercus ilex) | :: leccio {m} |
holo- {prefix} (whole) | :: olo- |
Holocaust {prop} /ˈhɑləkɔst/ (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany) | :: Olocausto, Shoah |
Holocaust {prop} | :: olocausto {m} |
Holocene {prop} / ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/ (The Holocene epoch) | :: olocene {m} |
Holofernes {prop} /hɑːləˈfɝːniːz/ (character in the Book of Judith) | :: Oloferne |
hologenesis {n} (theory of evolution) | :: ologenesi {f} |
hologenetic {adj} | :: ologenetico |
hologramize {v} | :: olografare |
holographic {adj} (in the form of a hologram or holograph) | :: olografico {m} |
holography {n} (a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance) | :: olografia {f} |
holohedry {n} (condition of crystal) | :: oloedria {f} |
holomictic {adj} (having layers of water that intermix) | :: olomittico |
holotype {n} (single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon) | :: olotipo {m} |
holster {n} (case for carrying a gun) | :: fondina {f} |
holster {n} (belt with loops or slots) | :: cintura per attrezzi {f} |
holus-bolus {adv} (all together, unmodified) | :: in toto |
holy {adj} /ˈhoʊli/ (dedicated to a religious purpose) | :: sacro |
holy {adj} (revered in a religion) | :: santo |
holy {adj} (flawless) | :: immacolato |
holy card {n} | :: santino {m}, immaginetta {f} |
Holy Communion {prop} (Christian sacrament) | :: comunione {f}, viatico {m}, eucaristia {f} |
Holy Ghost {prop} (aspect of the Holy Trinity) SEE: Holy Spirit | :: |
holy grail {n} (distant, near impossible goal) | :: Santo Graal {m} |
Holy Grail {prop} (artifact in Christian mythology) | :: Santo Graal {m} |
Holy Prepuce {n} (Holy Prepuce) | :: Santo prepuzio {m} |
Holy Roller {n} (derogative: devoutly religious person) | :: bigotto |
Holy Roman Empire {prop} (state) | :: Sacro Romano Impero {m} |
Holy See {prop} /ˌhəʊli ˈsiː/ (episcopal see of the Catholic Church) | :: Santa Sede {f}, Sede Apostolica {f} |
holy shit {interj} /ˌhoʊli ˈʃɪt/ (expression of surprise or the like) | :: porca puttana {f}, merda {f}, sticazzi |
Holy Spirit {prop} (Christian: aspect of the Holy Trinity) | :: Spirito Santo {m} |
Holy Thursday {prop} (Maundy Thursday) SEE: Maundy Thursday | :: |
Holy Thursday {prop} (Ascension Day) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
holy war {n} (primarily religious war) | :: guerra santa {f} |
holy water {n} (water, sanctified) | :: acqua benedetta, acqua santa |
Holy Week {prop} (week preceding Easter) | :: Settimana Santa {f} |
homage {n} /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord) | :: omaggio {m} |
homage {n} (demonstration of respect) | :: omaggio {m} |
homage {n} (artistic work imitating another in a flattering style) | :: omaggio {m} |
Homburg hat {n} (a stiff felt hat similar to a fedora) | :: lobbia {f} |
home {n} /hoʊm/ (house or structure in which someone lives) | :: casa {f}, focolare {m} |
home {n} (someone’s native land) | :: patria {f}, paese {m} |
home {n} (habitat) | :: habitat {m}, dimora {f} |
home {n} (goal (sports)) | :: meta {f}, traguardo {m} |
home {v} (to home ("in on")) | :: centrare |
home {adv} (at home) | :: a casa |
home {adv} (homewards) | :: a casa |
home appliance {n} (household appliance) SEE: household appliance | :: |
home automation {n} | :: domotica {f} |
home base {n} (baseball) SEE: home plate | :: |
homebody {n} (person who likes to stay home) | :: pantofolaio {m} |
homebrewed {adj} (homemade) SEE: homemade | :: |
home cinema {n} (theatre-quality movie system at home) | :: home theater {m}, home theatre {m}, home cinema {m} |
home country {n} (country where a person was born and raised) | :: patria {f} |
homegrown {adj} (Grown at home) | :: nostrano, fatto in casa |
home help {n} (one who does chores and provides in-home care) | :: colf {f}, collaboratrice familiare {f} |
home is where the heart is {proverb} (One's true home is where one feels happiest) | :: la casa è dove si trova il cuore |
homeland {n} (country which one regards as home) | :: patria {f}, suolo natio, paese {m} |
homeless {adj} /ˈhoʊmlɪs/ (lacking a permanent residence) | :: senzatetto |
homemade {adj} (made at home) | :: fatto in casa, casereccio, casalingo |
homeoarchy {n} | :: omeoarchia {f} |
homeomorphism {n} (in topology) | :: omeomorfismo {m} |
homeomorphy {n} (biology: the evolution of similar external forms from very distant ancestors) | :: omeomorfia {f} |
homeopath {n} (a person who practices homeopathy) | :: omeopata {m} {f} |
homeopathic {adj} (of or pertaining to homeopathy) | :: omeopatico |
homeopathy {n} /ˌhomiˈɑpəθi/ (system of treating diseases with very small amounts) | :: omeopatia {f} |
homeostasis {n} /ˌhɒm.i.ə(ʊ)ˈsteɪ.sɪs/ (ability to stabilize internal environment) | :: omeostasi {f} |
homeostat {n} | :: omeostato {m} |
home page {n} /ˈhoʊmpeɪdʒ/ (main or first page of a website) | :: pagina iniziale {f}, portale {m} |
home page {n} (web page set to open in a web browser) | :: pagina iniziale {f} |
home plate {n} (pentagonal rubber object) | :: casa base {f} |
homer {n} /ˈhoʊməɹ/ (devoted supporter of a team) | :: fanatico {m} |
homer {n} (four-base hit) SEE: home run | :: |
homer {n} (homing pigeon) SEE: homing pigeon | :: |
Homer {prop} /ˈhoʊməɹ/ (Ancient Greek poet) | :: Omero {m} |
Homer {prop} (A male given name) | :: Omero {m} |
Homeric {adj} /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/ (resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer) | :: omerico |
Homerist {n} | :: omerista |
home run {n} ((baseball) four-base hit) | :: fuoricampo |
home school {n} (boarding school) SEE: boarding school | :: |
homesickness {n} (missing one's home or family) | :: nostalgia {f} |
homestead {n} /ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/ (house together with surrounding land and buildings) | :: abitazione isolata {f}, casa isolata {f} |
homestead {n} (place that is one's home) | :: luogo natio, casolare {m} |
home sweet home {n} /hoʊm swiːt hoʊm/ (Nice, comfortable home) | :: casa, dolce casa |
home theater {n} (home cinema) SEE: home cinema | :: |
hometown {n} (place of birth or residence) | :: città di origine {f} |
homework {n} /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ (work that is done at home) | :: compito {m} (compiti {p}) |
home wrecker {n} (one who becomes romantically involved with a married man or woman) | :: rovinafamiglie {f} |
homicide {n} /ˈhɑməsaɪd/ (the killing of one person by another) | :: omicidio {m}, [manslaughter] omicidio colposo {m}, [murder] omicidio premeditato {m}, [murder] assassinio {m} |
homicide {n} (a person who kills another) | :: [male or female] omicida {m} {f}, [male murderer] assassino {m}, [female murderer] assassina {f} |
homiletics {n} (art of preaching) | :: omiletica {f} |
homily {n} /ˈhɒmɪli/ (sermon) | :: omelia |
homily {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude | :: |
homination {n} | :: ominazione {f} |
homing pigeon {n} (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) | :: piccione viaggiatore {m} |
hominid {n} (primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae) | :: ominide {m} |
homoatomic {adj} (describing a molecule, all of whose atoms are of the same element) | :: omoatomico |
Homocaust {prop} (mass murder or persecution of homosexuals) | :: homocausto |
homocentric {adj} | :: omocentrico |
homocentric {adj} (anthropocentric) SEE: anthropocentric | :: |
homocercal {adj} (of a fish tail) | :: omocerco |
homochromy {n} (the use of the same colour as its background) | :: omocromia {f} |
homocyclic {adj} (chemistry) | :: omociclico |
homocysteinemia {n} (presence of homocysteine) | :: omocisteinemia |
homocystinuria {n} (metabolic disorder) | :: omocistinuria {f} |
homodont {adj} (having teeth that are all of the same type) | :: omodonte |
Homo economicus {prop} (human being) | :: homo oeconomicus |
homoeoteleutic {adj} | :: omeoteleuto |
homoerotic {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
homogeneity {n} /ˌhoʊ.mə.dʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ (quality of being homogeneous) | :: omogeneità {f} |
homogeneous {adj} /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒiː.njəs/ (of the same kind; alike, similar) | :: omogeneo |
homogeneous {adj} (having the same composition throughout) | :: omogeneo |
homogeneously {adv} (in a homogeneous manner) | :: omogeneamente |
homogenized milk {n} (treated milk) | :: latte omogeneizzato {m} |
homoiousia {n} | :: omoiusia {f} |
homokinetic {adj} (constant-velocity) | :: omocinetico |
homolateral {adj} (ipsilateral) | :: omolaterale |
homologously {adv} (in a homologous manner) | :: omologamente |
homologously {adv} (with regard to homology) | :: omologamente |
homology {n} (chemistry: relationship between the elements in the same group of the periodic table) | :: omologia |
homology {n} (genetics: presence of the same series of bases in related genes) | :: omologia |
homomorphism {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: omomorfismo {m} |
homonationalism {n} | :: omonazionalismo {m} |
homonymous {adj} (having the same name) | :: omonimo |
homonymous {adj} (pertaining to a homonym) | :: omonimo |
homonymy {n} (property of being a homonym) | :: omonimia {f} |
homopatriarchy {n} (dominance of homosexual males over other LGBTI people.) | :: omopatriarcato {m} |
homophobe {n} /ˈhɒməˌfəʊb/ (person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality) | :: omofobo {m}, omofoba {f} |
homophobia {n} /ˌhɒ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (fear, dislike, or hate of homosexuals) | :: omofobia {f} |
homophobic {adj} (characteristic of homophobia) | :: omofobico {m}, omofobica {f}, omofobo {m}, omofoba {f} |
homophone {n} /ˈhɑːməfoʊ̯n/ (words with the same pronunciation) | :: omofono {m} |
homopter {n} (insect) | :: omottero {m} |
homorhythm {n} (style of music) | :: omoritmia |
homorhythmic {adj} (having a single rhythm) | :: omoritimico |
homoscedastic {adj} (having the same finite variance for all elements) | :: omoschedastico |
homoscedasticity {n} /hoʊmoʊsɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/ (property of a set of random variables) | :: omoschedasticità {f} |
homosexual {adj} /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) | :: omosessuale {m} {f} |
homosexual {n} (person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex) | :: omosessuale {m} {f} |
homosexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: omosessualità {f} |
homosexualization {n} | :: omosessualizzazione {f} |
homosexualize {v} | :: omosessualizzare |
homosexually {adv} (in a homosexual way) | :: omosessualmente |
homothecy {n} (homothety) SEE: homothety | :: |
homothety {n} (scaling transformation) | :: omotetia {f} |
homozygote {n} /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (a diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci) | :: omozigote {m} |
homozygous {adj} /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/ (of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele) | :: omozigote |
Honduran {n} (Person from Honduras) | :: onduregno {m} |
Honduran {adj} (Pertaining to Honduras) | :: honduriano, onduregno |
Honduras {prop} /hɑnˈdʊɹ.əs/ (a country in Central America) | :: Honduras |
hone {n} /hoʊn/ (sharpening stone) | :: mola {f}, cote {f} |
hone {v} (to sharpen with a hone) | :: affilare, molare, arrotare, affinare |
hone {v} (to refine or master a skill) | :: affinare |
honest {adj} /ˈɑnɪst/ (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth) | :: onesto {m}, onesta {f} |
honestly {adv} /ˈɑnɪstli/ (in an honest manner) | :: onestamente |
honesty {n} /ˈɑːnəsti/ (quality of being honest) | :: onestà {f}, lealtà {f}, correttezza {f} |
honey {n} /ˈhʌni/ (sweet substance produced by bees) | :: miele {m} |
honey {n} (term of affection) | :: carino {m}, tesoro {m}, gioia {f} |
honey badger {n} (Mellivora capensis) | :: tasso del miele {m}, ratele {m}, mellivora {f} |
honeybadger {n} (honey badger) SEE: honey badger | :: |
honey bear {n} (kinkajou) SEE: kinkajou | :: |
honey bear {n} (sloth bear) SEE: sloth bear | :: |
honey bear {n} (sun bear) SEE: sun bear | :: |
honey bee {n} (honey bee) | :: ape da miele {f}, ape domestica {f} |
honeybee {n} (honey bee) SEE: honey bee | :: |
honey buzzard {n} (Pernis apivorus) | :: falco pecchiaiolo {m} |
honeycomb {n} /ˈhʌniːkəʊm/ (structure of cells made by bees) | :: favo {m}, cella {f}, nido d'api {m}, nido {m} |
honeycomb stomach {n} (reticulum) SEE: reticulum | :: |
honey fungus {n} (mushroom of the genus Armillaria) | :: chiodino {m} |
honey locust {n} (tree) | :: spino di Giuda {m} |
honeymoon {n} /ˈhʌn.iˌmun/ (period of time immediately following a marriage) | :: luna di miele {f} |
honeymoon {n} (trip taken by a newly wed married couple) | :: viaggio di nozze {m} |
honeysuckle {n} /ˈhʌniːsʌkəl/ (plant) | :: caprifoglio {m} |
honey wine {n} (mead) SEE: mead | :: |
Hong Kong {prop} /ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/ (coastal administrative region in south-east China) | :: Hong Kong {f} |
Hong Konger {n} (Hongkongese) SEE: Hongkongese | :: |
Hongkongese {adj} (relating to Hong Kong) | :: hongkonghese |
honk {v} /hɒŋk/ (to use a car horn) | :: suonare il clacson |
Honolulu {prop} /ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/ (the capital of Hawaii) | :: Honolulu {f} |
honor {n} /ˈɑn.ɚ/ (token of praise or respect) | :: onore {m} |
honor {v} (think of, respect highly) | :: onorare |
honorable {adj} /ˈɒnəɹəbl̩/ (worthy of respect) | :: onorevole, onorabile |
honorarium {n} /ˈɒ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/ (compensation for services) | :: onorario {m} |
honorary {adj} (given as an honor) | :: honoris causa, ad honorem |
Honorius {prop} (male given name) | :: Onorio {m} |
honour {n} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
honour {v} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
honourably {adv} /ˈɒnəɹəbli/ (in an honourable manner) | :: onorevolmente, onorabilmente |
honour killing {n} (murder as a cultural practice) | :: delitto d'onore {m} |
hood {n} /hʊd/ (headwear) | :: cappuccio |
hood {n} (university degree) | :: cappuccio della toga universitaria |
hood {n} (protective cover) | :: cupola, cappa, schermo |
hood {n} (soft top) | :: cappotta, soffietto |
hood {n} (car engine cover) | :: cofano {m} |
hood {n} (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes) | :: cappa |
hood {v} (cover with a hood) | :: incappucciare, nascondere |
hood {adj} (Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects) | :: vicinato, quartiere |
hood {n} (thug) SEE: thug | :: |
hooded crow {n} (Corvus cornix) | :: cornacchia grigia {f} |
hoodie {n} /ˈhʊdi/ (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) | :: felpa {f} |
hoodiecrow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
hoodwink {v} /ˈhʊd.wɪŋk/ (to deceive) | :: ingannare, imbrogliare |
hoof {n} /hʊf/ (tip of a toe of ungulates) | :: zoccolo {m} |
hoof {n} (slang: human foot) | :: zampa {f} |
hoofer {n} (professional dancer) | :: ballerino, ballerina |
hoo-ha {n} /ˈhuːˌhɑː/ (a fuss, commotion, uproar) | :: brusio |
hook {n} /hʊk/ (rod bent into a curved shape) | :: gancio {m}, gancetto {m}, uncino {m} |
hook {n} (catchy musical phrase) | :: ritornello {m}, parte orecchiabile {f} |
hook {n} (type of boxing punch) | :: gancio |
hook {v} (to attach a hook) | :: agganciare |
hook {v} (to catch with a hook) | :: prendere all 'amo |
hook {v} (to ensnare someone) | :: agganciare, attirare |
hook {v} (to connect) | :: connettersi, inserire, agganciare |
hook {v} (slang: to engage in prostitution) | :: adescare |
hook {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
hook {v} (to steal) SEE: steal | :: |
hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook | :: |
hookah {n} /ˈhʊ.kə/ (pipe) | :: narghilè {m} |
hooked {adj} /hʊkt/ (having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook) | :: a uncino, a forma di uncino, adunco {m}, aquilino {m} |
hooker {n} (prostitute) SEE: whore | :: |
hooker {n} /ˈhʊk.ɚ/ (rugby player) | :: tallonatore {m} |
Hooke's law {prop} (principle that stress applied to a solid is proportional to strain produced) | :: legge di Hooke {f} |
hooknose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose | :: |
hookup {n} (brief sexual relationship) SEE: fling | :: |
hookup {n} (connection) | :: attacco |
hooligan {n} /ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/ (person that causes trouble or violence) | :: teppista, vandalo, hooligan {m} |
hoopoe {n} /ˈhupu/ (bird Upupa epops) | :: upupa {f} |
hoopster {n} (basketball player) SEE: basketball player | :: |
hooray {interj} /həˈɹeɪ/ (elated expression of approval) | :: urrà, evviva |
hoot {n} /huːt/ (cry of an owl) | :: ululo {m} |
hooter {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
hooter {n} (owl) SEE: owl | :: |
hooter {n} /ˈhu.tɚ/ (horn of a motor vehicle) | :: clacson {m} |
hooter {n} (slang: nose) SEE: schnozzle | :: |
hoover {v} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
hoover {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
hop {n} /hɑp/ (a short jump) | :: saltello {m} |
hop {v} (jump a short distance) | :: saltellare |
hop {v} (to suddenly take transport) | :: saltàr su |
hop {n} (the plant whose flowers are used in brewing) | :: luppolo {m} |
hop {n} ((plural) flowers of the hop plant) | :: luppolo {m} |
hope {v} /hoʊp/ (to want something to happen, with expectation that it might) | :: sperare |
hope {n} (belief that something wished for can happen) | :: speranza {f} |
hope {n} (person or thing that is a source of hope) | :: speranza {f} |
Hope {prop} /ˈhoʊp/ (female given name) | :: Speranza {f} |
hope against hope {v} | :: Dio ce la mandi buona |
hopeful {adj} /ˈhoʊpfəl/ (feeling hope) | :: speranzoso |
hopefully {adv} /ˈhoʊpfəli/ (it is hoped that) | :: speranzosamente |
hopefully {adv} (in a hopeful manner) | :: con buone speranze |
hopefulness {n} (property of being hopeful) | :: speranzosità {f} |
hopeless {adj} /ˈhoʊplɪs/ (destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) | :: disperato |
hopeless {adj} (desperate) SEE: desperate | :: |
hopeless {adj} (incurable) SEE: incurable | :: |
hope springs eternal {proverb} (the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) | :: la speranza è l'ultima a morire (hope is the last one to die) |
hophornbeam {n} (Any species of the genus Ostrya) | :: carpino {m}, carpinella {f} |
hopper crystal {n} | :: tramoggia {f} |
hop to it {v} (hurry up) SEE: hurry up | :: |
Horace {prop} /ˈhɒɹəs/ (poet) | :: Orazio {m} |
Horace {prop} (male given name) | :: Orazio {m} |
horde {n} /hɔɹd/ (wandering troop or gang) | :: orda {f} |
horde {n} (a large number of people) | :: orda {f} |
hordeolum {n} (infection) SEE: stye | :: |
horehound {n} (Marrubium vulgare) | :: marrubio {m}, marrobio {m} |
horizon {n} /həˈɹaɪzən/ (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky) | :: orizzonte |
horizontal {adj} /ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) | :: orizzontale |
horizontally {adv} (in a horizontal direction or position) | :: orizzontalmente |
hormonal {adj} /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/ (pertaining to hormones) | :: ormonale |
hormone {n} /ˈhɔːɹmoʊn/ (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) | :: ormone {m} |
horn {n} (antler) SEE: antler | :: |
horn {n} /hɔɹn/ (growth on the heads of certain animals) | :: corno {m} |
horn {n} (substance) | :: corno {m} |
horn {n} (any of several musical wind instruments) | :: corno {m} |
horn {n} (instrument used to signal others) | :: corno {m} |
horn {n} (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) | :: clacson {m} |
hornbeam {n} /ˈhɔɹnˌbim/ (tree of Carpinus) | :: carpino |
hornbill {n} /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/ (bird) | :: bucero |
hornblende {n} /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/ (a green to black amphibole mineral) | :: orneblenda {f} |
horned {adj} /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/ (having horns) | :: cornuto |
horned lark {n} (Eremophila alpestris) | :: allodola golagialla {f} |
horned melon {n} (plant) | :: kiwano {m} |
hornet {n} /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) | :: calabrone {m} |
Horn of Africa {prop} (peninsula in East Africa) | :: Corno d'Africa {m} |
horny {adj} /ˈhɔɹ.ni/ (hard or bony) | :: corneo |
horny {adj} (sexually aroused) | :: arrapato |
horologist {n} (a person who makes or repairs clocks) | :: orologiaio {m}, orologiaia {f} |
horology {n} (art, science and technology of timekeeping) | :: orologia {f} |
horoscope {n} /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ (astrological forecast) | :: oroscopo {m} |
horoscopy {n} (casting of horoscopes) | :: oroscopia {f} |
horrible {adj} /ˈhɔɹɪbəl/ (causing horror, terrible) | :: orribile, terribile |
horribly {adv} (in a horrible way) | :: orribilmente |
horrid {adj} /ˈhɔɹɪd/ (causing horror or dread) | :: orrido |
horror {n} /ˈhɔɹɚ/ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) | :: orrore {m} |
horse {n} /hɔːs/ (members of the species Equus ferus) | :: cavallo {m} |
horse archer {n} (a cavalryman armed with a bow) | :: arciere a cavallo {m} |
horsebox {n} (vehicle) | :: box {m} |
horse chestnut {n} /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (tree) | :: ippocastano {m}, castagno d'India {m} |
horse chestnut {n} (seed) | :: castagna d'India {f} |
horsefly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) | :: tafano {m} |
horsehair {n} (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) | :: crine {m} |
horseling {n} (foal) SEE: foal | :: |
horseling {n} (pony) SEE: pony | :: |
horseling {n} (a little horse) | :: cavallino {m}, pony {m} |
horse mackerel {n} (pilot fish) SEE: pilot fish | :: |
horse mackerel {n} (jack mackerel) SEE: jack mackerel | :: |
horseman {n} /ˈhɔrsmən/ (man who rides a horse) | :: cavaliere {m} |
horsemanship {n} (equestrianism) SEE: equestrianism | :: |
horsepower {n} /ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/ (non-metric) | :: cavallo vapore {m} |
horsepower {n} (metric) | :: cavallo vapore {m} |
horse racing {n} (a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest) | :: corsa di cavalli {f} |
horseradish {n} /ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/ (plant) | :: rafano {m}, cren {m} |
horseradish {n} (condiment) | :: rafano {m}, barbaforte {f}, cren {m}, rusticano {m} |
horseshit {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
horseshoe {n} /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/ (metallic shoe of a horse) | :: ferro di cavallo {m} |
horseshoe {n} (shape of a horseshoe) | :: ferro di cavallo {m} |
horsetail {n} (ponytail hairstyle) SEE: ponytail | :: |
horsetail {n} /ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/ (plant of the order Equisetales) | :: coda di cavallo {f} |
horsewoman {n} (a female equestrian) | :: amazzone {f} |
hortensia {n} (hydrangea) SEE: hydrangea | :: |
horticulture {n} /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ (the science of caring for gardens) | :: orticoltura {f} |
hosanna {interj} /hoʊˈzænə/ (liturgical word) | :: osanna |
hose {n} /hoʊz/ (flexible tube) | :: manichetta {f} |
hose {n} (stocking-like garment) SEE: tights | :: |
Hosea {prop} /ˌhoʊˈziːə/ (book of the Bible) | :: Osea |
Hosea {prop} (prophet) | :: Osea {m} |
hospice {n} /ˈhɑspɪs/ (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) | :: ospizio {m}, casa di cura |
hospice {n} (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) | :: ospizio, casa di cura |
hospitable {adj} /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ (cordial and generous towards guests) | :: ospitale |
hospitably {adv} (in a hospitable manner) | :: ospitalmente |
hospital {n} /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ (large medical facility) | :: ospedale {m} |
hospitality {n} /hɑs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/ (act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests) | :: ospitalità {f} |
hospitality {n} | :: ospitalità {f} |
hospitalization {n} (hospitalizing of a patient) | :: ospedalizzazione |
hospodar {n} (title of the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia) | :: ospodaro {m} |
host {n} /hoʊst/ (person who receives or entertains a guest) | :: ospitante, anfitrione {m} (at a meal) |
host {n} (person or organisation responsible for running an event) | :: organizzatore {m} |
host {n} (moderator) | :: moderatore {m} |
host {n} (computing: computer attached to a network) | :: host {m} |
host {n} (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) | :: ospite {m} |
host {v} (perform the role of a host) | :: ospitare |
host {n} (consecrated bread) | :: ostia {f} |
hostage {n} /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ (person given as a pledge or security) | :: ostaggio {m} |
hostel {n} /ˈhɑstəl/ (an affordable overnight lodging place) | :: ostello {m} |
hostel {n} (short for youth hostel) SEE: youth hostel | :: |
hostilely {adv} (in a hostile manner) | :: ostilmente |
hostility {n} /hɒˈstɪlɪti/ (state of being hostile) | :: ostilità {f} |
hot {adj} /hɑt/ (having a high temperature) | :: (molto) caldo, bollente |
hot {adj} (of the weather) | :: caldo {m} |
hot {adj} (feeling the sensation of heat) | :: to be hot: avere caldo [the adjective cannot be translated alone in this sense] |
hot {adj} (feverish) | :: febbrile |
hot {adj} (spicy) | :: piccante |
hot {adj} (slang: physically very attractive) | :: figo {m}, figa {f}, gnocca {f} |
hot air {n} (heated air) | :: aria calda {f} |
hot air {n} (empty, confused or exaggerated talk) | :: aria fritta, fuffa {f} |
hot-air balloon {n} (balloon-shaped aircraft filled with hot air) | :: mongolfiera {f} |
hot chocolate {n} (beverage) | :: cioccolata calda |
hotchpot {n} (blending together of property so as to achieve equal division in the case of inheritance; collation) | :: collazione {f} |
hotchpotch {n} (hodgepodge) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
hot dog {v} (to perform a dangerous act as display) SEE: show off | :: |
hot dog {n} /ˈhɑt.dɔɡ/ (frankfurter in a bun) | :: hot dog {m} |
hot dog {n} (sausage) | :: salsiccia {f}, würstel {m} |
hotel {n} /hoʊˈtɛl/ (establishment providing accommodation) | :: albergo {m}, hotel {m} |
hotel {n} (red property in the game of Monopoly) | :: albergo {f} |
hotel {n} (the letter "H") | :: hotel |
hot flash {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) SEE: hot flush | :: |
hot flush {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) | :: vampata di calore {f}, vampa {f}, caldana {f}, scalmana {f} |
hothead {n} (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) | :: testa calda {f} |
hothouse {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
hot on someone's heels {adj} (close behind) | :: alle calcagna |
hotplate {n} (semi-portable stove) | :: fornello {m}, piastra {f} |
hotplate {n} (the element of a stove) | :: piastra {f} |
hotplate {n} (low-powered heating device) | :: piastra riscaldante {f} |
hot potato {n} (child's game) | :: patata calda {f} |
hot potato {n} (awkward or delicate problem) | :: patata bollente {f} |
hot pursuit {n} (close and continuous pursuit) | :: tallonamento {m} |
hot spell {n} (heatwave) SEE: heatwave | :: |
hot spot {n} (place of violent political unrest) | :: zona calda {f} |
Hottentot {n} (a member of the Khoekhoe people, see also: Khoekhoe) | :: ottentotto {m}, ottentotta {f} |
Hottentot {prop} (language of the Khoekhoe, see also: Khoekhoe) | :: ottentotto {m} |
Hottentot teal {n} (Anas hottentota) | :: alzavola ottentotta |
hottie {n} (informal: hot-water bottle) SEE: hot water bottle | :: |
hot water bottle {n} (a flexible bottle for heat therapy) | :: borsa dell'acqua calda {f} |
hound {n} /haʊnd/ (dog, hunting dog) | :: bracco {m} |
hour {n} /ˈaʊɚ/ (time period of sixty minutes) | :: ora {f} |
hourglass {n} /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/ (clock) | :: clessidra {f} |
houri {n} /ˈhʊəɹi/ ((Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin) | :: uri {f} |
house {v} /haʊz/ (keep within a structure or container) | :: collocare |
house {v} (admit to residence) | :: alloggiare |
house {n} (bingo) SEE: bingo | :: |
house {n} (genre of music) SEE: house music | :: |
house {n} (human abode) | :: casa {f} |
house {n} (archetypal structure of a human abode) | :: casa {f} |
house {n} (theatre) | :: teatro {m} |
house {n} (debating chamber for government politicians) | :: camera {f} |
house arrest {n} (confinement of a person, by authorities, to his or her residence) | :: arresti domiciliari {m-p} |
house cat {n} (domestic cat) SEE: domestic cat | :: |
housefly {n} (fly) | :: musca domestica {f} |
household {n} /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ (those living in the same residence) | :: famiglia {f}, nucleo familiare |
household {n} | :: nucleo familiare {m} |
household {adj} (found in or having its origin in a home) | :: domestico, casalinghi {m-p} |
household appliance {n} (machine) | :: elettrodomestico {m} |
household deity {n} (patron saint) SEE: patron saint | :: |
household deity {n} (minor god or goddess who protects a home or family) | :: penati {m-p}, lari {m-p} |
house husband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) SEE: househusband | :: |
househusband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) | :: uomo di casa {m}, [slightly humorous] casalingo {m} |
housekeeper {n} /ˈhaʊskipɚ/ (someone employed to manage or look after a home) | :: governante |
housekeeper {n} (someone who manages the home, traditionally female head of household) | :: casalinga |
house martin {n} (bird in genus Delichon) | :: balestruccio {m} |
housemate {n} (someone living in the same house) | :: coinquilino {m}, coinquilina {f} |
house mouse {n} (mouse of the species Mus musculus) | :: topo domestico {m} |
house music {n} /ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/ (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) | :: house music {f} , musica house {f}, house |
house number {n} (street address) | :: numero civico {m} |
house of cards {n} /ˈhaʊs.ʌvˌkɑɹdz/ (structure made by stacking playing cards) | :: castello di carte {m} |
house of cards {n} (structure or argument built on a shaky foundation) | :: castello di carte {m} |
House of Commons {prop} (lower house in UK or Canadian parliament) | :: Camera dei comuni {f} |
house of ill fame {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
House of Lords {prop} (upper chamber of UK parliament) | :: Camera dei lord {f} |
houseplant {n} (plant grown indoors) | :: pianta da appartamento |
houseplant {n} (plant suited to such treatment) | :: pianta da appartamento |
house sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) | :: passero {m} |
housewife {n} /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ (female head of household) | :: massaia {f}, donna di casa {f}, padrona di casa {f}, casalinga {f} |
house wine {n} (a relatively inexpensive wine sold in restaurants) | :: vino della casa {m} |
housing {n} /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ (container) | :: alloggiamento {m}, contenitore {m}, scatola {f} |
housing estate {n} | :: immobili {m-p} |
hovel {n} /ˈhɒvəl/ (open shed) | :: riparo {m}, ricovero {m}, tettoia {f} |
hovel {n} (poor cottage) | :: stamberga {f}, buco {m}, fogna {f}, bicocca {f}, cesso {m} |
hover {v} /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ (to float in the air) | :: librarsi, volteggiare |
hover {v} (to linger in one place) | :: gironzolare, aggirarsi, attardarsi, indugiare, ronzare intorno |
hover {v} (to waver, or be uncertain) | :: essere indeciso, essere sospeso, essere in bilico, pencolare, esitare |
hover {v} (to place the cursor over a hyperlink) | :: passare il cursore sopra |
hoverboard {n} /ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/ (levitating board) | :: hoverboard {m}, volopattino {m} |
hovercraft {n} /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/ (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) | :: aeroscivolante {m} |
hoverfly {n} (fly in the family Syrphidae) | :: sirfidi {m} |
how {adv} /haʊ/ (to what degree) | :: quanto |
how {adv} (in what manner) | :: come |
how {adv} (in what state) | :: come |
how {adv} (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) | :: che |
how {conj} (in which way) | :: come |
how are you {phrase} /haʊ ˈɑɹ ju/ (greeting) | :: come stai? [informal], come sta? [formal] |
how come {adv} /haʊ kʌm/ (why) | :: come mai |
how do I get to the airport {phrase} (how do I get to the airport?) | :: come posso arrivare al aeroporto? |
how do you do {phrase} (Phrase: how do you do) | :: piacere di conoscerla {m} {f}, come va, tutto bene |
how do you pronounce this word {phrase} /ˈhaʊ duː ˈjuː pɹəˈnaʊns ðɪs ˈwɝd/ (how do you pronounce this word?) | :: come si pronuncia questa parola? |
how do you say …… in English {phrase} (request for translation into English) | :: come si dice …… in inglese? |
howdy {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
howdy doody {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
however {adv} /haʊˈɛvɚ/ (nevertheless) | :: però, nonostante, tuttavia |
however {adv} (in whatever way or manner) | :: comunque |
howitzer {n} /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/ (a cannon) | :: obice {f} |
howitzer {n} | :: obice {f} |
howl {n} /haʊl/ (protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf) | :: ululato, uggiolio {m}, latrato {m} |
howl {n} (prolonged cry of distress or anguish) | :: guaito {m} |
howl {v} (To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do) | :: ululare, gannire |
howler {n} /ˈhaʊlɚ/ (animal) | :: urlatore {m} |
howling {n} /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ (act of producing howls) | :: uggiolio {m} |
how long {adv} (how long (length of time)) | :: quanto tempo, da quando |
how many {determiner} (what number) | :: quanti {m-p}, quante {f-p} |
how many languages do you speak {phrase} (how many languages do you speak?) | :: [formal] quante lingue parla? [informal] quante lingue parli? |
how much {determiner} (what quantity) | :: quanto {m}, quanta {f} |
how much {determiner} (what is the cost/price?) | :: quanto costa?, quant'è |
how much does it cost {phrase} (how much is it?) | :: quanto costa? |
how much do you charge {phrase} (how much do you charge?) | :: quanto una botta? |
how much is it {phrase} (how much does it cost) SEE: how much does it cost | :: |
how no {adv} (why not) SEE: why not | :: |
how old are you {phrase} /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/ (what is your age in years) | :: quanti anni hai? [informal], quanti anni ha? [formal] |
how's it going {phrase} (how's it going? - informal greetings) | :: come va |
hp {n} (horsepower) | :: CV |
HP {n} (horse power) SEE: hp | :: |
HTTP cookie {n} (packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server) | :: cookie |
Huang He {prop} (the Yellow River, a river in China) SEE: Yellow River | :: |
hub {n} /hʌb/ (central part of a wheel) | :: mozzo {m} |
hub {n} (point where many routes meet) | :: incrocio {m}, punto di snodo {m} |
hub {n} (computer networking device) | :: concentratore {m} |
hub {n} (stake with a nail in it) | :: stadia {f}, mira {f}, asta graduata {f} |
Hubble constant {prop} (number) | :: legge di Hubble |
Hubble law {prop} | :: legge di Hubble |
hubbub {n} /ˈhʌbʌb/ (A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.) | :: brusio {m} |
Hubert {prop} /ˈhjubɚt/ (male given name) | :: Uberto {m} |
hubris {n} /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/ (excessive pride or arrogance) | :: insolenza, arroganza, supponenza {f} |
huchen {n} /ˈhuːkən/ (Hucho hucho) | :: salmone del Danubio |
huckster {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler | :: |
huddle {n} /ˈhʌdəl/ (dense and disorderly crowd) | :: calca {f}, folla {f} |
huddle {adj} (crowd together) | :: accalcarsi |
Hudson {prop} /ˈhʌdsən/ (river in United States) | :: Hudson {m} |
Hudsonian godwit {n} (Limosa haemastica) | :: pittima dell'Hudson |
Hudson River {prop} (Hudson) SEE: Hudson | :: |
hue {n} /hju/ (color or shade of color; tint; dye) | :: colore {m}, tinta {f}, sfumatura {f}, tonalità {f}, colorazione {f}, ombreggiatura {f}, sfumatura {f}, tratteggio {m} |
hue {n} (character; aspect) | :: colorito {m} |
Huelva {prop} /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/ (city and province in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Huelva {f} |
hug {n} /hʌɡ/ (affectionate embrace) | :: abbraccio {m} |
hug {v} (cling closely together) | :: abbracciare |
hug {v} (embrace) | :: abbracciare |
hug {v} (sail close to a shoreline) | :: tenersi vicino |
huge {adj} /hjuːd͡ʒ/ (very large) | :: enorme, gigante |
hugely {adv} (hugely) | :: vastamente |
Hugh {prop} /hjuː/ (male given name) | :: Ugo |
Hugo {prop} (male given name) SEE: Hugh | :: |
Huguenot {n} /ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt/ (member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century) | :: ugonotto {m}, ugonotta {f} |
Huguenotism {n} | :: ugonottismo {m} |
huh {interj} /hʌ/ (expressing doubt or confusion) | :: eh |
hulk {n} /hʌlk/ (a big, (and possibly clumsy) person) | :: omaccione {m} |
hull {n} /hʌl/ (frame of a ship or plane) | :: scafo {m} |
huller {n} (machine for removing hulls from grain) | :: sgranatrice {f} |
hum {n} /ˈhʌm/ (indistinct sound resembling human humming) | :: ronzio {m} |
hum {v} (to make sound with lips closed) | :: canticchiare, canterellare, mormorare, brontolare, sibilare, bofonchiare |
hum {v} (to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion) | :: ronzare |
human {adj} /ˈ(h)ju.mən/ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) | :: umano |
human {adj} (having the nature or attributes of a human being) | :: umano |
human being {n} (a human being) SEE: human | :: |
human being {n} (person) | :: essere umano {m}, uomo {m} |
human condition {n} (characteristics, key events and situations which compose the essentials of human experience) | :: condizione umana {f} |
human geography {n} (branch of geography) | :: antropogeografia {f} |
humanism {n} /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/ (ethical system) | :: umanesimo {m} |
humanism {n} | :: umanesimo {m} |
humanist {n} /ˈhjuːmənɪst/ (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) | :: umanista {m} {f} |
humanities {n} /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/ (language, literature, etc.) | :: scienze umanistiche {f-p} |
humanities {n} (classical studies) SEE: classical studies | :: |
humanity {n} /hjuˈmænɪti/ (human beings as a group) | :: umanità {f} |
humanity {n} (human condition) | :: umanità {f} |
humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) | :: benevolenza {f} |
humanize {v} /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/ (to make human) | :: umanizzare |
humankind {n} (human race) SEE: mankind | :: |
human milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
humanness {n} (quality of being human) | :: umanità {f} |
human resource management {n} (process) | :: amministrazione delle risorse umane |
human resources {n} (the personnel department of an organization) | :: risorse umane {m} |
human resources {n} (the personnel employed in an organization) | :: risorse umane {m} |
human rights {n} (basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) | :: diritti umani {m-p} |
human shield {n} (civilians placed in or around targets) | :: scudo umano {m} |
human trafficking {n} (criminal activity in which people are recruited, etc. to serve an exploitative purpose) | :: traffico di esseri umani {m} |
humanzee {n} (a hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee) | :: scimpanzuomo {m} |
Humbert {prop} /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ (male given name) | :: Umberto |
humble {adj} /ˈhʌmbəl/ (near the ground) | :: umile, modesto, terra terra |
humble {adj} (thinking lowly of oneself) | :: umile, modesto |
humble {v} (to bring low, etc.) | :: sminuire |
humbly {adv} /ˈhʌmbli/ (in a humble manner) | :: umilmente |
humbug {n} /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ (fraud or sham) | :: imbroglio {m} |
humeral {adj} (of the humerus) | :: omerale |
humerus {n} /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/ (bone of the upper arm) | :: omero {m} |
humicolous {adj} | :: umicolo |
humid {adj} /ˈhjuːmɪd/ (slightly wet) | :: umido |
humidification {n} (process) | :: umidificazione {f} |
humidifier {n} (A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air) | :: umidificatore {m} |
humidify {v} /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ ( To increase the humidity in the air.) | :: umidificare |
humidity {n} /hjuːˈmɪdɪti/ (dampness, especially that of the air) | :: umidità |
humiliate {v} /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) | :: umiliare, avvilire |
humiliating {adj} (liable to humiliate) | :: avvilente |
humiliation {n} /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) | :: umiliazione {f} |
humiliation {n} (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) | :: umiliazione {f}, smacco {m} |
humility {n} /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ (characteristic of being humble) | :: umiltà {f} |
hummingbird {n} /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd/ (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) | :: colibrì {m}, colibri {m} |
hummock {n} (small hill) SEE: hillock | :: |
hummus {n} /ˈhʊməs/ (dip made of chickpea paste) | :: hummus |
humongous {adj} /ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/ (extremely large) | :: gigantesco, enorme, disumano, mastodontico |
humorist {n} (writer of humor) | :: umorista {m} {f} |
humorous {adj} /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/ (full of humor or arousing laughter; funny) | :: umoristico, divertente, esilarante |
humour {n} /ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ (something funny) | :: humour {m}, umorismo {m} |
humour {n} (mood) | :: umore {m} |
humour {v} (to pacify by indulging) | :: accontentare, assecondare |
hump {n} /hʌmp/ (mound of earth) | :: bozzo {m} |
hump {n} (deformity of the human back) | :: gobba {f} |
hump {n} (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) | :: gobba {f}, gibbo {m} |
hump {n} (bad mood) | :: paturnie |
hump {n} | :: gobba {f} |
humpback whale {n} (Megaptera novaeangliae) | :: megattera {f} |
Hun {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
Hun {n} /hʌn/ (member of nomadic tribe) | :: unno |
Hun {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz | :: |
hunch {n} /hʌntʃ/ (hump; protuberance) | :: gibbo |
hunch {n} (idea, theory) | :: intuizione {f}, presentimento {m} |
hundred {num} /ˈhʌndɹəd/ (cardinal number 100) | :: cento {m} |
hundred-and-first {adj} (ordinal number, see also: hundred-first) | :: centounesimo |
hundred-first {adj} (ordinal number, see also: hundred-and-first) | :: centunesimo (abbreviations 101º) |
hundred-first {n} (the person or thing in the hundred-first position) | :: centunesimo |
hundred-first {n} (one of a hundred one equal parts of a whole) | :: centunesimo {m} |
hundredth {adj} /ˈhʌndɹɛdθ/ (ordinal of 100, see also: 100th) | :: centesimo |
hundredth {n} (person or thing in the hundredth position) | :: centesimo {m}, centesima {f} |
hundredth {n} (one of a hundred equal parts of a whole) | :: centesimo {m} |
hundred thousand {num} (100,000) | :: centomila |
hundred-thousandth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number one hundred thousand) | :: centomillesimo |
hundred-thousandth {n} (one of one hundred thousand equal parts of a whole) | :: centomillesimo {m} |
hung {adj} (having a large penis) | :: ben dotato |
Hungarian {adj} /hʌŋˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Hungary) | :: ungherese |
Hungarian {n} (person from Hungary) | :: ungherese {m} {f} |
Hungarian {n} (the language) | :: ungherese {m} |
Hungarian hound {n} (hunting dog) | :: segugio ungherese {m} |
Hungarian notation {n} /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/ (Hungarian notation) | :: notazione ungara |
Hungary {prop} /ˈhʌŋ.ɡəɹ.i/ (the country) | :: Ungheria {f} |
hunger {n} /ˈhʌŋɡə/ (need for food) | :: fame {f} |
hunger {v} (need food) | :: avere fame |
hunger is a good sauce {proverb} (hunger is the best sauce) SEE: hunger is the best sauce | :: |
hunger is the best sauce {proverb} (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) | :: la fame è il miglior condimento |
hunger strike {n} (a fast undertaken as a means of protest) | :: sciopero della fame {m} |
hungry {adj} /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (affected by hunger; desirous of food) | :: affamato |
hunk {n} /hʌŋk/ (large piece of something) | :: pezzo (di carne-pane), tozzo (di pane) |
hunk {n} (sexually attractive man) | :: gnocco {m}, fusto, marcantonio |
hunt {v} /hʌnt/ (to chase down prey) | :: cacciare |
hunt {v} (to search for something) | :: essere a caccia, essere alla ricerca |
hunt {n} (the act of hunting, shooting) | :: caccia {f} |
hunt {n} (hunting expedition) | :: caccia {f}, spedizione di caccia |
hunter {n} /ˈhʌntɚ/ (person who hunts game) | :: cacciatore {m} |
hunter {n} (hunting dog) | :: cane da caccia {m} |
hunter {n} (hunting horse) | :: cavallo da caccia {m} |
hunter {n} (person who pursues someone) | :: cacciatore |
hunter {n} (person who searches for something) | :: cercatore {m}, cercatrice {f} |
hunter-gatherer {n} (person whose main food source is hunting and gathering) | :: cacciatore-raccoglitore {m} |
hunting {n} /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) | :: caccia {f} |
hunting {n} (looking for something) | :: caccia |
hunting horn {n} (bugle used during a hunt) | :: corno da caccia {m} |
hunting jacket {n} (insulated outdoor jacket) | :: cacciatora {f} |
huntress {n} /ˈhʌntɹɪs/ (female who hunts) | :: cacciatrice {f} |
hurdle {n} /ˈhɝdəl/ (artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race) | :: ostacolo {m} |
hurdle {n} (perceived obstacle) | :: ostacolo {m}, barriera {f} |
hurdle {n} (movable frame of wattled twigs) | :: recinto |
hurdy-gurdy {n} /ˈhɝː.diˌɡɝː.di/ (stringed instrument) | :: ghironda {f} |
hurdy-gurdy {n} (barrel organ) SEE: barrel organ | :: |
hurl {v} /hɝl/ (throw with force) | :: lanciare, tirare, slanciare |
hurl {v} (vomit) | :: vomitare, rimettere, rigurgitare |
hurler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher | :: |
Huronian {adj} (all senses) | :: huroniano |
hurrah {interj} /həˈɹɑː/ (expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness) | :: urrà, evviva |
hurrah {n} (a cheer; a cry of hurrah) | :: urrà {m}, evviva {m} |
hurricane {n} /ˈhʌɹɪˌkeɪn/ (weather phenomenon) | :: uragano {m} |
hurricane {n} (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) | :: uragano {m} |
hurry {n} /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ (rushed action) | :: fretta {f}, premura {f}, furia {f} |
hurry {v} (to do things quickly) | :: affrettarsi, precipitarsi |
hurry {v} | :: affrettarsi |
hurry up {v} (go faster) | :: affrettarsi, fai presto |
hurt {v} /hɝt/ (to be painful) | :: dolere, fare male |
hurt {v} (to cause physical pain and/or injury) | :: ferire |
hurt {adj} (wounded, injured) | :: ferito |
Hus {prop} (A Czech surname) | :: Hus |
husband {n} /ˈhʌz.bənd/ (male partner in marriage) | :: marito {m} |
husband {v} (to conserve) | :: dosare |
husband and wife {n} (husband and wife, see also: married couple) | :: moglie e marito {m-p}, marito e moglie {m-p} |
husbandry {n} /ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/ (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock) | :: agricoltura {f} |
hush up {v} (to keep secret) | :: mettere a tacere |
husk {n} /hʌsk/ (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits) | :: riccio {m}, buccia {f}, scorza {f} |
husk {v} (remove husks from) | :: sbucciare, scorticare, pelare, capare, sbaccellare, sgranare |
husky {adj} /ˈhʌs.ki/ | :: corpulento, robusto |
hussar {n} (light cavalry of any of several European armies) | :: ussaro {m} |
Hussitism {prop} (religious reform movement of the Bohemian Reformation) | :: ussitismo {m}, hussitismo {m} |
hussy {n} ((obsolete) a housewife or housekeeper) SEE: housewife | :: |
hustle {v} /ˈhʌsəl/ (to rush or hurry) | :: affrettarsi, darsi da fare |
hustle {v} (to con or deceive) | :: imbrogliare, truffare |
hustle {n} (rush or hurry) | :: fretta, spinta, trambusto, andirivieni |
hustle and bustle {n} (activity) | :: viavai {m}, andirivieni {m}, porto di mare {m}, vai e vieni {m}, girio {m}, tramestio {m} |
hustler {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
hustler {n} /ˈhʌsləɹ/ (one who hustles) | :: imbroglione {m}, approfittatore {m}, imbroglione {m}, ladro {m}, schizzato {m}, agitato {m}, frettoloso {m}, irrequieto {m} |
hustler {n} (a pimp) | :: protettore {m}, magnaccia {m}, lenone {m}, pappa {m} |
hustler {n} (a male prostitute who sells his services to men) | :: prostituto {m} |
hut {n} /hʌt/ (small wooden shed) | :: capanna {f} |
hut {n} (primitive dwelling) | :: capanna {f} |
hutch {n} /hʌtʃ/ (cage for rabbits) | :: gabbia {f}, conigliera {f} |
hutong {n} (lane) SEE: lane | :: |
hutong {n} (alley) SEE: alley | :: |
hyacinth {n} /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) | :: giacinto {m} |
Hyacinth {prop} (male given name) | :: Giacinto |
Hyacinth {prop} (female given name) | :: Giacinta |
Hyacinth {prop} (Hyacinthus) SEE: Hyacinthus | :: |
Hyacinthus {prop} /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/ (a Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo) | :: Giacinto |
hyalite {n} (form of opal) | :: ialite {f} |
hyalomere {n} (clear part of blood platelet) | :: ialomero {m} |
hyaluronic {adj} (of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives) | :: ialuronico |
hyaluronic acid {n} (a mucopolysaccharide) | :: acido ialuronico {m} |
hybrid {n} /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) | :: ibrido {m}, incrocio {m}, meticcio {m} |
hybrid {n} (something of mixed origin) | :: ibrido {m} |
hybrid {n} (word derived from different languages) | :: ibrido {m} |
hybrid {n} | :: [4] ibrido {m} |
hybrid {adj} (consisting of diverse components) | :: ibrido |
hybridism {n} (the state of being hybrid) | :: ibridismo {m} |
hybridity {n} (the state of being hybrid) | :: ibridismo {m} |
hybridization {n} /haɪ.bɹɪd.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (act of hybridizing) | :: ibridizzazione {f} |
hydathode {n} (tissue through which water is excreted) | :: idatodo {m} |
Hydra {prop} /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/ (mythical serpent) | :: Idra di Lerna |
Hydra {prop} (constellation) | :: Idra {f} |
Hydra {prop} (one of Pluto's moons) | :: Idra |
hydracid {n} (chemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen) | :: idracido {m} |
hydrangea {n} /haɪˈdɹeɪnd͡ʒ(i)ə/ (shrub) | :: ortensia {f} |
hydrate {n} /ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (solid compound containing or linked to water molecules) | :: idrato {m} |
hydrate {v} (to absorb water) | :: idratare |
hydraulic {adj} /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ (Having to do with water) | :: idraulico |
hydraulic {adj} (Related to hydraulics) | :: idraulico |
hydraulic engineering {n} (sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage) | :: ingegneria idraulica {f} |
hydraulic fracturing {n} (technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well) | :: fratturazione idraulica {f} |
hydraulics {n} /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/ (engineering science that deals with liquid in motion) | :: idraulica {f} |
hydrazoic {adj} | :: azotidrico, idrazoico |
hydricity {n} (combined power source) | :: idricità {f} |
hydride {n} (compound of hydrogen) | :: idruro {m} |
hydro- {prefix} /haɪdɹoʊ-/ (pertaining to water) | :: idro- |
hydroalcoholic {adj} (describing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol) | :: idroalcolico |
hydrocephalus {n} (skull enlargement due to fluid) | :: idrocefalo {m}, idrocefalia {f} |
hydrochloric {adj} (relating to hydrochloric acid) | :: cloridrico {m} |
hydrochloric acid {n} (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride) | :: acido cloridrico {m} |
hydrochloride {n} (hydrochloric acid with an organic base) | :: cloridrato {m} |
hydrochory {n} (dispersal by water) | :: idrocoria {f} |
hydrocinnamic acid {n} (3-phenylpropanoic acid) | :: acido idrocinnamico {m} |
hydroculture {n} (type of hydroponics) | :: idrocoltura {f} |
hydrocyanic {adj} (of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds) | :: cianidrico |
hydrocyanic acid {n} | :: acido cianidrico {m} |
hydrodealkylation {n} | :: idrodealchilazione {f} |
hydrodegradation {n} (chemical degradation by water) | :: idrodegradazione {f} |
hydroextractor {n} (machine that removes excess water from textiles) | :: idroestrattore {m} |
hydrofluoric {adj} (containing hydrogen and fluorine) | :: fluoridrico {m} |
hydrofluoric acid {n} (hydrofluoric acid) | :: acido fluoridrico {m} |
hydrofluoroether {n} | :: idrofluoroetere {m} |
hydrofoil {n} /ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊˌfɔɪl/ (wing) | :: ala portante |
hydrofoil {n} (vessel) | :: aliscafo {m} |
hydrofracking {n} (hydraulic fracturing) SEE: hydraulic fracturing | :: |
hydrogamous {adj} (of or pertaining to hydrogamy) | :: idrogamo |
hydrogamy {n} (pollination by means of water) | :: idrogamia {f} |
hydrogen {n} /ˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n/ (chemical element) | :: idrogeno {m} |
hydrogenase {n} | :: idrogenasi {f} |
hydrogenate {v} /haɪˈdrɑdʒəneɪt/ (treat or react with hydrogen) | :: idrogenare |
hydrogenation {n} (the chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance) | :: idrogenazione {f} |
hydrogen bomb {n} (thermonuclear bomb) | :: bomba all'idrogeno {f}, bomba H {f} |
hydrogenous {adj} /haɪˈdɹɑdʒənəs/ (containing hydrogen) | :: idrogenico |
hydrogen peroxide {n} (H2O2) | :: acqua ossigenata {f}, perossido di idrogeno {m} |
hydrogeochemical {adj} | :: idrogeochimico |
hydrogeochemistry {n} | :: idrogeochimica {f} |
hydro-geothermal {adj} (that employs water heated geothermally) | :: idrogeotermico |
hydrographic {adj} (of or pertaining to hydrography) | :: idrografico |
hydrolat {n} | :: idrolato {m} |
hydrolipidic {adj} (pertaining to hydrolipids) | :: idrolipidico |
hydrologic {adj} (of or pertaining to hydrology) | :: idrologico |
hydrological {adj} (pertaining to hydrology) | :: idrologico |
hydrologically {adv} (with regard to hydrology) | :: idrologicamente |
hydrologist {n} /haɪˈdɹɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (one who is skilled in or practises hydrology) | :: idrologo {m}, idrologa {f} |
hydrolysate {n} /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsət/ (any product of a hydrolysis reaction) | :: idrolizzato {m} |
hydrolysis {n} (a chemical process of decomposition) | :: idrolisi {f} |
hydrolyzation {n} (the act of hydrolyzing) | :: idrolizzazione {f} |
hydrolyze {v} (subject to hydrolysis) | :: [transitive] idrolizzare, [reflexive] idrolizzarsi |
hydromancy {n} (divination by water or other liquid) | :: idromanzia {f} |
hydromassage {n} (massage using water) | :: idromassaggio {m} |
hydrometallurgy {n} (the field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry) | :: idrometallurgia {f} |
hydrometeor {n} (precipitation due to atmospheric condensation) | :: idrometeora {f} |
hydrometric {adj} (concering or applying hydrometry) | :: idrometrico |
hydrometry {n} (branch of hydrostatics) | :: idrometria {f} |
hydronautics {n} | :: idronautica {f} |
hydronium {n} (H3O+) | :: idronio {m}, idrossonio {m} |
hydronym {n} /ˈhʌɪdɹənɪm/ (name of a body of water) | :: idronomo {m} |
hydropericardium {n} (accumulation of serous fluid in the pericardium) | :: idropericardio {m} |
hydroperitoneum {n} (accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum) | :: idroperitoneo {m} |
hydrophile {n} (hydrophilic substance) | :: idrofila {f} |
hydrophilic {adj} (having an affinity for water) | :: idrofilo |
hydrophobe {n} (hydrophobic compound or material) | :: idrofobo {m} |
hydrophobia {n} /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ (rabies, see also: rabies) | :: idrofobia {f} |
hydrophobia {n} (fear of water, see also: aquaphobia) | :: idrofobia {f} |
hydrophobic {adj} (of, or having, hydrophobia) | :: idrofobo {m} |
hydrophobic {adj} (lacking an affinity for water) | :: idrofobo {m} |
hydropneumothorax {n} (presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity) | :: idropneumotorace {m} |
hydroponics {n} /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) | :: idroponica {f} |
hydrops {n} (accumulation of serous fluid) | :: idrope {m} |
hydrosaline {adj} (pertaining to water containing salts) | :: idrosalino |
hydrosanitary {adj} (describing any sanitary apparatus that employs water) | :: idrosanitario |
hydrosol {n} (sol in which the continuous phase is water) | :: idrosol {m} |
hydrosphere {n} (waters of the Earth) | :: idrosfera {f} |
hydrostatic {adj} /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/ (of or relating to hydrostatics) | :: idrostatico |
hydrostationary {adj} (hydrostatic) SEE: hydrostatic | :: |
hydrosulfate {n} (sulfate of an organic base) | :: idrosolfato {m} |
hydrosulfuric {adj} (derived from hydrosulfuric acid) | :: solfidrico {m} |
hydrosulfuric acid {n} (hydrogen sulfide) | :: acido solfidrico {m} |
hydrosulfurous {adj} (hyposulfurous) | :: idrosolforoso |
hydrotaxis {n} (movement in response to water) | :: idrotassi {f} |
hydrotherapy {n} (technique that uses water for the treatment of disease) | :: idroterapia {f} |
hydrothorax {n} (presence of fluid in the pleural cavity) | :: idrotorace {m} |
hydrotimeter {n} (burette used for hydrotimetry) | :: idrotimetro {m} |
hydrotimetric {adj} (by means of hydrotimetry) | :: idrotimetrico |
hydrotimetry {n} (measurement of the hardness of water) | :: idrotimetria {f} |
hydrotropism {n} (the movement of an organism either towards or away from water) | :: idrotropismo {m} |
hydroxide {n} /haɪ.ˈdɹɒks.aɪd/ (univalent anion) | :: idrossido {m} |
hydroxychloroquine {n} /haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksɪˈklɔɹəkwɪn/ | :: idrossiclorochina {f} |
hydroxyethyl methacrylate {n} (ester of ethylene glycol and methacrylic acid) | :: idrossietilmetacrilato {m} |
hydroxyl {n} (-OH) | :: ossidrile {m}, idrossile {m} |
hydroxyquinol {n} (poisonous trihydroxy phenol) | :: idrossiquinolo {m} |
hyena {n} /haɪˈiːnə/ (mammal) | :: iena {f} |
hyetograph {n} /haɪˈɛtəɡɹæf/ | :: ietografo {m}, ietogramma {f} |
hygiene {n} /ˈhaɪˌdʒiːn/ (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) | :: igiene {f} |
hygienic {adj} /haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/ (pertaining to hygiene) | :: igienico |
hygienist {n} (person skilled in hygienics) | :: igienista |
hygrograph {n} (any of several forms of automated hygrometer that record humidity) | :: igrografo {m} |
hygrometer {n} (instrument that measures humidity) | :: igrometro {m} |
hygrometry {n} (the measurement of the moisture content of gases) | :: igrometria {f} |
hygrophilous {adj} (adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment) | :: igrofilo |
hygroscope {n} (instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity) | :: igroscopio {m} |
hygroscopic {adj} (readily taking up and retaining water) | :: igroscopico |
hygroscopicity {n} (the state of being hygroscopic) | :: igroscopicità {f} |
hygroscopicity {n} (the degree to which a substance is hygroscopic) | :: igroscopicità {f} |
hymen {n} /ˈhaɪmən/ (membrane which occludes the vagina) | :: imene {m} |
hymeneal {adj} /hʌɪməˈniːəl/ (pertaining to marriage) | :: imeneo |
hymenium {n} (spore bearing surface) | :: imenio {m} |
hymenoplasty {n} | :: imenoplastica {f} |
hymn {n} /hɪm/ (a song of praise or worship) | :: inno {m} |
hymnal {n} /ˈhɪmnəl/ (book or collection of hymns) | :: innario {m} |
hymnary {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal | :: |
hymnbook {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal | :: |
hypallage {n} /hɪˈpælədʒi/ (literary device) | :: ipallage {f} |
hyper- {prefix} /ˈhaɪpɚ/ | :: iper- |
hyperactivity {n} (Quality of being hyperactive) | :: iperattività {f} |
hyperacusic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperacusis) | :: iperacusico |
hyperacusis {n} (heightened sensitivity to some sounds) | :: iperacusia {f} |
hyperacute {adj} (very acute) | :: iperacuto |
hyperaldosteronism {n} (condition in which too much aldosterone is produced) | :: iperaldosteronismo {m} |
hyperandrogenism {n} /haɪpəɹanˈdɹɒdʒənɪzəm/ | :: iperandrogenismo {m} |
hyperbaric {adj} (of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure) | :: iperbarico |
hyperbaric chamber {n} (vessel containing air at an elevated pressure) | :: camera iperbarica {f} |
hyperbass flute {n} (lowest pitched instrument in the flute family) | :: flauto iperbasso |
hyperbaton {n} /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/ (grammar) | :: iperbato {f} |
hyperbola {n} /haɪˈpɝbələ/ (geometric curve) | :: iperbole {f} |
hyperbole {n} /haɪˈpɝːbəli/ (rhetorical device) | :: iperbole {f} |
hyperbolic {adj} /ˌhaɪpɚˈbɑlɪk/ (exaggerated) | :: iperbolico |
hyperbolical {adj} (hyperbolic) SEE: hyperbolic | :: |
hypercellularity {n} (presence of an abnormally large number of cells) | :: ipercellularità {f} |
hypercharge {n} (characteristic of particles) | :: ipercarica {f} |
hypercholesterolemia {n} (an excess of cholesterol in the blood) | :: ipercolesterolemia {f} |
hypercinnabar {n} (form of cinnabar) | :: ipercinabro {m} |
hypercomplex {adj} | :: ipercomplesso |
hyperconjugation {n} (a weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system) | :: iperconiugazione {f} |
hypercorrect {adj} (nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage) | :: ipercorretto |
hypercorrection {n} /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/ (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule) | :: ipercorrettismo {m} |
hypercube {n} /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/ (a geometric figure) | :: ipercubo {m} |
hyperdensity {n} (unusually high density) | :: iperdensità {f} |
hyperesthesia {n} (unusual sensitivity) | :: iperestesia |
hyperfiltration {n} (an elevation of the rate of glomerular filtration of the kidneys) | :: iperfiltrazione {f} |
hyperfullerene {n} (allotropic form of carbon) | :: iperfullerene {m} |
hypergeometric {adj} (related to hypergeometric series) | :: ipergeometrico |
hypergeometric distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribuzione ipergeometrica {f} |
hypergeometric function {n} (mathematics) | :: funzione ipergeometrica {f} |
hypergeometric series {n} (power series) | :: serie ipergeometrica {f} |
hyperglycemia {n} (unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood) | :: iperglicemia {f} |
hyperglycemic {adj} | :: iperglicemico |
hypergolic {adj} /hʌɪpəˈɡɒlɪk/ (igniting spontaneously on contact with an oxidiser) | :: ipergolico {m} |
hypergraph {n} (a generalization of a graph) | :: ipergrafo {m} |
hyperhidrosis {n} /haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs/ (a medical condition) | :: iperidrosi {f} |
hyperhomocysteinemia {n} (excessive presence of homocysteine) | :: iperomocisteinemia |
Hyperion {prop} /haɪˈpɪɹi.ən/ (a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus) | :: Iperione {m} |
Hyperion {prop} (moon) | :: Iperione {m} |
hyperkalemia {n} (the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood) | :: iperkaliemia {f}, iperpotassiemia {f} |
hyperkinesis {n} /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)kɪˈniːsɪs/ (abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements) | :: ipercinesia {f} |
hyperkinesis {n} (a condition characterized by hyperactivity) | :: ipercinesia {f} |
hyperkinetic {adj} (of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity) | :: ipercinetico |
hyperkinetic disorder {n} (developmental disorder) | :: ipercinesia {f}, sindrome ipercinetica {f} |
hyperlink {n} (area on a Web page) | :: collegamento ipertestuale |
hypermetropia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
hypernatremia {n} /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mi.ə/ (abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma) | :: ipernatriemia {f} |
hypernatremic {adj} /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mɪk/ (having an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma) | :: ipernatriemico |
hypernova {n} (the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole) | :: ipernova {f} |
hypernuclear {adj} (of or pertaining to a hypernucleus) | :: ipernucleare |
hypernucleus {n} (nucleus with hyperon) | :: ipernucleo {m} |
hypernym {n} /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/ (superordinate grouping word) | :: iperonimo {m} |
hyperon {n} (baryon with nonzero strangeness) | :: iperone {m} |
hyperonym {n} (hypernym) SEE: hypernym | :: |
hyperopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
hyperostosis {n} (an excessive growth or thickening of bone) | :: iperostosi {f} |
hyperovulation {n} (the release of multiple eggs) | :: iperovulazione {f} |
hyperpathia {n} (exaggerated response to a painful stimulus) | :: iperpatia {f} |
hyperphosphaturia {n} (presence of excessive phosphate in the urine) | :: iperfosfaturia {f} |
hyperpituitarism {n} (condition) | :: iperpituitarismo {m} |
hyperplasia {n} /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.ˈpleɪ.ʒə/ (increase in the size of a tissue or organ) | :: iperplasia {f} |
hyperproductive {adj} (exceptionally productive) | :: iperproduttivo |
hyperpure {adj} | :: iperpuro |
hypersalivation {n} (excessive flow of saliva) | :: ipersalivazione {f} |
hypersecretion {n} (excessive secretion) | :: ipersecrezione {f} |
hypersensitivity {n} (heightened immune response to an antigen) | :: ipersensibilità {f} |
hypersensitized {adj} (made highly or abnormally sensitive to a stimulus) | :: ipersensibile |
hypersomnia {n} (a state of drowsiness or sleepiness) | :: ipersonnia {f} |
hypersonic {adj} (five times the speed of sound) | :: ipersonico |
hyperspace {n} (mathematics) | :: iperspazio {m} |
hyperspace {n} (notional space in science fiction) | :: iperspazio {m} |
hypersphere {n} (the points of a hyperspace at the same distance from a given point) | :: ipersfera {f} |
hypersplenism {n} (disorder) | :: ipersplenismo {m} |
hyperstatic {adj} (statically indeterminate) | :: iperstatico |
hyperstaticity {n} (condition of being hyperstatic) | :: iperstaticità {f} |
hypersthene {n} (inosilicate) | :: iperstene {f} |
hypertension {n} (abnormally high blood pressure) | :: ipertensione {f} |
hypertensive {adj} (of or pertaining to, or causing hypertension) | :: ipertensivo |
hypertext {n} /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/ (uncountable: text for the Web) | :: ipertesto {m} |
hyperthermia {n} (medical condition) | :: ipertermia {f} |
hyperthymesia {n} /ˌhaɪ.pə.θaɪˈmiː.zi.ə/ (rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory) | :: ipertimesia {f}, sindrome ipertimesica {f} |
hypertrophic {adj} /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/ (pertaining to hypertrophy) | :: ipertrofico |
hypertrophy {n} /haɪˈpɝːtɹəfi/ (an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells) | :: ipertrofia |
hypervolemia {n} (abnormal increase in the volume of blood) | :: ipervolemia {f} |
hypervolemic {adj} (of or pertaining to hypervolemia) | :: ipervolemico |
hypha {n} (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) | :: ifa {f} |
hyphema {n} | :: ifema {f} |
hyphen {n} /ˈhaɪ.fən/ (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split) | :: trattino {m} |
hyphenation {n} /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ (inclusion and location of hyphens) | :: sillabazione, compitazione {f} |
hypno- {prefix} /hɪpnoʊ-/ (sleep) | :: ipno- |
Hypnos {prop} /ˈhɪpnɒs/ (Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep) | :: Ipno {m} |
hypnosis {n} /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/ (a trancelike state) | :: ipnosi {f} |
hypnosis {n} (art or skill of hypnotism) SEE: hypnotism | :: |
hypnotherapy {n} (treatment of disease through hypnotism) | :: ipnositerapia {f} |
hypnotise {v} (hypnotise) SEE: hypnotize | :: |
hypnotism {n} (hypnotism) | :: ipnotismo {m} |
hypnotist {n} /ˈhɪpnətɪst/ (person who uses hypnotism) | :: ipnotizzatore {m}, ipnotizzatrice {f} |
hypnotize {v} /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/ (To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis) | :: ipnotizzare |
hypo- {prefix} /ˈhaɪpəʊ/ (Anatomical sense) | :: ipo- |
hypo- {prefix} (Medical sense) | :: ipo- |
hypo- {prefix} (Chemical sense) | :: ipo- |
hypoacidity {n} (having low stomach acidity) | :: ipoacidità {f} |
hypobromite {n} (any salt or ester of hypobromous acid) | :: ipobromito {m} |
hypobromous {adj} (pertaining to hypobromous acid) | :: ipobromoso |
hypocaloric {adj} | :: ipocalorico |
hypocapnia {n} (state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood) | :: ipocapnia {f} |
hypocaust {n} (underground heating system for a bath) | :: ipocausto {m} |
hypochloridria {n} (hypoacidity) | :: ipocloridria {f} |
hypochlorite {n} (salt of hypochlorous acid) | :: ipoclorito {m} |
hypochlorous {adj} (having a lower valence than in cholrous compounds) | :: ipocloroso |
hypochondria {n} (psychological disorder) | :: ipocondria {f} |
hypochondriac {adj} /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑːndɹiæk/ (affected by hypochondria) | :: ipocondriaco {m} |
hypochondriac {n} (person affected with hypochondria) | :: ipocondriaco {m} |
hypochondriasis {n} (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) | :: ipocondria {f} |
hypochylia {n} (low chyle) | :: ipochilia {f} |
hypocorism {n} /haɪˈpɒkəˌɹɪz(ə)m/ (term of endearment) | :: ipocoristico {m} |
hypocrisy {n} /hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/ (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess) | :: ipocrisia {f} |
hypocrite {n} /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ (person practising hypocrisy) | :: ipocrita {m} {f}, collotorto {m} |
hypocritical {adj} /hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) | :: ipocrita |
hypocycloid {n} (locus) | :: ipocicloide {f} |
hypodermic {adj} /ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/ (under the dermis) | :: ipodermico |
hypofluorous {adj} (pertaining to hypofluorous acid) | :: ipofluoroso |
hypogastric {adj} (of or pertaining the hypogastrium) | :: ipogastrico |
hypogeous {adj} (living underground) | :: ipogeo |
hypogeum {n} /hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/ (underground vault) | :: ipogeo {m} |
hypoglobulia {n} | :: ipoglobulia |
hypohydration {n} (dehydration) SEE: dehydration | :: |
hypolipidemia {n} (lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood) | :: ipolipidemia {f} |
hypomere {n} (a part that the walls of a pleuroperitoneal cavity grow) | :: ipomero {m} |
hyponatremia {n} /ˌhʌɪ.pəʊ.nəˈtɹiː.mi.ə/ (A low concentration of sodium) | :: iponatriemia {f}, iposodiemia {f} |
hyponutrition {n} (undernutrition) | :: iponutrizione {f} |
hyponym {n} /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/ (more specific word) | :: iponimo {m} |
hypophosphate {n} (the oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion) | :: ipofosfato {m} |
hypophosphorous {adj} (of or pertaining to hypophosphorous acid or its derivatives) | :: ipofosforoso |
hypophysectomy {n} (the surgical removal of the pituitary gland) | :: ipofisectomia {f} |
hypophysial {adj} (related to hypophysis) | :: ipofisario |
hypophysis {n} /haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/ (gland) | :: ipofisi {f} |
hypopituitarism {n} /ˌhaɪpəʊpɪˈt(j)uːɪtəˌɹɪzəm/ (decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland) | :: ipopituitarismo {m} |
hypoplastic {adj} (pertaining to hypoplasia) | :: ipoplastico, ipoplasico |
hypopnea {n} | :: ipopnea {f} |
hypoproteinemia {n} (deficiency of protein in the blood) | :: ipoproteinemia {f} |
hyporchema {n} (choral song) | :: iporchema {m} |
hyporeflexia {n} (absence of normal reflexes) | :: iporiflessia {f} |
hyposecretion {n} (a secretion below the normal value) | :: iposecrezione {f} |
hyposmolality {n} (medicine: an abnormally low osmolality) | :: ipoosmolalità {f} |
hypospadias {n} /hʌɪpəˈspeɪdɪəs/ (medicine: a birth defect of the male urethra) | :: ipospadia {f} |
hypostomatic {adj} (having stomata underneath) | :: ipostomatico |
hypostyle {adj} (architecture: having a roof supported on a row of columns) | :: ipostilo |
hypostyle {n} (architecture: a building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns) | :: ipostilo {m} |
hyposulfurous {adj} (of or pertaining to hyposulfurous acid) | :: iposolforoso |
hyposulfurous acid {n} (acid) | :: acido iposolforoso {m} |
hypotaurine {n} (amino sulfinic acid) | :: ipotaurina {f} |
hypotension {n} (disease of abnormally low blood pressure) | :: ipotensione |
hypotensive {adj} | :: ipotensivo, ipoteso |
hypotenuse {n} /haɪˈpɑt̬ənus/ (The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) | :: ipotenusa {f} |
hypothalamic {adj} (pertaining to the hypothalamus) | :: ipotalamico |
hypothalamus {n} (a region of the brain, below the thalamus) | :: ipotalamo {m} |
hypothecate {v} /hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/ (pledge as surety) | :: ipotecare |
hypothermia {n} (medical condition) | :: ipotermia {f} |
hypothesis {n} /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ (tentative conjecture in science) | :: ipotesi {f} |
hypothesis {n} (assumption taken to be true) | :: ipotesi {f} |
hypothesize {v} (to believe or assert) | :: ipotizzare |
hypothetical {adj} /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ (based upon a hypothesis) | :: ipotetico |
hypothetically {adv} (in a hypothetical way) | :: ipoteticamente |
hypothyroidism {n} /ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪɹɔɪˌdɪzəm/ (disease state) | :: ipotiroidismo {m} |
hypotrochoid {n} /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/ (geometric curve) | :: ipotrocoide |
hypovolemic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system) | :: ipovolemico |
hypoxia {n} (condition in which tissues are deprived of oxygen) | :: ipossia |
hypsometer {n} (instrument) | :: ipsometro {m} |
hypsometric {adj} (of or pertaining to hypsometry) | :: ipsometrico |
hypsometry {n} (measurement of elevation relative to sea level) | :: ipsometria {f} |
hyrax {n} /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/ (mammal of the order Hyracoidea) | :: irace {m}, procavia {f} |
hyssop {n} /ˈhɪ.səp/ | :: issopo {m} |
hysterectomy {n} /hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/ (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) | :: isterectomia |
hysteresis {n} (a property of a system) | :: isteresi {f} |
hysteria {n} /hɨˈstɛɹijə/ (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion) | :: isteria {f} |
hysterical {adj} /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/ (arising from hysteria) | :: isterico |
hysteroscopy {n} (examination of the uterus) | :: isteroscopia {f} |