| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| Laban {prop} (brother of Rebekah) | :: Labano |
| lab coat {n} /ˈlæb ˌkoʊt/ (coat worn by laboratory workers) | :: camice da laboratorio {m} |
| labdanum {n} (resin) | :: labdano {m} |
| label {n} /ˈleɪbəl/ (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etichetta {f} |
| label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) | :: etichettare |
| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
| labeling {n} (set of labels) | :: etichettatura {f} |
| labellate {adj} | :: labellato |
| labellum {n} /ləˈbɛl.əm/ | :: labello {m}, labello {m} |
| labial {adj} /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ (pertaining to the lips) | :: labiale |
| labial {adj} (linguistics: articulated by the lips) | :: labiale |
| labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips) | :: labiale {f} |
| labialization {n} (secondary articulatory feature) | :: labializzazione {f} |
| labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: grandi labbra {f} |
| labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: piccole labbra {f} |
| labile {adj} /ˈleɪbaɪl/ (kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved) | :: labile |
| lability {n} (susceptibility to change) | :: instabilità {f} |
| labiodental {adj} /ˌleɪbioʊˈdentəl/ (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth) | :: labiodentale {m} {f} |
| labionasal {adj} (labial and nasal) | :: labionasale |
| labio-palatal {adj} | :: labiopalatale |
| labiopalatal {adj} | :: labiopalatale |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: laboratorio {m} |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: laboratorio {m} |
| Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day | :: |
| laborer {n} /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/ (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: lavoratore {m}, operaio {m} |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| laborious {adj} /ləˈbɔːɹiəs/ (requiring much physical effort) | :: laborioso |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ (work) | :: lavoro {m} |
| labour {n} (workers) | :: lavoratori {m-p}, lavoranti {m-p} {f-p} |
| labour {n} (giving birth) | :: parto {m}, travaglio {m}, doglie {f-p}, travaglio {m} |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: lavorare |
| labour force {n} (people available for employment) | :: manodopera {f} |
| Labrador duck {n} (Camptorhynchus labradorius) | :: anatra del Labrador |
| laburnum {n} (tree) | :: maggiociondolo {m}, laburno {m} |
| labyrinth {n} /ˈlæb.ɚ.ɪnθ/ (maze) | :: labirinto {m} |
| labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear) | :: labirinto {m} |
| labyrinth {n} (anything complicated or confusing) | :: meandro {m} |
| labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthine {adj} /læb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ (physically resembling a labyrinth) | :: labirintico |
| labyrinthitis {n} (inflammation) | :: labirintite {f} |
| labyrinthopathy {n} | :: labirintopatia {f} |
| labyrinthosis {n} | :: labirintosi {f} |
| lac {n} /læk/ (a resinous substance) | :: lacca {f} |
| Lacanian {adj} | :: lacaniano |
| lace {n} /leɪs/ (fabric) | :: pizzo {m}, merletto {m} |
| lace {v} (fasten with laces) | :: allacciare, legare |
| lace {v} (add something harmful to) | :: combinare, abbinare, alterare, avvelenare, contaminare, manomettere, appestare, degradare |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| Lacedaemonian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Lacedaemonia) | :: lacedemone, lacedemonio |
| laceration {n} /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/ (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) | :: lacerazione |
| lachanophobia {n} /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/ (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: lachanofobia {f} |
| Lachesis {prop} /ˈlækɪsɪs/ (one of the Fates) | :: Lachesi {f} |
| lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable | :: |
| lachrymal {adj} (of or relating to tears) SEE: lacrimal | :: |
| lachrymation {n} (flow of tears) | :: lacrimazione |
| lachrymose {adj} /ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/ (tearful; causing tears) | :: lacrimoso |
| laciferous {adj} | :: laccifero |
| lack {n} /læk/ (deficiency, need) | :: mancanza {f}, scarsità {f}, carenza {f}, penuria {f} |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: mancare, scarseggiare, richiedere, necessitare |
| lackadaisical {adj} /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/ (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: languido, apatico, stufato |
| lackey {n} /ˈlæ.ki/ (liveried male servant) | :: lacchè {m} |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: leccaculo {m}, lacchè, lecchino {m} |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| lacking {adj} /ˈlækɪŋ/ (missing or not having enough of something) | :: sprovvisto |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: pallido, spento {m} |
| laconic {adj} /ləˈkɑnɪk/ (using as few words as possible) | :: laconico {m} |
| laconism {n} (brevity in expression) | :: laconismo {m}, laconicismo {m} |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lacquerer {n} (one who lacquers) | :: laccatore {m} |
| lacrimal {adj} (of or relating to tears) | :: lacrimale |
| lacrosse {n} /ləˈkɹɔs/ (the sport) | :: lacrosse {m} |
| lactam {n} (cyclic amides, nitrogen analogs of lactones) | :: lattame {m} |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: acido lattico {m} |
| lacticaemia {n} | :: latticemia {f} |
| lactide {n} | :: lattide {m} |
| lactifugal {adj} | :: lattifugo |
| lactifuge {n} | :: lattifugo |
| lacto- {prefix} (milk) | :: latto- |
| lactococcus {n} (bacterium of the genus Lactococcus) | :: lattococco {m} |
| lactodensimeter {n} (a form of hydrometer for finding the density of milk) | :: lattodensimetro {m} |
| lactogenesis {n} (secretion of milk by the mammary glands) | :: lattogenesi {f} |
| lactometer {n} (device to weight cream) | :: lattodensimetro {m} |
| lactoprotein {n} (protein) | :: lattoproteina {f} |
| lactoscope {n} | :: lattoscopio {m} |
| lactose {n} /ˈlæk.toʊs/ (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: lattosio {m} |
| ladder {n} /ˈladə/ (climbing tool) | :: scala {f} |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: signore e signori |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: primo le dame |
| Ladin {prop} /ləˈdiːn/ (the Romance language) | :: ladino |
| Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) | :: Ladinico |
| Ladino {prop} /ləˈdinoʊ/ (Romance language) | :: ladino {m} |
| Ladislaus {prop} (male given name) | :: Ladislao {m} |
| ladle {n} /ˈleɪ.dəl/ (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: mestolo {m}, ramaiolo {m} |
| ladle {n} (container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal) | :: siviera {f} |
| lady {n} /ˈleɪdi/ (woman of breeding and authority) | :: signora {f}, dama {f} |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: signora {f} |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: signora {f}, dama {f} |
| Lady {n} (aristocratic title for a woman) | :: Signora |
| ladybird {n} /ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/ (member of Coccinellidae) | :: coccinella {f} |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (small sponge cake) | :: savoiardo |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} /ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: dama di compagnia {f} |
| Lady Luck {prop} (female personification of luck) | :: Dea Bendata {f} |
| ladyship {n} /ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/ (Term of respect) | :: La Signora {f} |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lag {v} /læɡ/ (To fall behind) | :: rimanere indietro |
| laggard {n} /ˈlæɡəd/ (one who lags behind) | :: ritardatario {m} |
| lagomorph {n} (member of the mammalian taxonomic order, Lagomorpha, which includes hares, rabbits, and pikas) | :: lagomorfo |
| lagoon {n} /ləˈɡuːn/ (shallow body of water) | :: laguna {f} |
| lagophthalmia {n} | :: lagoftalmo {m} |
| lagophthalmos {n} (lagophthalmia) | :: lagoftalmo {m} |
| Lagos {prop} /ˈleɪɡɒs/ (former capital of Nigeria) | :: Lagos {f} |
| Lagrangian {n} (function) SEE: Lagrangian function | :: |
| Lagrangian function {n} (ifunction) | :: lagrangiana {f}, funzione lagrangiana {f} |
| Laguardia {prop} | :: Laguardia |
| lahar {n} /ˈlɑhɑɹ/ (volcanic mudflow) | :: lahar {m} |
| lair {n} /lɛəɹ/ (of an animal) | :: tana {f} |
| lair {n} (of a criminal) | :: covo {m} |
| Laius {prop} /ˈlaɪ.əs/ (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) | :: Laio {m} |
| lake {n} /leɪk/ (body of water) | :: lago {m} |
| lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: lacca {f} |
| Lake Como {prop} (lake in Italy) | :: Lago di Como |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: lago Erie {m} |
| Lake Garda {prop} (lake in Italy) | :: Lago di Garda {m} |
| Lake Michigan-Huron {prop} (one of the Great Lakes) | :: lago Michigan-Huron {m} |
| Lake poet {n} (Romantic poet from the English Lake District) | :: laghista {m} |
| Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: Lago Superiore {m} |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela |
| lalopathy {n} | :: lalopatia {f} |
| lalophobia {n} (fear of speaking) | :: lalofobia {f} |
| laloplegia {n} (paralysis of the organs of speech) | :: laloplegia {f} |
| lamaism {n} (Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lamaismo {m} |
| lamaistic {adj} (of or pertaining to lamaism) | :: lamaistico |
| La Mancha {prop} (medieval Iberian kingdom) | :: La Mancia {f} |
| Lamanite {n} (a descendant of Laman) | :: Lamaniti |
| lamb {n} /læm/ (young sheep) | :: agnello {m}, agnellino {m}, agnella {f} |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: agnello {m} |
| lambda {n} /ˈlæm.də/ (name of the Greek letter) | :: lambda |
| lambdacism {n} /ˈlæmbdəˌsɪzəm/ (pronunciation of other sounds as l) | :: lambdacismo {m} |
| lambdoid {adj} (shaped like the Greek letter lambda) | :: lambdoideo |
| lambdoid suture {n} (dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull) | :: sutura lambdoidea {f} |
| Lambert {prop} /ˈlæmbɚt/ (male given name) | :: Lamberto |
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: Agnello di Dio |
| Lamb shift {n} (difference between energy levels) | :: spostamento di Lamb {m} |
| lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
| lame {adj} /leɪm/ (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: zoppo |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: patetico, stupido |
| lame {adj} | :: storpio |
| lame {v} (to cause a person or animal to become lame) | :: azzoppare |
| lame duck {n} (a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled) | :: brocco {m}, inetto {m}, incapace {m} |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: anatra zoppa {f} |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lamelliform {adj} | :: lamelliforme |
| lamellophone {n} (musical instrument) | :: sansa {f} |
| lament {n} /ləˈmɛnt/ (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) | :: lamento {m} |
| lament {v} (express grief) | :: lamentarsi |
| lamentable {adj} /ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/ (deplorable) | :: lamentabile |
| lamentation {n} /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ (the act of lamenting) | :: lamento {m} |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Lamentazioni {f-p} |
| lamia {n} /ˈleɪmɪə/ (monster in mythology) | :: lamia |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: gipeto {m}, avvoltoio degli agnelli {m} |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} /læmp/ (device producing light) | :: lampada {f}, lampadina {f} |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lampada {f} |
| Lampedusa {prop} (Italian island) | :: Lampedusa {f} |
| lamplighter {n} /ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (a person employed to light streetlights) | :: lampionaio {m} |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: lampione {m}, palo della luce |
| lamprey {n} /ˈlæm.pɹi/ (a fish) | :: lampreda |
| lampshade {n} /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ (cover over a lamp) | :: paralume {m} |
| lanameter {n} | :: lanametro {m} |
| Lancastrian {adj} | :: lancastriano |
| Lancastrian {n} | :: lancastriano {m} |
| lance {n} /læns/ (weapon of war) | :: lancia |
| lance {n} | :: lancia {f} |
| lance {v} (to pierce with a lance) | :: infilzare |
| lance {v} (to pierce or open an abscess) | :: incidere |
| lance corporal {n} (lance corporal) | :: lancia spezzata {f} |
| Lancelot {prop} /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/ (the knight) | :: Lancillotto |
| lancer {n} (cavalry soldier with a lance) | :: lanciere {m} |
| lancet {n} /læn.sɪt/ (surgical instrument) | :: lancetta {f} |
| lanciform {adj} | :: lanciforme |
| land {n} /lænd/ (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: terra {f} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: terra {f} |
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: terreno {m}, distesa {f}, appezzamento {m} |
| land agent {n} | :: fattore {m}, castaldo {m} |
| land bridge {n} (isthmus) | :: ponte continentale |
| lander {n} /ˈlændə/ (space probe) | :: modulo di atterraggio |
| landfall {n} /ˈlænd.fɔl/ (arrival of a ship at the shore) | :: approdo {m}, attracco {m} |
| landfall {n} (place at which a storm reaches the land) | :: il toccare terra {m}, raggiungere la terraferma |
| landfill {v} /ˈlænd.fɪl/ (to dispose of waste) | :: scaricare {f}, sversare |
| landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) | :: discarica {f} |
| landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) | :: langravio {m} |
| landgraviate {n} | :: langraviato {m} |
| landing {n} /ˈlændɪŋ/ (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: atterraggio {m} |
| landing {n} (an in-between platform) | :: pianerottolo {m}, caposcala {m}, ballatoio {m}, ripiano {m} |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: imbarcadero {m} |
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: carrello d'atterraggio {m} |
| landing net {n} (Fishnet) | :: retino {m} |
| landing ship {n} (light military ferry) | :: nave da guerra anfibia {f} |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: pista d'atterraggio {f} |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: telefonia fissa {f} |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: telefono fisso {m} |
| landlord {n} /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: proprietario {m} |
| landlubber {n} /ˈlænd.lʌb.ɚ/ (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: marinaio d'acqua dolce {m}, marinaio inesperto |
| landmark {n} /ˈlændmɑɹk/ (recognizable feature) | :: punto di riferimento {m} |
| landmark {n} (notable location) | :: monumento |
| landmark {n} (major event) | :: pietra miliare |
| land mine {n} /ˈlænd.maɪn/ (mine that is placed on land) | :: mina terrestre {f} |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Paese del Sol Levante {m} |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} /ˈlandskeɪp/ (portion of land or territory) | :: paesaggio {m}, panorama {f} |
| landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: paesaggio {m} |
| landscape {n} (pictorial aspect of a country) | :: paesaggio {m} |
| landscape {n} (mode of printing) | :: orizzontale |
| landscape {n} (scenario) | :: scenario {m}, panorama {f} |
| landscape genetics {n} (discipline) | :: genetica del paesaggio {f} |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} /ˈlænd.slaɪd/ (natural disaster) | :: frana {f}, smottamento {f}, slavina {f} |
| landslide {n} (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) | :: vittoria schiacciante {f}, a valanga |
| landslip {n} (A mass of land that has moved downslope) | :: smottamento {m} |
| lane {n} /leɪn/ (passageway) | :: passaggio {m}, corsia {f} |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: corsia {f} |
| lane {n} (division of racetrack) | :: corsia {f} |
| lane {n} (course for ships or aircraft) | :: corsia {f} |
| Langhe {prop} (hilly area in Piedmont) | :: Langhe {f-p} |
| Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) | :: Langhiano |
| Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard | :: |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: lingua {f} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: lingua, linguaggio |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: linguaggio {m} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: linguaggio {m} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: linguaggio {m} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: linguaggio {m} |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: tandem linguistico {m}, scambio di lingua {m} |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: famiglia linguistica {f} |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| langued {adj} (having the tongue visible) | :: lampassato |
| Languedoc {prop} (French province) | :: Linguadoca {f} |
| Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} (region of France) | :: Linguadoca-Rossiglione {f} |
| languid {adj} /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd/ (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) | :: languido, atono |
| languidly {adv} (in a languid manner) | :: languidamente |
| languish {v} /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ (to lose strength and become weak) | :: intristire, languire |
| languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions) | :: vivachiare |
| languish {v} (to be neglected, to make little progress) | :: stagnare, segnare il passo |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| languor {n} /ˈlæŋɡə/ (state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this, see also: lassitude) | :: languore |
| lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| lanky {adj} /ˈlæŋk.i/ (tall, slim) | :: allampanato {m} |
| lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance) | :: lanolina {f} |
| lansquenet {n} /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/ (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: lanzichenecco {m} |
| lansquenet {n} (gambling card game) | :: zecchinetta {f}, zecchinetto {m}, lanzichenecco {m} |
| lantern {n} /ˈlæn.tɚn/ (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lanterna {f} |
| lantern {n} (a smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one) | :: lanterna {f} |
| lanternfish {n} (Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae) | :: pesce lanterna {m} |
| lanthanide {n} /ˈlænθənaɪd/ (Any of the 14 rare earth elements) | :: lantanide {m} |
| lanthanum {n} /ˈlænθənəm/ (metallic element) | :: lantanio {m} |
| lanthionine {n} (analogue of cystine) | :: lantionina {f} |
| Lao {n} /laʊ/ (person) | :: laotiano {m}, laotiana {f} |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: laotiano |
| Laocoön {prop} /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/ (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laocoonte |
| Laos {prop} /ˈlaʊ(s)/ (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos {m} |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} /ˈlaʊʃən/ (language) | :: laotiano |
| lap {n} /læp/ (upper legs of a seated person) | :: grembo {m} |
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: giro di pista |
| laparoscope {n} (thin endoscope) | :: laparoscopio {m} |
| laparoscopic {adj} (relating to laparoscopy) | :: laparoscopico |
| laparotomist {n} | :: laparotomista {m} |
| laparotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: laparotomia {f} |
| La Paz {prop} /lə ˈpæz/ (capital city of Bolivia) | :: La Paz {f} |
| lapel {n} /ləˈpɛl/ (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: risvolto {m} |
| LaPerm {n} | :: gatto LaPerm |
| lapidable {adj} | :: lapidabile |
| lapidation {n} /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/ (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: lapidazione {f} |
| lapidicolous {adj} | :: lapidicolo |
| lapillar {adj} | :: lapillare |
| lapis lazuli {n} /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlaɪ/ (precious blue stone) | :: lapislazzuli {m} |
| Laplace distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribuzione di Laplace |
| Laplacian {adj} (of, or relating to Laplace) | :: laplaciano {m} |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lapponia {f} |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| laptop {n} /ˈlæp.tɑp/ (computing: a laptop computer) | :: (computer) portàtile {m} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: vanello {m} |
| L'Aquila {prop} (province) | :: L'Aquila |
| L'Aquila {prop} (town) | :: L'Aquila |
| Lara {prop} /ˈlɑːɹə/ (female given name) | :: Lara {f} |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} /ˈlɑɹtʃ/ (a coniferous tree) | :: larice {m} |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} /lɑːd/ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: strutto |
| lard {v} (to stuff with bacon or pork) | :: farcire con pancetta |
| lard {v} (to smear with fat or lard) | :: spalmare con lardo |
| lard {v} (to garnish or strew) | :: infiorare, infarcire, abbellire |
| lard {v} (to fatten; enrich) | :: ingrassare |
| large {adj} /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ (of greater size, see also: big) | :: grande |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: intestino crasso {m} |
| Large Magellanic Cloud {prop} (largest satellite of Milky Way) | :: Grande Nube di Magellano {f} |
| Large Münsterländer {n} (Large Münsterländer) | :: grande münsterländer |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: su larga scala |
| largesse {n} /lɑɹˈdʒɛs/ (the gifts or money given in such a way) | :: elargizione |
| large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) | :: averla formichiera di Leach |
| lark {n} /lɑːk/ (bird) | :: allodola {f}, lodola {f} |
| lark {n} (one who wakes early) | :: mattiniero {m} |
| larkspur {n} (Delphinium) | :: speronella {f}, delfinio {m} |
| Larry {prop} /ˈlæɹi/ (diminutive of Laurence) | :: Loris, Enzo |
| Larssonian {adj} | :: larssoniano |
| larviform {adj} | :: larviforme |
| larvivorous {adj} (feeding on insect larvae) | :: larvivoro |
| laryngeal {adj} /ləˈɹɪn.dʒi.əl/ (of or pertaining to larynx) | :: laringico |
| laryngeal {n} (laryngeal sound) | :: suono laringale {m} |
| laryngeal {n} (in Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants) | :: laringale {f} |
| laryngismus {n} /læɹɪnˈd͡ʒɪzməs/ (medicine) | :: laringismo {m} |
| laryngitis {n} /læɹɪnˈdʒajtɪs/ (inflammation of the larynx) | :: laringite {f} |
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: laringologico |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: laringologo {m}, laringologa {f} |
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: laringologia {f} |
| laryngopharynx {n} (anatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx) | :: laringofaringe {m} {f} |
| laryngorrhagia {n} | :: laringorragia {f} |
| laryngoscope {n} (endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx) | :: laringoscopio {m} |
| laryngostenosis {n} | :: laringostenosi {f} |
| laryngostenotic {adj} | :: laringostenotico |
| larynx {n} /ˈlæɹɪŋks/ (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: laringe {f} |
| lasagna {n} /ləˈzæn.jə/ (flat sheet of pasta) | :: lasagna {f} |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasagna {f} |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} /ləˈsɪvɪəs/ (wanton) | :: lascivo |
| lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) | :: lascivia {f}, libidinosità {f}, lascività {f} |
| laser {n} /ˈleɪzɚ/ (device producing beam of light) | :: laser {m} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lash {n} /læʃ/ (thong of a whip) | :: staffile {m} |
| lash {n} (stroke with a whip) | :: staffilata {f}, sferzata {f} |
| lash {n} (stroke of satire or sarcasm) | :: sferzata {f} |
| lash {v} (to scold) | :: rimproverare |
| lash out {v} (To make a fierce verbal attack) | :: vituperare |
| La Spezia {prop} /lɑ ˈspɛtsi.ə/ (province in Liguria, Italy) | :: La Spezia {f} |
| La Spezia {prop} (city in Liguria, Italy) | :: La Spezia {f} |
| lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| lasso {n} /ˈlæs.oʊ/ (a long rope with a sliding loop) | :: lacciaia {f} |
| last {adj} /lɑːst/ (final) | :: ultimo |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: più recente, scorso |
| last {adj} (least preferable) | :: ultimo |
| last {adv} (after everything else) | :: per ultimo |
| last {adv} (finally) | :: infine, alla fine |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: durare |
| last {v} (to hold out) | :: resistere |
| last {n} (tool) | :: forma {f} |
| last but not least {adv} /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/ (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: ultimo ma non meno importante |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| last call {n} (announcement) | :: ultimo giro {m} |
| lasting {adj} /ˈlæstɪŋ/ (persisting for an extended period of time) | :: permanente, duraturo, durevole |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: Giudizio universale {m}, Giudizio finale {m} |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: notte scorsa, ieri notte, ieri sera |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: iernotte, ieri notte, iersera |
| last quarter {n} (the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon) | :: ultimo quarto {m} |
| last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: ultima risorsa {f}, ultima spiaggia {f} |
| last straw {n} (small additional burden) | :: l'ultima goccia, la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso |
| Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: L'Ultima Cena |
| last word {n} (finest, highest or ultimate representation of some class of object) | :: non plus ultra {m} |
| last word {n} (concluding remarks) | :: l'ultima parola {f} |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: l'anno scorso |
| latch {n} /lætʃ/ (fastening for a door) | :: chiavistello {m}, fermo {m} |
| late {adj} /leɪt/ (near the end of a period of time) | :: tardi |
| late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: in ritardo |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: fu |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: tardi |
| Late Antiquity {prop} (the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages) | :: Tarda antichità {f} |
| latecomer {n} /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/ (one who arrived late) | :: ritardatario {m} |
| lateen {n} /læˈtin/ (sail) | :: vela latina {f} |
| late lamented {adj} (Sadly missed, due to death) | :: compianto, collacrimato |
| Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language) | :: basso latino {m} |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: tardo Medioevo, basso Medioevo |
| latency {n} /ˈleɪ.tən.si/ (delay) | :: latenza {f} |
| latent {adj} /ˈleɪ.tənt/ (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latente |
| later {adv} /ˈleɪtɚ/ (more late) | :: più in ritardo |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: più tardi |
| later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) | :: più tardi |
| later {adj} (more late) | :: più in ritardo |
| later {adj} (coming afterward in time) | :: posteriore |
| lateral {adj} /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/ (of or pertaining to the side) | :: laterale |
| lateral {adj} (pertaining to the left or right of the body) | :: laterale |
| lateralization {n} (localization of a function to the right or left side of the brain) | :: lateralizzazione {f} |
| laterally {adv} (done in a lateral manner) | :: lateralmente |
| lateral rectus {n} (muscle) | :: muscolo retto laterale {m} |
| Lateran {prop} (church and palace in Rome) | :: Laterano |
| lateroflexion {n} (bending to one side) | :: lateroflessione {f} |
| later on {adv} | :: più tardi |
| latex {n} /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ (milky sap) | :: latice {m}, lattice {m} |
| lathe {n} /leɪð/ (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: tornio {m} |
| lathe carrier {n} (a clamp that fixes a workpiece to a lathe) | :: menabrida {m} |
| lather {n} /ˈlæðɚ/ (foam of soap and water) | :: schiuma di sapone {f} |
| lather {v} (to cover with lather) | :: insaponare |
| latifundism {n} (agriculture dominated by large estates) | :: latifondismo {m} |
| Latin {adj} /ˈlæt.n̩/ (of the language) | :: latino |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latino |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: romano {m}, romana {f} |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: latino {m} , latina {f} |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: latino {m}, latina {f}, latini {m-p}, latine {f-p} |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: sudamericano |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latino {m}, lingua latina {f} |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: romano {m}, romana {f} |
| Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin) | :: latino |
| Latin {n} | :: neolatino {m}, neolatina {f} |
| Latina {prop} (province) | :: Latina {f} |
| Latina {prop} (town) | :: Latina {f} |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: alfabeto latino {m} |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: America latina {f} |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: latino-americano |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: Chiesa latina {f} |
| Latinism {n} (Latinism) | :: latinismo {m} |
| Latinist {n} (scholar who studies Latin) | :: latinista {m} {f} |
| Latinity {n} (essence of being Latin) | :: latinità {f} |
| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Latino-Faliscan {adj} (Relating to the Latin and Faliscan tongues) | :: latino-falisco |
| Latino-Faliscan {prop} (An Italic language family.) | :: latino-falisco |
| latissimus dorsi {n} (muscle) | :: gran dorsale {m} |
| latitude {n} /ˈlæt.ɪ.tud/ (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: latitudine {f} |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: latitudine {f} |
| latitude {n} (extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed) | :: latitudine di posa {f} |
| latitudinarian {adj} /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) | :: latitudinario |
| latitudinarian {n} (a person who is tolerant) | :: latitudinario {m} |
| latitudinarianism {n} /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ (tolerance of other people's views) | :: latitudinarismo {m} |
| Latium {prop} /ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/ (region of central Italy) | :: Lazio {m} |
| latrine {n} /ləˈtɹiːn/ (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: latrina {f}, cesso alla turca {m} |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| -latry {suffix} /-lətɹi/ (forms a noun meaning worship of stemmed noun) | :: -latria {f} |
| latte {n} /ˈlɑ.teɪ/ (caffè latte) | :: caffellatte |
| latter {adj} /ˈlæt̬.əɹ/ (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: secondo {m}, quest'ultimo |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| lattice {n} /ˈlæt.ɪs/ (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material) | :: grata {f}, graticcio {m}, cannicciata {f} |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: graticcio {m}, traliccio {m}, reticolo {m}, griglia {f} |
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: reticolo {m} |
| lattice theory {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: teoria dei reticoli {f} |
| Latvia {prop} /ˈlæt.vi.ə/ (country) | :: Lettonia |
| Latvian {adj} /ˈlætvi.ən/ (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: lettone {m} {f} |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: lettone {m} |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: lettone {m} {f} |
| laud {n} /lɔd/ (praise or glorification) | :: lode {f} |
| laud {v} (to praise, to glorify) | :: lodare, glorificare |
| laudable {adj} /lɔːdəbl/ (worthy of being lauded) | :: lodabile, lodevole, encomiabile, meritorio {m}, benemerito {m}, elogiabile |
| laudanum {n} (the tincture of opium once widely used) | :: laudano {m} |
| laudation {n} /lɔːˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (act of lauding) | :: lode {f} |
| laugh {n} /laːf/ (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: riso {m}, risata {f} |
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: ludibrio {m}, derisione, disdegno {m}, ilarità {f} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: ridere |
| laughable {adj} /ˈlæfəbl̩/ (fitted to exite laughter) | :: ridicolo, risibile |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: kookaburra sghignazzante {m} |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: zimbello {m}, oggetto di scherno {m} |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: sbellicarsi dalle risa, sganasciarsi dalle risate |
| laughter {n} /ˈlæftɚ/ (sound (as) of laughing) | :: risata {f}, riso {m} |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: risata {f} |
| laugh up one's sleeve {v} (laugh secretly or to oneself) | :: ridere sotto i baffi |
| launch {v} /lɔnt͡ʃ/ (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: lanciare |
| launch {v} (to start (a program or feature)) | :: lanciare, avviare |
| launchable {adj} | :: varabile |
| launch pad {n} /ˈlɑntʃ.pæd/ (the surface from which a launch is made) | :: piattaforma di lancio {f}, rampa di lancio {f} |
| launchpad {n} (launch pad) SEE: launch pad | :: |
| laundry {n} /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ (laundering; washing) | :: bucato {m} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: lavanderia {f} |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: bucato {m} |
| launegild {n} | :: launegildo {m} |
| Laura {prop} /ˈlɔɹə/ (female given name) | :: Laura |
| laurel {n} /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ (Laurus nobilis) | :: alloro {m} |
| laurel {n} | :: allori {m-p} |
| Laurel and Hardy {prop} /ˈlɔɹ.əl ænd ˈhɑɹ.di/ | :: Cric e Croc |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lorenzo |
| laurestine {n} /ˈlɒɹ.əs.tiːn/ (Viburnum tinus) | :: lentaggine {f} |
| Lausanne {prop} /loʊˈzæn/ (city) | :: Losanna {f} |
| lava {n} /ˈlɑːvə/ (molten rock) | :: lava {f} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavabo {n} /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ (church washbasin) | :: lavabo {m} |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lavender {n} /ˈlæv.ən.də/ (plant) | :: lavanda {f} |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: lavanda {f} |
| LaVeyan Satanism {prop} (the religion of the Church of Satan) | :: satanismo di LaVey |
| lavish {adj} /ˈlævɪʃ/ (profuse) | :: prodigo, profuso, generoso |
| lavish {adj} (excessive) | :: eccessivo, smodato, sovrabbondante |
| lavish {v} (to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander) | :: prodigare, profondere, spendere profusamente |
| law {n} /lɔ/ (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: legge {f} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: legge {f} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: legge {f} |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: legge {f} |
| law {n} (informal: the police) | :: legge {f} |
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws) | :: rispettoso della legge |
| law enforcement {n} (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) | :: forze dell'ordine {f-p} |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: illegalità {f}, Far West {m} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} /lɔn/ (ground covered with grass) | :: prato {m} |
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/ (a device to cut grass) | :: tosaerba {m}, falciatrice {f}, tagliaerba {m}, rasaerba {m} |
| lawn rake {n} | :: rastrellina {f} |
| law of cosines {n} (statement) | :: teorema del coseno {m} |
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law | :: |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ (chemical element) | :: laurenzio {m} |
| lawsuit {n} /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: causa di tribunale {f}, causa |
| lawyer {n} /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: avvocato {m}, avvocatessa {f}, legale {m} {f} |
| lawyer {n} | :: avvocato {m} |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: agarico chiomato {m} |
| lax {adj} /læks/ (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation) | :: lasso {m}, lassista |
| lax {adj} (loose; not tight or taut) | :: allentato {m}, sciolto {m}, lasso, lento, lasco |
| lax {adj} (lacking care) | :: trascurato, negligente |
| lax {adj} (diarrheal) SEE: diarrheal | :: |
| laxative {n} /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ (substance with a laxative effect) | :: lassativo {m} |
| lay {v} /leɪ/ (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: posare, porre |
| lay {v} (to leave something somewhere) | :: lasciare |
| lay {v} (to prepare groundwork, table etc.) | :: disporre |
| lay {v} (to install certain building materials) | :: posare |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: deporre |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: laico {m}, laica {f} |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: profano {m}, profana {f} |
| layabout {n} /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ (lazy person) | :: sfaccendato {m}, perdigiorno {m} |
| lay day {n} (day in which a vessel may load or unload a cargo without paying an extra charge) | :: stallia {f} |
| layer {n} /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: strato {m} |
| layer {n} (item of clothing worn under or over another) | :: strato {m} |
| layer {n} (deposit) | :: strato {m} |
| layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) | :: ovaiola {f} |
| layering {n} (a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings) | :: margotta {f}, propagginazione {f} |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| layman {n} /ˈleɪmən/ (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: laico, profano {m} |
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: profano {m} |
| lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment) | :: licenziare |
| layperson {n} (one who is not a cleric) | :: laico {m} |
| layperson {n} (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) | :: profano {m} |
| laytime {n} (amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading) | :: stallia {f} |
| Lazarist {n} (member of an order) | :: lazzarista {m} |
| Lazarist {adj} (of an order) | :: lazzarista |
| Lazarus {prop} /ˈlæzəɹəs/ (New Testament characters) | :: Lazzaro |
| lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) | :: indolentemente, infingardamente, neghittosamente, oziosamente, pigramente, svogliatamente |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: pigrizia {f} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lazio {m} |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} /ˈleɪzi/ (unwilling to work) | :: pigro |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: sfaticato {m}, poltrone {m}, pigrone {m}, fannullone {m}, scansafatiche {m} {f}, sfaccendato {m} |
| Lübeck {prop} (city) | :: Lubecca {f} |
| LCD {n} (liquid crystal display) | :: LCD {m} |
| leach {v} /liːtʃ/ (to purge a soluble matter out of something) | :: drenare, purgare, filtrare, percolare |
| leachate {n} /ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/ (the liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material - it contains soluble matter) | :: percolato {m} |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: piombo {m} |
| lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water) | :: scandaglio {m} |
| lead {n} (separator line in print) | :: interlinea {f} |
| lead {n} (sheets or plates covering a roof) | :: lamiera {f} |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: mina {f} |
| lead {n} (bullets) | :: piombo {m}, pallottola {m} |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: guidare, condurre |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: condurre |
| lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) | :: condurre |
| lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) | :: convincere, influenzare |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) | :: comportarsi |
| lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes) | :: essere di mano |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: comportarsi |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) | :: andare avanti |
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: essere in testa |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to go first) | :: andare avanti |
| lead {n} (act of leading or conducting) | :: guida {f} |
| leaden {adj} /ˈlɛdən/ (made of lead) | :: plumbeo {m} |
| leaden {adj} (dull) | :: plumbeo |
| leader {n} /ˈlidɚ/ (one having authority) | :: capo {m}, duce {m} |
| leading {adj} /ˈliːdɪŋ/ (providing guidance) | :: principale |
| leading {adj} (ranking first) | :: primo, principale, primo, maggiore |
| leading {adj} (preceding) | :: precedente; precedente |
| leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal | :: |
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} /liːf/ (part of a plant) | :: foglia {f} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin) | :: foglia {f} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: foglio {m} |
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: prolunga {f} |
| leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) | :: foglia |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leafless {adj} (without leaves) | :: afillo |
| leaflet {n} /ˈliːflɪt/ (component of a compound leaf) | :: fogliolina {f} |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: dépliant {m}, volantino {m} |
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: balestra {f} |
| leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) | :: sfogliare |
| leafy {adj} /ˈliːfi/ (covered with leaves) | :: foglioso |
| leafy {adj} (containing much foliage) | :: fronzuto |
| league {n} /liːɡ/ (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: lega |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: lega |
| league {n} (distance) | :: lega |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Società delle Nazioni {f} |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: classifica |
| Leah {prop} /ˈliːə/ (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Lia; Lea (older versions) |
| leak {n} /liːk/ (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: falla {f}, perdita {f}, infiltrazione {f}, crepa {f}, dispersione {f} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: fessura {f}, falla {f}, fuga {f}, crepa {f} |
| leak {n} (divulgation, or disclosure, of information) | :: fuga {f}, trapelare {m} |
| leak {n} (The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred) | :: talpa {f} |
| leak {n} | :: falla {f} |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: perdere, percolare |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: far trapelare, trapelare, filtrare |
| leakage {n} (act of leaking) | :: perdita {f}, fuga {f} |
| lean {v} /liːn/ (to incline) | :: pendere |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: sporgersi |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: reclinare, appoggiare, adagiarsi, adagiare |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: magro, asciutto {m}, slanciato {m}, sodo {m} |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: magro |
| lean {adj} (having little extra or little to spare) | :: magro {m}, scarso {m} |
| lean {adj} (having a low proportion of a desired substance) | :: magra {f}, ricca {f} |
| Leander {prop} (Greek lover of Hero) | :: Leandro |
| Leander {prop} (male given name) | :: Leandro |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: torre pendente di Pisa {f}, torre di Pisa {f}, torre pendente {f} |
| leap {v} /liːp/ | :: saltare |
| leap {n} | :: salto {m} |
| leapfrog {n} /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/ (game) | :: cavallina {f} |
| leaps and bounds {adv} (idiom: considerably) | :: passi da gigante {m-p} |
| leap second {n} (added second) | :: secondo intercalare {m} |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: anno bisestile {m} |
| learn {v} /lɜːn/ (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: imparare, apprendere |
| learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: imparare, apprendere |
| learn {v} (to make use of a bad experience) | :: imparare |
| learn {v} (to be studying) | :: imparare, studiare |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: apprendere |
| learned {adj} /ˈlɝnɪd/ (having much learning) | :: colto, dotto, istruito {m}, erudito {m}, letterato {m} |
| learned {adj} (scholarly) SEE: scholarly | :: |
| learning {n} /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ (action of the verb) | :: apprendimento |
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: disturbi specifici di apprendimento {p} |
| learningless {adj} (uneducated) SEE: uneducated | :: |
| learn the ropes {v} /ˈlɜːn ðə ˈɹəʊps/ (to learn the basics) | :: avere dimestichezza, imparare il mestiere, prendere dimestichezza |
| learn the ropes {v} (to learn some skill requiring specialist knowledge) | :: specializzarsi |
| leash {n} /liːʃ/ (long cord for dogs) | :: guinzaglio {m} |
| least {determiner} /liːst/ (the smallest amount of) | :: minimo |
| least {adv} (in the smallest degree) | :: meno |
| least common multiple {n} ((number theory)) | :: minimo comune multiplo {m} |
| least flycatcher {n} /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ (Empidonax minimus) | :: pigliamosche minimo {m} |
| least weasel {n} /ˈliːst ˈwiːz(ə)l/ (Mustela nivalis) | :: donnola {f} |
| leather {n} /ˈlɛðə/ (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: cuoio {m} |
| leatherback {n} /ˈlɛ.ðɚ.bæk/ (Dermochelys coriacea) | :: tartaruga liuto |
| leatherette {n} /ˌlɛðəˈɹɛt/ (type of fabric made to imitate the appearance of leather) | :: dermoide {f}, ecopelle {f}, finta pelle {f}, similpelle {f}, skai {m} |
| leave {v} /liːv/ (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: lasciare, dimenticare |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: partire |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: partire |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: permesso |
| leave {n} (departure) | :: partenza |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: lasciami in pace |
| leaven {n} /ˈlɛv.ən/ (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: lievito |
| leaven {v} (to add leavening) | :: lievitare |
| leaven {v} (to cause to rise by fermentation) | :: lievitare |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone holding the bag {v} (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) | :: rimanere col cerino in mano |
| leave someone in the lurch {v} (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) | :: lasciare in asso, piantare in asso |
| Lebanese {n} /lɛ.bəˈniːz/ (A person from Lebanon) | :: libanese |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libanese |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: Repubblica libanese {f} |
| Lebanon {prop} /ˈlɛbənən/ (Lebanese Republic) | :: (il) Libano {m} |
| Lecce {prop} (province) | :: Lecce {f} |
| Lecce {prop} (city) | :: Lecce {f} |
| Lecco {prop} (province) | :: Lecco {f} |
| Lecco {prop} (town) | :: Lecco {f} |
| Le Chatelier's principle {prop} (chemical principle) | :: principio di Le Châtelier {m} |
| lecher {n} /lɛtʃə(ɹ)/ (a lecherous person) | :: mandrillo {m}, pervertito {m}, depravato {m}, libertino {m} |
| lecherous {adj} /ˈlɛtʃəɹəs/ (given to a lustful craving of sexual activities) | :: lascivo, libidinoso, lussurioso, libertino, licenzioso, mandrillo |
| Lechitic {adj} (related to the Polish language group) | :: lechitico |
| lechwe {n} (species of antelopes) | :: lichi {m} |
| lecithin {n} /ˈlɛs.ə.θɪn/ (lecithin) | :: lecitina {f} |
| lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: leggio |
| lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: leggio {m} |
| lectionary {n} (book) | :: lezionario {m} |
| lector {n} (lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts) | :: lettore {m}, lettrice {f} |
| lecture {n} /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ (a spoken lesson) | :: conferenza {f}, lezione |
| lecture {v} (to teach) | :: insegnare |
| lecture {v} (to berate, to scold) | :: sgridare, richiamare, fare la predica |
| lecturer {n} /ˈlɛktʃəɹɚ/ (person who gives lectures) | :: conferenziere {m} |
| LED {n} /ɛl.iː.ˈdiː/ (light-emitting diode) | :: LED {m} |
| ledge {n} /lɛdʒ/ (shelf) | :: mensola {f}, ripiano, scaffale {m} |
| ledge {n} (of rocks) | :: cengia {f}, stralpo {m}, balza {f} |
| ledge {n} (layer) | :: strato {m} |
| ledge {n} (lode) | :: filone {m} |
| ledger {n} /ˈlɛdʒə/ (book for keeping notes) | :: libro mastro {m}, partitario {m}, registro {m}, saldaconti {m}, saldaconto {m} |
| ledger {n} (large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb) | :: pietra tombale {f} |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: registro contabile {m} |
| ledger {n} (board attached to a wall to provide support) | :: traversa {f} |
| ledger line {n} (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) | :: taglio addizionale {m} |
| leech {n} /liːtʃ/ (annelid) | :: sanguisuga {f}, mignatta {f} |
| leech {n} (aft edge of a triangular sail) | :: balumina {f} |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| leek {n} /liːk/ (vegetable) | :: porro {m} |
| leer {v} /lɪɹ/ (to look with sexual desire or malicious intent) | :: sbirciare |
| lees {n} | :: feccia {f} |
| leeward {adj} /ˈliːwəd/ (on the side sheltered from the wind) | :: sottovento |
| leeward {adv} (away from the direction of the wind) | :: sottovento |
| leeway {n} /ˈliːˌweɪ/ (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: scarroccio {m}, deriva {f} |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: margine di azione |
| Lefkosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus) | :: Lefkosia {f} |
| left {adj} /lɛft/ (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: sinistro |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: a sinistra |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: a sinistra |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: sinistra {f} |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: sinistra {f} |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: rimasto |
| left fielder {n} (outfielder) | :: esterno sinistro {m} |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: mancino |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: mancino {m}, mancina {f} |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| leftist {n} /ˈlɛftɪst/ (a person who holds views associated with the political left) | :: sinistroide {m} {f} |
| leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) | :: sinistroide, sinistrorso |
| left-luggage office {n} (place where luggage may be left) | :: deposito bagagli {m} |
| leftover {adj} (remaining as meal is complete) | :: avanzato {m} |
| leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: avanzo {m}, rimanenza {f}, residuo {m} |
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: avanzi {m-p}, rimasugli {m-p} |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: sinistra |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: gamba (human), zampa (animal), coscia (chicken) |
| legacy {n} /ˈlɛɡəsi/ (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: eredità, lascito |
| legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) | :: eredità, retaggio {m}, lascito {m} |
| legal {adj} /ˈliɡəl/ (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: legale, giuridico |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: legale |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: legale |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: legalizzazione {f} |
| legalize {v} /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ (make legal) | :: legalizzare |
| legally {adv} /ˈliːɡəli/ (as permitted by law) | :: legalmente |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: persona giuridica {f} |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: valuta legale {f} |
| legal vacuum {n} | :: lacuna legislativa {f} |
| legation {n} (post or office of a legate; a legateship) | :: legazia {f} |
| legato {adv} /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ (music: smoothly, in a connected manner) | :: legato {m} |
| legend {n} /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: legenda {f}, leggenda {f}, favola {f}, epopea {f} |
| legend {n} (any person of extraordinary accomplishment) | :: legenda {f}, mito {m}, mostro sacro {m}, leggenda {f} |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: legenda {f} |
| leghorn {n} /ˈlɛɡhɔɹn/ (small white chicken breed) | :: livorno {f}, livornese {f}, gallina livornese {f}, galletto livornese {m} |
| legible {adj} /ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/ (clear enough to be read) | :: leggibile |
| legion {n} /ˈliːdʒən/ (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legione {f} |
| legionary {n} (member of a legion) | :: legionario {m} |
| legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary | :: |
| legislate {v} /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/ (pass laws) | :: legiferare |
| legislation {n} /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ (the act of legislating) | :: legislazione {f} |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: leggi {f-p} |
| legislative {adj} /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/ (having the power to make laws) | :: legislativo |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: legislatore {m}, legislatrice {f} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimacy {n} /ləˈdʒɪtɪməsi/ (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity) | :: legittimità {f} |
| legitimate {adj} /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ (relating to hereditary rights) | :: legittimo |
| legitimately {adv} (in a legitimate manner) | :: legittimamente |
| legitimistic {adj} | :: legittimistico |
| legitimize {v} /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/ (to make legitimate) | :: legittimare |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| legume {n} /lɪˈɡjuːm/ (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: legume {m} |
| Leiden {prop} /ˈleɪdən/ (city in South Holland) | :: Leida {f} |
| Leipzig {prop} /ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/ (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Lipsia |
| leisure {n} /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ (freedom provided) | :: svago {m} |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: agio {m}, ozio {m}, tempo libero {m} |
| lemandarin {n} (Citrus × limonia) | :: limandarino |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} /ˈlɛmə/ (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: lemma {n} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lemma {n} |
| lemmatize {v} (to convert an inflected form into a lemma) | :: lemmatizzare |
| lemniscate {n} /lɛmˈnɪskət/ (mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve) | :: lemniscata {f} |
| lemniscatic {adj} /ˌlɛmnɪˈskætɪk/ (shaped like a figure-of eight) | :: lemniscatico |
| lemniscatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a lemniscate) | :: lemniscatico |
| lemon {n} /ˈlɛmən/ (citrus fruit) | :: limone {m} |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: limone {m} |
| lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons) | :: al limone |
| lemonade {n} /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/ (still beverage) | :: limonata {f} |
| lemonary {n} (A room in which lemon plants are housed) | :: limonaia {f} |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: citronella {f}, melissa vera {f}, melissa {f}, cedronella {f}, erba limona {f} |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: citronella {f} |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: succo di limone {m} |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: spremiagrumi {m} |
| lemur {n} /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/ (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lemure {m} |
| lend {v} /lɛnd/ (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: prestare |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lend a hand {v} (to help or assist) | :: dare una mano |
| lender {n} /ˈlɛndɚ/ (one who lends, especially money) | :: creditore {m} |
| length {n} /lɛŋ(k)θ/ (distance along the longest dimension) | :: lunghezza {f} |
| lengthen {v} /ˈlɛŋ(k)θən/ (to make longer) | :: allungare |
| lengthwise {adv} (adverb: in the long direction) | :: per lungo |
| leniency {n} (quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case) | :: clemenza {f} |
| lenient {adj} /ˈliːni.ənt/ (tolerant; not strict) | :: permissivo, tollerante, indulgente |
| Leningrad {prop} /ˈlɛnɪnˌɡræd/ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrado |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninismo {m} |
| lenition {n} /lɪˈnɪʃən/ (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: lenizione {f} |
| lens {n} /lɛnz/ (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lentille {f}, lente {f} |
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: lenticchia {f} |
| lens {n} | :: lente {f} |
| Lent {n} /lɛnt/ (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: Quaresima {f} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} /ˈlɛntəl/ (plant Lens culinaris) | :: lenticchia |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: lenticchia {f} |
| Leo {prop} /ˈliːoʊ/ (male given name) | :: Leone {m}, Leo {m} |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Leone {m} |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Leone {m} |
| Leonard {prop} /ˈlɛnɚd/ (male given name) | :: Leonardo |
| Leonardeschi {n} /ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛskɪ/ (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) | :: leonardeschi {m-p} |
| leonine {adj} /ˈliːənaɪ̯n/ (of or like a lion) | :: leonino |
| leopard {n} /ˈlɛpɚd/ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopardo {m} |
| leopard seal {n} /ˈlɛpɚd siːl/ (Hydrurga leptonyx) | :: foca leopardo {f} |
| Leopold {prop} (male given name) | :: Leopoldo |
| leotard {n} /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: body {m}, calzamaglia {f} |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: lebbroso {m}, lebbrosa {f} |
| lepidolite {n} (a mica mineral) | :: lepidolite {f} |
| leporine {adj} /ˈlɛpəɹaɪn/ (of a hare or rabbit) | :: leprino |
| leprechaun {n} /ˈlɛprəˌkɔn/ (one of a race of Irish elves) | :: leprechaun {m}, leprecano {m}, lepricauno {m}, leprecauno {m}, gnomo irlandese {m}, folletto irlandese {m} |
| leprosy {n} /ˈlɛpɹəsi/ (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: lebbra {f} |
| leprous {adj} (relating to leprosy) | :: lebbroso |
| leptoclase {n} | :: leptoclasi {f} |
| leptomeningeal {adj} (of or pertaining to the leptomeninges) | :: leptomeningeo |
| leptomeninges {n} | :: leptomeninge {f} |
| lepton {n} /ˈlɛptɒn/ (elementary particle) | :: leptone {m} |
| lepton number {n} (number) | :: numero leptonico {m} |
| lesbian {adj} /ˈlɛzbi.ən/ (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lesbica {f} |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lesbico |
| lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians) | :: lesbico |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lesbica {f} |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: lesbismo {m} |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) | :: lesbofobia |
| Lesbos {prop} /ˈlɛz.bɒs/ (island) | :: Lesbo {f} |
| lesene {n} /ˈlɛ.zən/ (architectural element) | :: lesena {f} |
| lesion {n} /ˈliːʒən/ (a wound or an injury) | :: lesione {f} |
| lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) | :: lesione |
| lesion {n} (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) | :: lesione {f} |
| Lesotho {prop} /ləˈsuːtuː/ (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesotho {m} |
| less {adv} /lɛs/ (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: meno |
| less {determiner} (not as much) | :: meno |
| -less {suffix} /ləs/ (lacking) | :: senza, in-, s-, dis- |
| Lessepsian {adj} /leɪˈsɛp.sɪ.ən/ (of or relating to organisms that migrate by means of the Suez Canal) | :: lessepsiano {m}, lessepsiana {f} |
| lesser {adj} /ˈlɛsɚ/ (the comparative of little) | :: minore |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: zafferano {m} |
| Lesser Caucasus {prop} (mountain range) | :: Caucaso Minore |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: favagello stelle pansotti |
| lesser of two evils {n} | :: male minore {m} |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: aquila anatraia minore {m} |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} /ˈlɛsə(ɹ)ˈspɒtədˈwədpɛkə(ɹ)/ (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: picchio rosso minore {m} |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: totano zampegialle minore {m} |
| lesson {n} /ˈlɛsn̩/ (section of learning or teaching) | :: lezione {f} |
| less than {adj} (the character <) | :: meno di |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| lest {conj} /lɛst/ (for fear that) | :: per paura che |
| let {v} /lɛt/ (to allow) | :: permettere, lasciare |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: affittare |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: nonché, per non parlare di, figuriamoci |
| let alone {conj} (as well as) | :: così come, come anche |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: acqua passata non macina più |
| let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: abbassare |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: deludere, scontentare |
| let-down {n} /ˈlɛtdaʊn/ (disappointment or anticlimax) | :: delusione {f}, smacco {m} |
| let-down {n} (release of milk) | :: allattamento {m} |
| let go {v} (other than idiom) | :: lasciar andare |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: lasciar andare, liberare |
| let go {v} (to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation) | :: lasciarsi andare, prendere fiato |
| let go {v} (euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance) | :: lasciarsi andare |
| lethal {adj} /ˈliː.θəl/ (deadly) | :: letale {m} {f} |
| lethargic {adj} /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/ (sluggish, indifferent) | :: letargico |
| Lethe {prop} /ˈliː.θi/ (personification of oblivion) | :: Lete {m} |
| Lethean {adj} /ˈliθi.ən/ (of or relating to river Lethe) | :: leteo |
| let it be {v} (leave something to follow its natural course) | :: lasciare correre, sia quel che sia |
| Letitia {prop} (female given name) | :: Letizia |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Latona |
| let's {v} /lɛts/ (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: andiamo |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: muoviti |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: non svegliare il can che dorme |
| letter {n} /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: lettera {f}, carattere {m}, lettera dell'alfabeto {f} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: lettera {f} |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: buca delle lettere {f} |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: cassetta per le lettere {f} |
| letter opener {n} (knifelike device) | :: tagliacarte {m} |
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: spifferare |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: sia la luce |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} /ˈlɛtɪs/ (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: lattuga {f} |
| lettuce {n} | :: lattuga {f}, insalata {f} |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Leucippean {adj} | :: leucippeo |
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) | :: leucismo {m} |
| leucocytometry {n} | :: leucocitometria {f} |
| leucoma {n} (opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye) | :: leucoma {m} |
| leuconychia {n} | :: leuconichia {f} |
| leukemia {n} /luːˈkiːmi.ə/ (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leucemia |
| leukocyte {n} /ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/ (a white blood cell) | :: leucocita {m} |
| leukogenic {adj} | :: leucogeno |
| leukoplakia {n} (patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity) | :: leucoplachia, leucoplasia |
| leukopoiesis {n} | :: leucocitopoiesi {f}, leucopoiesi {f} |
| leukorrhea {n} (thick, whitish vaginal discharge) | :: leucorrea {f} |
| Levant {prop} /ləˈvɑnt/ (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levante {m} |
| Levantine {adj} /ˈlɛvəntaɪn/ (of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean) | :: levantino |
| Levantine Arabic {prop} (Levantine Arabic) | :: arabo levantino {m} |
| levator labii superioris alaeque nasi {n} (muscle) | :: elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso {m}, muscolo elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso {m} |
| levator palpebrae superioris {n} (muscle) | :: elevatore della palpebra superiore {m} |
| level {adj} /ˈlɛv.əl/ (same height at all places) | :: piano, orizzontale |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: livellato |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: costante, uniforme |
| level {adj} (being sensible) | :: a posto, equilibrato, calmo |
| level {n} (tool) | :: livella {f} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: livello {m} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: livello {m} |
| level {n} (computer science: distance from the root node of a tree structure) | :: livello {m} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: livello {m} |
| level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power) | :: livello {m} |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: piano {m}, livello {m} |
| level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) | :: livellare |
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: spianare, demolire, radere al suolo |
| level {v} (to progress to the next level) | :: salire di livello, passare/salire al livello successivo |
| level {v} (to aim or direct) | :: puntare, spianare, lanciare, rivolgere, scagliare |
| level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy | :: |
| levelable {adj} | :: livellabile |
| level off {v} (to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating) | :: stabilizzarsi |
| lever {n} /ˈliː.vɚ/ (rigid piece) | :: leva {f} |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {n} /ˈlɛv(ə)ɹɪdʒ/ (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) | :: potenza {f}, leveraggio {m}, leva {f} |
| leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage) | :: influenza {f} |
| leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) | :: beneficiare, approfittare, manipolare |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: leprotto {m} |
| leviathan {n} /lə.ˈvaɪ.ə.θən/ (Biblical sea monster) | :: leviatano {m} |
| Levico Terme {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Levico Terme |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
| levitate {v} /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/ | :: levitare |
| levitation {n} | :: levitazione {f} |
| Levite {n} /ˈliː.vaɪt/ (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi) | :: levita {m} |
| levitical {adj} | :: levitico |
| Leviticus {prop} /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Levitico {m} |
| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
| levo {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| levogyre {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| levorotatory {adj} (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left) | :: levogiro, sinistrorso |
| levy {v} /ˈlɛ.vi/ (to impose a tax) | :: imporre |
| lewd {adj} /lud/ (lascivious) | :: lascivo |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} /ˈlɛksiːm/ (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: lessema {m} |
| lexical {adj} /ˈlɛksɪkəl/ | :: lessicale |
| lexicographic {adj} (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) | :: lessicografico |
| lexicographical {adj} (lexicographic) SEE: lexicographic | :: |
| lexicography {n} /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfi/ (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: lessicografia {f} |
| lexicological {adj} (pertaining to lexicology) | :: lessicologico |
| lexicologically {adv} (In terms of lexicology) | :: lessicologicamente |
| lexicon {n} /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/ (dictionary of lexemes) | :: lessico {m} |
| lexicon {n} (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) | :: lessico {m} |
| lexicon {n} (lexicology of a programming language) | :: lessico {m} |
| lexicon {n} ((rare) any dictionary) | :: lessico {m} |
| lexicon {n} (vocabulary used by an individual) | :: lessico {m}, vocabolario {m} |
| Leyden jar {n} /ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/ (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: bottiglia di Leida {f} |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LGBT |
| LGBTphobia {n} (negative attitude towards LGBT people) | :: LGBTfobia {f} |
| liability {n} /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ (debt) | :: responsabilità {f} |
| liable {adj} /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ (responsible) | :: responsabile |
| liable {adj} (subject; susceptible.) | :: punibile, passibile ; soggetto |
| liable {adj} ((as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.) | :: verb conditional form |
| liaison {n} /li.ˈeɪ.zɑn/ (communication between two parties or groups) | :: collegamento {m}, testa di ponte {f} |
| liaison {n} (a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war) | :: collegamento {m} |
| liana {n} (climbing woody vine) | :: liana {f} |
| liar {n} /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ (one who tells lies) | :: bugiardo {m}, bugiarda {f}, mentitore {m}, mentitrice {f} |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: libagione {f}, libamento {m} |
| libation {n} (liquid poured out) | :: libamento {m} |
| libecchio {n} (southwest wind) | :: libeccio {m} |
| libel {n} /ˈlaɪbəl/ | :: diffamazione {f} |
| libelous {adj} /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ (defamatory, libeling) | :: diffamatorio |
| liberal {adj} /ˈlɪbəɹəl/ | :: liberale |
| liberal {n} (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty) | :: liberale |
| liberal homophobia {n} | :: omofobia liberale {f} |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: liberalismo |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalismo {m} |
| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: liberalizzazione {f} |
| liberalize {v} /ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/ (to make liberal) | :: liberalizzare |
| liberate {v} /ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ (to free) | :: liberare |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: liberazione {f} |
| Liberia {prop} /laɪˈbɪɹi.ə/ (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia {f} |
| Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) | :: liberico {m} |
| Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) | :: liberico |
| libertarian {n} /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəɹjən/ (A person in favor of freedom) | :: libertario {m}, libertaria {f} |
| liberticide {adj} (causing the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
| liberticide {n} (the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticidio |
| liberticide {n} (one who causes the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
| libertine {n} /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ (one who is freethinking in religious matters) | :: libertino {m}, antidogmatico {m}, liberale {m} |
| libertine {n} (someone loose in morals) | :: libertino {m} |
| libertine {adj} (loose in morals) | :: libertino |
| libertinism {n} (behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint) | :: libertinaggio {m} |
| liberty {n} /ˈlɪbɚti/ (condition of being free) | :: libertà {f} |
| libidinosity {n} (lustful desire) | :: libidinosità |
| libidinous {adj} /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/ (having lustful desires) | :: libidinoso |
| Libra {prop} /ˈliːbɹə/ (constellation) | :: Bilancia {f} |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Bilancia {f} |
| librarian {n} /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/ (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotecario {m} |
| librarian {n} | :: bibliotecario {m} |
| library {n} /ˈlaɪbɹi/ (institution which holds books etc.) | :: biblioteca {f} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: libreria {f} |
| library {n} (collection of records) | :: archivio {m}, banca dati {f} |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: libreria {f}, libreria |
| library {n} (collection of DNA material) | :: biblioteca, libreria |
| library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: grimorio {m} |
| libre {adj} /ˈliːbɹə/ ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: libero |
| librettist {n} (person who writes a libretto) | :: librettista {m} {f} |
| librettistic {adj} | :: librettistico |
| librettistics {n} | :: librettistica {f} |
| libretto {n} /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/ (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: libretto {m} |
| librettology {n} | :: librettologia {f} |
| libriform {adj} | :: libriforme |
| libtard {n} (liberal (derogatory)) | :: pidiota |
| Libya {prop} /ˈlɪbi.ə/ (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libia {f} |
| Libyan {adj} /ˈlɪbi.ən/ (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) | :: libico |
| Libyan {n} (person) | :: libico {m}, libica {f} |
| liceity {n} /lɪˈsiːɪti/ (legitimacy of an act) | :: liceità {f} |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} /ˈlaɪsəns/ (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: licenza {f}, permesso {m} |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: licenza {f} |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: targa {f} |
| licentious {adj} /laɪ.ˈsɛn.ʃəs/ | :: licenzioso |
| licentiousness {n} (Property of being licentious) | :: licenziosità |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} /ˈlaɪ.kn̩/ (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: lichene {m} |
| lichenography {n} | :: lichenografia {f} |
| lichenoid {adj} | :: lichenoide |
| lichenology {n} (scientific study of lichens) | :: lichenologia {f} |
| lick {n} /lɪk/ (the act of licking) | :: leccata |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: leccare |
| licking {n} /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ (an act of licking) | :: leccata {f}, leccate {f-p} |
| lick one's wounds {v} (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) | :: leccarsi le ferite |
| lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| licorice {n} /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ (plant) | :: liquirizia {f} |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: liquirizia {f} |
| licorice {n} | :: liquirizia {f} |
| lictor {n} /ˈlɪktə/ (officer in ancient Rome) | :: littore {m} |
| lictorial {adj} (of or pertaining to a lictor) | :: littorio |
| lid {n} /lɪd/ (top or cover) | :: coperchio {m}, tappo {m} |
| lie {v} /laɪ̯/ (be in horizontal position) | :: essere sdraiato, essere disteso, giacere |
| lie {v} (be situated) | :: trovarsi |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: mentire |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: bugia {f}, menzogna {f}, frottola {f}, baggianata {f}, fola {f}, balla {f}, fandonia {f} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: sdraiarsi, distendersi, coricarsi |
| liege {n} /liːdʒ/ (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman) | :: vassallo {m} |
| Lie group {n} (analytic group that is also a smooth manifold) | :: gruppo di Lie {m} |
| lie in wait {v} (to be hiding to ambush) | :: appostarsi |
| lien {n} /ˈliːn/ (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: diritto di retenzione {m} |
| lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu | :: |
| lieutenancy {n} (the role, duty or position of being a lieutenant) | :: luogotenenza {f} |
| lieutenant {n} /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/ (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: tenente |
| lieutenant {n} | :: tenente {m}, luogotenente |
| lieutenant junior grade {n} (rank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade) | :: sottotenente di vascello, cadetto {m} |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: vita {f} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: vita {f} |
| life {n} (duration) | :: durata della vita {f} |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life belt {n} (buoyant ring) | :: salvagente |
| lifeblood {n} (figurative: that which is required for existence) | :: linfa vitale {f} |
| lifeboat {n} /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: scialuppa di salvataggio {f}, scialuppa {f} |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: ciclo di vita {m}, ciclo vitale {m} |
| life cycle {n} (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group) | :: ciclo di vita {m}, ciclo vitale {m} |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: aspettativa di vita {f} |
| life force {n} (life force) | :: archeo {m} |
| lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: bagnino |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: assicurazione sulla vita {f} |
| life is not all beer and skittles {proverb} (proverb) | :: la vita non è tutta rose e fiori |
| lifelong {adj} (extending for the entire duration of life) | :: da una vita, da sempre |
| life of Riley {n} /ˈlaɪf əv ˈɹaɪ.li/ (ideal life of care-free prosperity) | :: vita da nababbo {f}, vita da gran signore {f} |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: salvagente {m} |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: ergastolo {m} |
| lifeskill {n} (skill) | :: competenza per la vita {f} |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ (style of living) | :: stile di vita {m} |
| lift {v} /lɪft/ (to raise or rise) | :: alzare, levare |
| lift {n} (act of lifting or raising) | :: sollevamento {m} |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: passaggio {m} |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: ascensore {m} |
| lift {n} (upward force) | :: portanza {f} |
| lift {n} (difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway) | :: dislivello {m} |
| lift {n} (dance: lifting of a dance partner into the air) | :: sollevamento {m} |
| lift {n} (permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically) | :: ascensore {m}, montacarichi {m} |
| lift {n} (improvement in mood) | :: sollievo {m} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lift a finger {v} (to make minimal effort) | :: muovere un dito |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| liftoff {n} (the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground) | :: lancio {m}, partenza {f} |
| ligament {n} /ˈlɪɡəmənt/ (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: legamento {m}, benderella {f} |
| ligamental {adj} (of or pertaining to a ligament) | :: legamentoso |
| ligand {n} /ˈlɪɡənd/ (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: ligando {m}, legante {m} |
| ligate {v} /ˈlɪɡeɪt/ (to bind with a ligature or bandage) | :: legare |
| ligature {n} /ˈlɪɡətʃɚ/ (act of tying) | :: legatura {f} |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: logotipo {m}, legatura {f} |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: Liegi |
| light {v} /laɪt/ (to start (a fire)) | :: accendere |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: illuminare |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: chiaro {m} {f} chiara |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: leggero |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: leggero {m}, leggera {f} |
| light {v} (to unload a ship) | :: allegiare, allibare |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: luce {f} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: luce {f} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: luce {m} |
| light at the end of the tunnel {n} (a better situation after long hardship) | :: luce in fondo al tunnel {f} |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/ (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: lampadina {f} |
| lighten {v} /ˈlaɪ.tən/ (to alleviate) | :: alleggerire |
| lighter {n} /ˈlaɪtɚ/ (fire making device) | :: accendino {m} |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthearted {adj} (joyful) | :: spensierato {m} |
| lighthouse {n} /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: faro {m} |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: farista {m} {f}, guardiano del faro {m} |
| lightly {adv} /ˈlaɪtli/ (in a light manner) | :: alla leggera, superficialmente, in maniera superficiale |
| lightning {n} /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ (flash of light) | :: fulmine {m}, folgore {m}, saetta {f}, lampo {m} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: fulmineo, veloce come un fulmine, veloce come un lampo |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: parafulmine {m} |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: inquinamento luminoso {m} |
| lightsaber {n} /laɪt.ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ (a fictional type of sword) | :: spada laser {f} |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: luci, motore, azione! |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: nave-faro {f} |
| light source {n} /ˈlaɪt.sɔːs/ (source of illumination) | :: punto luce, sorgente luminosa |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: velocità della luce {f} |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| lightwell {n} (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room) SEE: airshaft | :: |
| light year {n} /ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ/ (astronomical distance) | :: anno luce {m} |
| light year {n} (a very long way) | :: anni luce {m-p} |
| lignify {v} /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/ (to become wood) | :: lignificare |
| ligninase {n} (enzyme) | :: ligninasi {f} |
| lignite {n} /lɪɡnaɪ̯t/ (coal) | :: lignite {f} |
| lignitiferous {adj} | :: lignitifero |
| Liguria {prop} /lɪˈɡjʊɹiə/ (region) | :: Liguria {f} |
| Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) | :: ligure |
| Ligurian {n} (native or inhabitant) | :: ligure {m} {f} |
| Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) | :: ligure {m} |
| Ligurian Sea {prop} (arm of the Mediterranean Sea) | :: Mar Ligure {m} |
| likable {adj} /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/ (capable of being liked) | :: piacevole |
| likable {adj} (having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable) | :: simpatico |
| like {v} /laɪk/ (enjoy) | :: piacere a |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: piacere |
| like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: preferenza {f} |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: simile |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: come, quale |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: come |
| like a bull in a china shop {adj} (clumsy, aggressive) | :: come un elefante in una cristalleria |
| like a bull in a china shop {adv} (clumsily, aggressively) | :: come un elefante in una cristalleria |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: tale padre, tale figlio |
| likelihood {n} /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ (probability) | :: verosimiglianza {f}, verisimiglianza {f} |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: verosimiglianza |
| likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} /ˈlaɪkli/ (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: probabile |
| likely {adj} (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable) | :: adatto |
| likely {adj} (appropriate; believable; having a good potential) | :: promettente |
| likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: verosimile |
| likely {adj} (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable) | :: adatto |
| likely {adj} (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome) | :: promettente |
| likely {adj} (attractive; pleasant) | :: piacevole |
| like-minded {adj} (of similar opinion) | :: affini, con lo stesso pensiero |
| like mother, like daughter {proverb} (a daughter will have traits similar to her mother) | :: tale madre, tale figlia |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| like that {prep} (in that particular manner) | :: così |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} /ˈlaɪk.waɪz/ (in like manner) | :: ugualmente, similarmente |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: altrettanto, idem |
| lilac {n} /ˈlaɪlək/ (shrub) | :: lillà {m} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: lillà {m} |
| lilac {n} (colour) | :: lilla {n} |
| Lilian {prop} /ˈlɪli.ən/ (female given name) | :: Liliana {f} |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lille {prop} /liːl/ (city in France) | :: Lilla {f} |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| lily {n} /ˈlɪli/ (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: giglio {m} |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: mughetto {m} |
| Lima {prop} /ˈliːmə/ (the capital city of Peru) | :: Lima {f} |
| Lima {prop} (the letter "L") | :: Livorno |
| lima bean {n} /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/ (butter bean) | :: fagiolo di Lima {m} |
| limaçon {n} (plane curve) | :: limaçon {m}, limaçon di Pascal {m}, limaccia di Pascal {f}, chiocciola di Pascal {f} |
| Limassol {prop} (port of Cyprus) | :: Limassol {f} |
| limb {n} /lɪm/ (major appendage of human or animal) | :: membra {f}, arto {m}, tentacolo {m} |
| limb {n} | :: arto {m} |
| limb {n} (apparent visual edge) | :: lembo bordo margine |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| Limburg {prop} /lɪmbɝːɡ/ (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: Limburgo |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: limburghese {m} |
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
| lime {n} /laɪm/ (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: calce {f} |
| lime {n} | :: calce spenta {f} |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lime {m}, limetta {f} |
| lime {n} (citrus tree) | :: limetta {f} |
| limekiln {n} (a furnace used to produce lime from limestone) | :: calcara {f} |
| limelight {n} /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/ (type of stage lighting) | :: lucci della rabata {p}, luci della ribalta |
| lime mortar {n} (soft form of mortar) | :: calcina {f} |
| limerence {n} /ˈlɪməɹəns/ (state of mind) | :: limerence, ultrattaccamento |
| limescale {n} (chalky deposit) | :: calcare {m} |
| limestone {n} /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/ (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: calcare {m} |
| limicolous {adj} | :: limicolo |
| liminal {adj} /ˈlɪmən(ə)l/ (pertaining to an entrance or threshold) | :: liminare {m} {f} |
| limit {n} /ˈlɪmɪt/ (boundary) | :: limite {m} |
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) | :: limite {m} |
| limit {v} (restrict) | :: limitare |
| limitable {adj} (able to be limited) | :: limitabile |
| limitation {n} /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ (act of limiting) | :: limitazione {f} |
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: limitazione {f} |
| limited {adj} /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: limitato |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: società a responsabilità limitata {f} |
| limited partnership {n} (type of partnership) | :: società in accomandita {f} |
| limit point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset) | :: punto di accumulazione {m} |
| limnimeter {n} | :: limnimetro {m} |
| limnimetry {n} | :: limnimetria {f} |
| limnobiology {n} (branch of biology that deals with animals and plants of fresh water) | :: limnobiologia {f} |
| limnobios {n} | :: limnobio {m} |
| limnodophyte {n} (helophyte) SEE: helophyte | :: |
| limnonym {n} (toponym of a lake) | :: limnonimo {m} |
| limnoplankton {n} | :: limnoplancton {m} |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| Limoges {prop} (city in France) | :: Limoges {f} |
| limoncello {n} /ˌlɪmənˈtʃɛloʊ/ (liqueur) | :: limoncello {m} |
| limonene {n} (hydrocarbon) | :: limonene {m} |
| limonite {n} (mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides) | :: limonite {f} |
| limonitic {adj} | :: limonitico |
| limonitization {n} | :: limonitizzazione {f} |
| Limousin {prop} (region) | :: Limosino |
| limousine {n} /ˌlɪməˈziːn/ (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limousine |
| limp {v} /lɪmp/ (to walk lamely) | :: zoppicare |
| limpet {n} /ˈlɪm.pɪt/ (a small mollusc) | :: patella {f} |
| limpid {adj} /ˈlɪmpɪd/ (clear) | :: limpido |
| Limpopo {prop} (river in Africa) | :: Limpopo {m} |
| linden {n} /ˈlɪn.dən/ (tree) | :: tiglio {m} |
| lindgrenite {n} (mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum and oxygen) | :: lindgrenite {f} |
| line {n} /laɪn/ (rope, cord, or string) | :: corda {f}, fune {f}, cima {f} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: linea {f}, riga {f} |
| line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) | :: linea {f} |
| line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) | :: segmento {m} |
| line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph) | :: linea {f}, riga {f}, bordo {m} |
| line {n} (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) | :: meridiana {f}, meridiano {m} |
| line {n} (geography: equator) | :: linea dell'equatore, equatore |
| line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) | :: linea {f} |
| line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) | :: corda {f}, gomena {f}, sagola {f} |
| line {n} (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) | :: linea {f} |
| line {n} (telephone or network connection) | :: linea {f} |
| line {n} (letter, written form of communication) | :: riga {f} |
| line {n} (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) | :: linea {f} |
| line {n} (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) | :: confine {m}, contorno {m} |
| line {n} (bible: that which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart) | :: partizione {f} |
| line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark) | :: linea {f}, ruga {f} |
| line {n} (lineament; feature; figure) | :: lineamento {m}, caratteri somatici, tratti somatici |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: coda {f}, fila {f}, linea {f} |
| line {n} (military: regular infantry of an army) | :: fanteria d'assalto, reggimento {m} |
| line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) | :: stirpe {f}, discendenza {f}, linea di parentela, lignaggio |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: riga {f} |
| line {n} (poetic: verse) | :: verso {m} |
| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: verso {m}, riga {f}, battuta {f} |
| line {n} (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) | :: linea di condotta, comportamento {m} |
| line {n} (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) | :: linea {f}, posizione {f} |
| line {n} (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) | :: linea {f}, ramo {m}, gamma {f} |
| line {n} (engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts) | :: fase {f} |
| line {n} (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) | :: linea |
| line {n} (perfusion line) | :: linea |
| line {n} | :: linea {f}, binario {m} |
| line {v} (to place (objects) into a line) | :: allineare |
| line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) | :: foderare |
| lineage {n} /ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/ (descent) | :: discendenza {f}, lignaggio {m}, stirpe {f} |
| lineage {n} (number of lines) | :: righe {f-p} |
| linear {adj} /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ (having the form of a line) | :: lineare |
| linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: lineare {m} {f} |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: algebra lineare {f} |
| linear programming {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: programmazione lineare {f} |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| lined antshrike {n} (A passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: averla formichiera lineata |
| lineic {adj} | :: lineico |
| linen {n} /ˈlɪnɪn/ (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: lino {m} |
| line of scrimmage {n} (American football) | :: linea di scrimmage {f} |
| line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: segmento {m} |
| linesman {n} (soccer: assistant referee) | :: guardalinee {m} |
| line up {v} /laɪn.ˈʌp/ (put in alignment) | :: allineare |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: mettersi in posa |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: -ino {m}, -ina {f}, -etto {m}, -etta {f}, -ello {m}, -ella {f} |
| ling {n} /lɪŋ/ (Any of various varieties of heather or broom) | :: brugo {m} |
| linger {v} /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: indugiare, sostare, trattenersi, attardarsi, protrarsi |
| linger {v} (to remain alive or existent) | :: restare vivo, sopravvivere, tirare avanti |
| lingerie {n} /ˌlɑn.(d)ʒəˈɹeɪ/ (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: biancheria {f}, lingerie {f} |
| lingo {n} /ˈliŋ.ɡoʊ/ (language peculiar to a particular group or region) | :: gergo {m} |
| lingua franca {n} /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/ (common language) | :: lingua franca {f} |
| lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
| lingual {adj} /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/ (related to the tongue) | :: linguale |
| linguiform {adj} (shaped like a tongue) | :: linguiforme |
| linguine {n} /lɪŋˈɡwini/ (ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle) | :: linguine {f-p} |
| linguist {n} /ˈliŋɡwɪst/ (one who studies linguistics) | :: linguista {m} {f} |
| linguistic {adj} /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ (of or relating to language) | :: linguistico |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) | :: linguistico, glottologico |
| linguistically {adv} /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/ (From a linguistic perspective) | :: linguisticamente |
| linguistics {n} /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (scientific study of language) | :: linguistica {f} |
| linicolous {adj} | :: linicolo |
| liniment {n} /ˈlɪnəmənt/ (topical medical preparation) | :: linimento {m} |
| lining {n} /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ (covering for the inside of something) | :: rivestimento {m}, fodera {f} |
| link {n} /lɪŋk/ (connection) | :: collegamento {m}, lega {f}, legame {m}, connessione {f}, rapporto {m} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: anello {m}, maglia {f} |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: link {m}, collegamento {m} |
| link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems) | :: connessione {f} |
| link {v} (connect things) | :: collegare, connettere, linkare |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linkage {n} (in genetics) | :: linkage |
| linoleic acid {n} (fatty acid) | :: acido linoleico {m} |
| linolein {n} | :: linoleina {f} |
| linoleum {n} /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/ (inexpensive waterproof covering) | :: linoleum {m} |
| linseed {n} /ˈlɪnsiːd/ (seed of the flax plant) | :: seme di lino {m} |
| linseed oil {n} (oil extracted from flax seeds) | :: olio di lino {m} |
| lintel {n} /ˈlɪn.təl/ (horizontal structural beam) | :: piattabanda {f} |
| Linus {prop} /ˈlaɪnəs/ (male given name) | :: Lino |
| Linz {prop} (city) | :: Linz |
| lion {n} /ˈlaɪən/ (big cat Panthera leo) | :: leone {m} |
| lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: leone {m} |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: leoncino {m}, leoncina {m} |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: danza del leone {f} |
| Lionel {prop} /ˈlaɪənl/ (male given name) | :: Lionello |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: leonessa {f} |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Cuor di Leone |
| lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) | :: antro {m}, tana {f}, covo {m}, fossa del leone {f}, fossa dei leoni |
| lion's leaf {n} (Leontice leontopetalum) | :: leontopetalo {m} |
| lion's share {n} /ˈlaɪəns ʃɛə/ (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: parte del leone |
| lip {n} /lɪp/ (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: labbro {m} |
| lip {n} (rim of an open container) | :: beccuccio {m} |
| Lipari {prop} (island off the coast of Sicily, Italy) | :: Lipari |
| Lipari Islands {prop} (group of islands of Italy) | :: isole Lipari {f-p}, isole Eolie {f-p} |
| lipase {n} (group of enzymes) | :: lipasi {f} |
| lip bear {n} (Melursus ursinus) SEE: sloth bear | :: |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: lucidalabbra {m} |
| lipid {n} /ˈlɪpɪd/ (organic compound) | :: lipide |
| lipidic {adj} (of lipids) | :: lipidico |
| liplessness {n} (medical condition) | :: acheilia |
| lipodystrophy {n} (disorder characterized by abnormality in or degeneration of adipose tissue) | :: lipodistrofia {f} |
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: lipogramma {m} |
| lipoic {adj} (Pertaining to lipoic acid) | :: lipoico |
| lipoid {n} /ˈlɪpɔɪd/ (A lipid) | :: lipoide {m} |
| lipoma {n} (benign tumor) | :: lipoma {m} |
| lipophile {n} (lipophilic substance) | :: lipofila {f} |
| lipoprotein {n} (complex of protein and lipid) | :: lipoproteina |
| lipoprotein lipase {n} (enzyme) | :: lipoproteina lipasi {f} |
| liposculpture {n} (form of liposuction that uses ultrasound to first break up the fat) | :: liposcultura {f} |
| liposoluble {adj} (soluble in lipids) | :: liposolubile |
| liposuction {n} /ˈlai.po.ˌsʌk.ʃn̩/ (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: liposuzione {f} |
| lipotrope {n} | :: lipotropo {m} |
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: lettura labiale {f}, lettura della voce {f} |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: promessa vuota {f}, adesione di facciata {f} |
| lipstick {n} /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ (make-up for the lips) | :: rossetto {m} |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: rossetto {m} |
| lipstick tree {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto | :: |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: playback {m}, play-back {m} |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: cantare in playback |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: playback {m} |
| liquefaction {n} (Process of being made liquid) | :: liquefazione {f} |
| liquefiable {adj} | :: liquefacibile, liquefattibile |
| liquefied natural gas {n} (natural gas converted to liquid) | :: gas naturale liquefatto {m} |
| liqueur {n} /lɪˈkjʊə/ (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: liquore {m} |
| liquid {n} /ˈlɪkwɪd/ (substance that is liquid) | :: liquido {m} |
| liquid {n} (sound) | :: liquida {f} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: liquido |
| liquidatable {adj} (capable of being liquidated) | :: liquidabile |
| liquidation {n} /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ (selling a business’s assets) | :: liquidazione {f} |
| liquidity {n} /lɪkˈwɪdəti/ (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) | :: liquidità {f} |
| liquidity {n} (finance: availability of cash over short term) | :: liquidità {f} |
| liquid nitrogen {n} (nitrogen in the liquid state) | :: azoto liquido {m} |
| liquor {n} /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: liquore {m} |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| lira {n} /ˈlɪəɹə/ (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: lira |
| Lisbon {prop} /ˈlɪzbən/ (capital of Portugal) | :: Lisbona {f} |
| lisp {n} /lɪsp/ (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: zeppola {f}, lisca {f}, esse moscia {f}, pronuncia blesa {f} |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: parlare con la zeppola, parlare con la lisca, parlare con la esse moscia, essere bleso |
| lisp {v} (to speak with imperfect articulation) | :: biascicare |
| lisp {v} (to speak hesitatingly and with a low voice) | :: sussurrare |
| lis pendens {n} | :: litispendenza {f} |
| lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) | :: lissencefalia {f} |
| list {n} /lɪst/ (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: lista {f} |
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| listel {n} (narrow fillet or border) | :: listello {m} |
| listen {v} /ˈlɪs.ən/ (to pay attention to a sound) | :: ascoltare |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: stare in ascolto per sentire |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: dare ascolto, dar retta |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: sentire |
| listen in {v} (to listen without participating) | :: origliare |
| listen in {v} (to listen secretly) | :: origliare |
| listening watch {n} (continuous monitoring) | :: ascolto continuo {m} |
| listeriosis {n} (disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes) | :: listeriosi {f} |
| listless {adj} /ˈlɪstləs/ (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: apatico, spento |
| list price {n} (retail selling price) | :: prezzo di listino {m} |
| lit {adj} /ˈlɪt/ (Lighted) | :: acceso |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| -lite {suffix} /lʌɪt/ (forms names of rocks or minerals) | :: -lite |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literacy {n} /ˈlɪt.əɹ.ə.si/ (ability to read and write) | :: alfabetismo {m}, alfabetizzazione {f} |
| literal {adj} /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: letterale, alla lettera |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: letterale, alla lettera |
| literal {adj} (consisting of, or expressed by, letters) | :: letterale |
| literally {adv} /ˈlɪtəɹəli/ (not metaphorically) | :: letteralmente |
| literary {adj} /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ (relating to literature) | :: letterario |
| Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
| literature {n} /ˈlɪ.tɚ.ɪ.tʃɚ/ (body of all written works) | :: letteratura {f} |
| literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: letteratura |
| lithic {adj} /ˈlɪθɪk/ (stone) | :: litico |
| lithic {adj} (lithium) | :: litioso |
| lithium {n} /ˈlɪθi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: litio {m} |
| lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: idruro di litio-alluminio {m} |
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litografia {f} |
| lithograph {v} (to copy of an image through lithography) | :: litografare |
| lithographer {n} (a person who makes lithographs) | :: litografo {m}, litografa {f} |
| lithographic {adj} (related to lithography) | :: litografico |
| lithographical {adj} (lithographic) SEE: lithographic | :: |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografia {f} |
| litholatric {adj} | :: litolatrico |
| lithology {n} (the study of rocks) | :: litologia {f} |
| lithophane {n} | :: litofania {f} |
| lithosome {n} | :: litosoma {m} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litosfera {f}, crosta terrestre {f} |
| lithostratigraphy {n} (the stratigraphy of rocks) | :: litostratigrafia {f} |
| Lithuania {prop} /ˌlɪθ.(j)uˈeɪ.ni.ə/ (country) | :: Lituania {f} |
| Lithuanian {n} /ˌlɪθʊˈeɪni.ən/ (language) | :: lituano {m} |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: lituano |
| Lithuanian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: SSR lituano |
| litiatic {adj} | :: litiasico |
| litigation {n} /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/ (conduct of a lawsuit) | :: controversia, contenzioso |
| litigious {adj} /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/ | :: litigioso |
| litmus {n} /ˈlɪtməs/ (dyestuff from lichen) | :: tornasole {m} |
| litmus paper {n} | :: cartina tornasole {f} |
| litmus test {n} (both senses) | :: cartina tornasole {f} |
| litotes {n} /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/ (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | :: litote {f} |
| litre {n} /ˈliː.tə/ (unit of fluid measure) | :: litro {m} |
| litter {n} /ˈlɪtɚ/ (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: lettiga, portantina {f}, palanchino {m} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: cucciolata {f} |
| litter {n} (bedding for animals) | :: lettiera {f} |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: rifiuti {m-p}, immondizia {f}, spazzatura {f} |
| litter {n} (material for litter tray) | :: lettiera {f} |
| little {adj} /ˈlɪtl̩/ (small in size) | :: piccolo |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: piccolo |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: poco |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: poco |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: tubino nero {m} |
| little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) | :: bambino {m} |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: a poco a poco, man mano |
| Little Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism) | :: Orsa minore {f} |
| little egret {n} (bird) | :: garzetta {f} |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: mignolo {m}, dito mignolo {m} |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: bambina {f} |
| little gull {n} (gull) | :: gabbianello {m} |
| little owl {n} /ˈlɪtəl ˌaʊl/ (species of owl) | :: civetta {f} |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} /ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/ (a folktale) | :: Cappuccetto Rosso {m} |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: gambecchio comune {m} |
| little toe {n} (smallest toe of the foot) | :: quinto dito {m}, mignolo {m}, dito mignolo {m} |
| littoral {adj} /ˈlɪtəɹəl/ (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) | :: litoraneo |
| littoral {n} (the shore) | :: litoraneo {m}, spiaggia {f} |
| littoralization {n} | :: litoralizzazione {f} |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} /lɪˈtɝdʒɪkəl/ (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturgico |
| liturgy {n} /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgia {f} |
| Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) | :: liturgia delle ore {f} |
| live {v} /lɪv/ (be alive) | :: vivere |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: abitare |
| live {adj} /laɪv/ (having life) | :: vivo |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: in diretta |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: dal vivo, live, in presa diretta, in tempo reale |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: vivi e lascia vivere |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: chi di spada ferisce, di spada perisce |
| lively {adj} /ˈlaɪvli/ (full of life) | :: vivace {m} {f}, brioso {m}, briosa {f}, vivido {m} |
| live on {v} (survive by consuming certain thing) | :: vivere di |
| live out {v} (to fulfill or act out a dream or fantasy or aspiration) | :: realizzare, rendere possibile |
| liver {n} /ˈlɪvə/ (organ of the body) | :: fegato {m} |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: fegato {m} |
| liver {n} (colour) | :: fegato |
| liverish {adj} (not feeling well due to an upset digestive system) | :: fegatoso |
| liverwort {n} /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/ (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: epatiche |
| livery {n} /ˈlɪv.ə.ɹi/ (distinctive uniform worn by a group) | :: livrea {f}, foggia {f} |
| livery {n} (paint scheme) | :: livrea {f} |
| livestock {n} /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/ (farm animals) | :: bestiame {m} |
| Livia {prop} (female given name) | :: Livia |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} /ˈlɪvɪd/ (very angry, furious) | :: furibondo {m}, furibonda {f} |
| living fossil {n} /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɒsəl/ (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: fossile vivente {m} |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: soggiorno {m}, salotto {m} |
| living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes) | :: biotestamento {m}, testamento biologico {m} |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livonia {f} |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: livone, livonio |
| Livonian {n} (person) | :: livone |
| Livornian {adj} (of or from Livorno) | :: livornese, labronico |
| Livornian {n} (someone from Livorno) | :: livornese {m} {f}, labronico {m}, labronica {f} |
| Livorno {prop} /ləˈvɔɹnoʊ/ (province of Italy) | :: Livorno {f} |
| Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Livorno {f} |
| lizard {n} /ˈlɪz.ɚd/ (reptile) | :: lucertola {f} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| lizardlike {adj} (like a lizard) | :: lacertiforme |
| Ljubljana {prop} /ˌl(j)ʊbliˈɑːnə/ (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: Lubiana {f} |
| llama {n} /ˈjɑmə/ (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: lama {m} |
| lo {interj} /loʊ/ (look, see, behold) | :: ecco |
| load {n} /loʊd/ (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: carica {f} |
| load {n} (a large number or amount) | :: un sacco (di) {m-s} |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: caricare |
| loadstone {n} (lodestone) SEE: lodestone | :: |
| loaf {n} /loʊf/ (block of bread) | :: pagnotta {f}, pan carrè {m}, pane in cassetta {m} |
| loaf {n} (head (slang)) | :: capoccia {f} |
| loaf {n} (large block of soap) | :: panetto {m} |
| loaf {v} (do nothing) | :: oziare, bighellare, girovagare, vagabondare, trastullarsi |
| loafer {n} /ˈləʊfə/ (idle person) | :: fannullone {m}, perditempo {m}, perdigiorno {m} |
| loafer {n} (footwear) | :: mocassino {m} |
| loam {n} /loʊm/ (type of soil) | :: terra grassa {f} |
| loan {n} /loʊn/ (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: prestito {m} (small sum), mutuo {m} (big amount/long term) |
| loan {n} (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) | :: prestito {m} (small sum), mutuo {m} (big amount/long term) |
| loan {v} (to lend) | :: prestare |
| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: guarda caso |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: usuraio {m}, usuraia {f}, strozzino {m} , strozzina {f} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} /ˈloʊnwɝd/ (word taken from another language) | :: forestierismo, prestito linguistico {m} |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loath {adj} /ləʊθ/ (averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling, see also: averse; reluctant) | :: restio {m}, riluttante, ritroso |
| loath {adj} (loathsome, unpleasant) SEE: loathsome | :: |
| loathe {v} /ˈloʊð/ (to detest, hate, revile) | :: detestare, odiare, aborrire, abominare |
| loathsome {adj} /ˈləʊθ.səm/ (highly offensive; abominable, sickening) | :: laido |
| lob {v} /lɒb/ (to throw or hit a ball high into the air) | :: tirare un pallonetto |
| lob {n} (high-arching pass or stroke) | :: pallonetto {m} |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| lobar {adj} (of or relating to a lobe) | :: lobare |
| lobby {n} /lɑbi/ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: atrio {m} |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: lobby {f} |
| lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) | :: fare manovre di corridoio |
| lobbyist {n} /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/ (A person paid to influence politicians) | :: lobbista {m}, portavoce {m} |
| lobe {n} /ləʊb/ (any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form) | :: lobo {m} |
| lobe {n} (division of the brain) | :: lobo {m} |
| lobotomization {n} | :: lobotomizzazione {f} |
| lobotomize {v} | :: lobotomizzare |
| lobotomy {n} /ləˈbɑː.ɾə.mi/ (surgical operation) | :: lobotomia {f} |
| lobster {n} /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ (crustacean) | :: astice {m}, aragosta {f} |
| lobster pot {n} (a trap used to catch lobsters) | :: nassa {f} |
| lobular {adj} (Of or relating to a lobule) | :: lobulare |
| lobule {n} /ˈlɒb.juːl/ (small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe) | :: lobulo {m} |
| local {adj} /ˈloʊkl̩/ (of a nearby location) | :: locale |
| local {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism) | :: locale |
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: locale |
| local {n} (a train that stops at all stations) | :: locale |
| local derby {n} (a sports match between local rival teams) | :: partita tra squadre locali |
| localist {adj} | :: localistico |
| localist {n} | :: localista {m} {f} |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: localizzazione |
| localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: localizzazione |
| localization {n} | :: localizzazione |
| localize {v} (make local) | :: localizzare |
| Local Supercluster {prop} /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/ (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way) | :: Superammasso Locale |
| locate {v} /ləʊˈkeɪt/ (designate the site or place of) | :: localizzare |
| location {n} /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ (place) | :: posizione {f} |
| locavore {n} | :: locavoro {m} |
| Lochkovian {prop} | :: Lochkoviano |
| lock {n} /lɑk/ (something used for fastening) | :: serratura {f}, chiavistello {m}, lucchetto {m} |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: chiusa {f} |
| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: otturatore {m} |
| lock {v} (to become fastened in place) | :: bloccarsi, incepparsi |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: chiudere a chiave, chiudere, serrare |
| lock {v} (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) | :: restare immobile, congelarsi, bloccarsi, restare impalato |
| lock {v} (to furnish with locks) | :: munire di chiuse |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: ricciolo {m}, ciocca {f}, ciuffo {m} |
| lockdown {n} /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/ (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: confinamento {m} |
| locked {adj} /lɑkt/ (that has been locked (with a key)) | :: chiuso a chiave {m} |
| locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: armadietto {m} |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} /ˈlɑkɪt/ (chained ornament) | :: medaglione |
| lock out {v} (inadvertently prevent from entering a place) | :: escludere, chiudersi fuori |
| lock out {v} (prevent from accessing a data structure) | :: escludere |
| lock out {n} (an event in which an employer bars employees from working) | :: serrata {f} |
| lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: serrata {f}, esclusione {f} |
| locks {n} /lɑks/ (count of hair) | :: ciocca {f} |
| locksmith {n} /ˈlɑksmɪθ/ (one who practices locksmithing) | :: serraturiere |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotion {n} (ability to move) | :: locomozione {f} |
| locomotive {n} /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: locomotiva {f}, motrice {f} |
| locomotive {adj} (relating to locomotion) | :: locomotivo |
| Locris {prop} (region of ancient Greece) | :: Locride |
| locust {n} /ˈloʊ.kəst/ (type of grasshopper) | :: locusta {f} |
| lode {n} /ləʊd/ (vein of metallic ore) | :: filone {m} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodestone {n} /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/ (natural magnet) | :: calamita {f} |
| lodestone {n} (magnetite) | :: magnetite {f} |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodge {n} /lɑdʒ/ (recreational building) | :: casino {m} |
| lodge {n} (porter's rooms) | :: guardiola {f}, portineria {f} |
| lodge {n} (local chapter of freemasons) | :: loggia {f} |
| lodge {v} (to supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time) | :: alloggiare |
| lodge {v} | :: alloggiare |
| lodging {n} /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ (place to live or lodge) | :: alloggio {m} |
| lodging {n} (condition of a plant that has been flattened) | :: allettamento {m} |
| Lodi {prop} (a province of Lombardy, Italy) | :: Lodi {f} |
| Lodi {prop} (a town and capital of the province of Lodi) | :: Lodi {f} |
| loess {n} /ˈloʊ.əs/ (sediment of eolian origin) | :: loess {m} |
| Lofaso {prop} | :: Lofaso |
| loft {n} /lɔft/ (an attic or similar space) | :: attico {m}, soffitta {f}, solaio {m} |
| loft {v} (to propel high into the air) | :: catapultare |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} /ˈlɔːfti/ (high, having great height or stature) | :: maestoso, alto |
| lofty {adj} (idealistic) | :: nobile |
| log {n} /lɒɡ/ (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: tronco |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: tronchetto, ceppo {m} |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: solcometro |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: mora logan {f} |
| logarithm {n} /ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/ (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritmo {m} |
| logarithmic {adj} /ˌlɒɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/ (relating to logarithms) | :: logaritmico |
| logarithmic spiral {n} (self-similar spiral) | :: spirale logaritmica {f} |
| logbook {n} /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/ (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: giornale di bordo, libro di bordo {m} |
| logbook {n} (record of the ownership of a motor car) | :: libretto di circolazione |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| logger {n} /ˈlɑːɡɚ/ (worker whose occupation is to harvest trees) | :: boscaiolo {m}, taglialegna {m} |
| loggia {n} /ˈlɒd͡ʒə/ (a roofed, open gallery) | :: loggia {f}, portico {m} |
| logic {n} /ˈlɑdʒɪk/ (method of human thought) | :: logica {f}, logica matematica {f} |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: logica {f} |
| logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: logica {f} |
| -logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical | :: |
| logical {adj} /ˈlɑdʒɪkəɫ/ (reasonable) | :: logico |
| -logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns) | :: -logico |
| logical fallacy {n} (clearly defined error in reasoning) | :: errore logico, falso ragionamento, sofisma |
| logically {adv} (in a logical manner) | :: logicamente, a rigor di logica |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: registrarsi |
| logion {n} /ˈləʊ.ɡɪ.ən/ (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) | :: logion |
| logismography {n} | :: logismografia {f} |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: -logo {m-s} |
| logistic {adj} /ləˈdʒɪs.tɪk/ | :: logistico |
| logistic {adj} (relating to logistics) | :: logistico |
| logistics {n} /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/ (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logistica {f} |
| logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: logistica {f} |
| logo {n} /ˈloʊɡoʊ/ (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: logotipo {m}, logo {m} |
| logogram {n} /ˈlɔːɡəɡɹæm/ (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: logogramma {m} |
| logograph {n} (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: logogramma {m} |
| logogriph {n} (word puzzle with clues in verse) | :: logogrifo {m} |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| logopedics {n} (study and correction of speech defects) | :: logopedia {f} |
| logorrhea {n} /ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/ (excessive talkativeness) | :: logorrea |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) | :: logorrea |
| logorrheic {adj} (having excessive flow of words) | :: logorroico {m}, ciarliero {m}, prolisso {m}, loquace {m} {f}, verboso {m} |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: logotipo {m} |
| logotype {n} (single type two letters, a ligature) | :: legatura {f} |
| Logroño {prop} /ləˈɡɹoʊnjoʊ/ (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: Logroño {f}, Logrogno {f} |
| -logy {suffix} /ləd͡ʒi/ (branch of learning) | :: -logia {f} |
| loin {n} /lɔɪn/ (part of the body) | :: lombo {m} |
| loin {n} (cut of meat) | :: lombata {f} |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| loins {n} /lɔɪnz/ (the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia) | :: reni |
| Loire {prop} (river) | :: Loira |
| Loir-et-Cher {prop} (department of France) | :: Loir-et-Cher |
| Lois {prop} /ˈləʊ.ɪs/ (biblical character) | :: Lois |
| loiter {v} /ˈlɔɪtɚ/ (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: attardarsi, aggirarsi, gironzolare, vagabondare, oziare, sostare, indugiare, bighellonare |
| Lojban {prop} /ˈlɒʒbæn/ (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: Lojban {m} |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/ (expression of laughter) | :: lol |
| lollipop {n} /lɑ.li.pɑp/ (confectionery on a stick) | :: lecca-lecca {m} |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lolol {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Lolol {m} |
| Lombard {n} /ˈlɒmbɑː(ɹ)d/ (member of a Germanic people) | :: longobardo {m} |
| Lombard {n} (native of Lombardy) | :: lombardo {m} |
| Lombard {prop} (language of Lombardy) | :: lombardo {m} |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombard rate {n} (interest rate) | :: tasso lombard {m} |
| Lombardy {prop} /ˈlɑmbəɹdi/ (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardia {f} |
| Lombrosian {adj} | :: lombrosiano |
| London {prop} /ˈlʌn.dən/ (in the United Kingdom) | :: Londra {f} |
| London {prop} (in Canada) | :: London |
| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) | :: londinese {m} {f}, di Londra |
| Londoner {n} /ˈlʌn.dən.ə(ɹ)/ (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londinese {m} {f} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: la metropolitana di Londra {f} |
| lone {adj} /loʊn/ (having no companion) | :: solo |
| loneliness {n} /ˈloʊnlinəs/ (condition of being lonely) | :: solitudine {f} |
| lonely {adj} /ˈloʊnli/ (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: solo {m}, solitario {m}, malinconico {m} |
| lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: desolato {m}, isolato {m} |
| loner {n} /ˈloʊnɚ/ (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: eremita {m}, solitario {m} |
| lonesome {adj} /ˈloʊnsəm/ (unhappy due to being alone) | :: solitario {m} |
| long {adj} /ˈlɒŋ/ (having much distance from one point to another) | :: lungo |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: lungo |
| long {adv} (over a great distance) | :: distante |
| long {adv} (particular duration) | :: tempo {m}; quanto tempo |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: bramare |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long absent, soon forgotten {proverb} (love fades away when people are distant) | :: lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore |
| longanimous {adj} (long-suffering) | :: longanime |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: braccio della legge |
| long-awaited {adj} (having been awaited for a long time) | :: attesissimo |
| long ball {n} (kick) | :: verticalizzazione {f}, lancio lungo {m} |
| long-billed {adj} | :: beccolungo |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: limnodromo pettorossiccio {m} |
| long-eared owl {n} /ˌlɒŋɪədˈaʊl/ (Asio otus) | :: gufo comune {m} |
| longeron {n} (thin strip of wood or metal) | :: longarone {m} |
| longevity {n} /lɒŋˈdʒɛ.vɪ.ti/ (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: longevità |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: bramare |
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) | :: chiomoso {m}, chiomato {m}, capellone {m} |
| long haul {adj} (travelling a long distance) | :: a lungo raggio, a lunga distanza |
| longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| longing {n} /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ (melancholic desire) | :: brama {f}, nostalgia {f}, desiderio {m}, voglia {f}, anelito {m}, bramosia {f} |
| long in the tooth {adj} (old, aged) | :: sbiadito, antiquato, in là con gli anni |
| Long Island {prop} /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/ (island in New York) | :: Long Island |
| longitude {n} /ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/ (angular distance) | :: longitudine {f} |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: longitudine {f} |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: onda longitudinale {f} |
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: calzamaglia |
| long jump {n} (athletics field event) | :: salto in lungo {m} |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: viva, evviva |
| long-lived {adj} /ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvd/ (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) | :: longevo |
| long pepper {n} (Piper longum, or its fruit) | :: pepe lungo |
| Long Primer {prop} | :: Garamona |
| long s {n} (the character ſ) | :: esse lunga {f} |
| long scale {n} | :: scala lunga {f} |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: drakar {m}, drakkar {m} |
| longshoreman {n} (man employed to load and unload ships) | :: camallo {m}, scaricatore di porto {m} |
| longstanding {adj} (longstanding) SEE: long-standing | :: |
| long-standing {adj} (having existed for a long time) | :: di vecchia data, di lunga durata, di lunga data |
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: in somma |
| long-suffering {adj} (having endured discomfort) | :: longanime |
| long-tailed macaque {n} (Macaca fascicularis) SEE: crab-eating macaque | :: |
| long-tailed tit {n} (bird) | :: codibugnolo {m} |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: a lungo termine |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: da quanto tempo! |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: gambecchio minore |
| long weekend {n} (weekend extended by one or more days off) | :: ponte {m} |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: prolisso |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: luffa {f} |
| look {v} /lʊk/ (to try to see) | :: guardare |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: sembrare, apparire |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: cercare |
| look {v} (to face) | :: affacciarsi, guardare |
| look {v} (to expect) | :: contare |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: occhiata {f}, sguardo {m}, aspetto {m} |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: aspetto {m} |
| look {n} (facial expression) | :: occhiataccia {f}, ghigno {m}, espressione {f} |
| lookalike {n} /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/ (person physically resembling another person) | :: sosia {m} |
| look at {v} (to observe or watch) | :: guardare |
| look at {v} | :: guardare, osservare |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: medita prima di agire, non buttarti alla cieca |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: guardare in basso |
| look down one's nose {v} (To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt) | :: guardare dall'alto in basso |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: cercare, ricercare |
| look for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it | :: |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: aspettarsi, attendere con ansia, non vedere l'ora |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: somigliare, assomigliare, rassomigliare |
| look out {v} (to look from within to the outside) | :: affacciarsi |
| look out {v} (to be vigilant and aware) | :: fare attenzione, stare attento |
| look over {v} (to scan-read and check) | :: esaminare |
| look the other way {v} (to ignore something wrong) | :: chiudere un occhio, fare finta di nulla, guardare dall'altra parte, lasciare correre |
| look the part {v} (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) | :: avere il physique du rôle |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: cercare |
| look who's talking {phrase} | :: senti chi parla |
| loom {n} /lum/ (weaving frame) | :: telaio {m} |
| loom {n} (impend, threaten, hang over) | :: incombere |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} /ˈluːn/ (a crazy person) | :: matto, scemo, stolto, fannullone |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: gavia, strolaga, svasso, tuffetto |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} /luːp/ (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: passante {m} |
| loop {n} (endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition) | :: riccio {m} |
| loop {n} (complete circuit for an electric current) | :: anello {m} |
| loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) | :: blocco iterativo, richiesta di iterazione , ciclo {m} |
| loop {n} (loop-shaped intrauterine device) | :: spirale {f} |
| loop {n} (aircraft maneuver) | :: cerchio della morte, giro della morte |
| loop {n} | :: cappio {m}, laccio {m} |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| loophole {n} /ˈluːphəʊl/ (slit in a castle wall) | :: feritoia {f} |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: scappatoia {f}, cavillo {m}, pretesto {m}, sottigliezza {f}, sofisma {m}, paralogismo {m} |
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
| loose {v} /luːs/ (to unfasten) | :: disfare |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: sciolto |
| loose {adj} (not packaged) | :: sciolto, sfuso |
| loose {adj} | :: sciolto |
| loose cannon {n} (unpredictable person) | :: mina vagante |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: spiccioli {m-p}, monetine {f-p} |
| loosely {adv} /ˈluːsli/ (not tightly) | :: allentato |
| loosen {v} /ˈluːsn̩/ (to make less tight) | :: allentare |
| loosen the purse strings {v} (to increase or allow to increase spending) | :: allentare i cordoni della borsa |
| loose-tongued {adj} (garrulous, gossipy) | :: linguacciuto |
| loot {n} /luːt/ (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) | :: bottino, sacco {m}, saccheggio {m} |
| loot {n} (money) | :: bottino {m}, maltolto {m} |
| loot {v} (to steal from) | :: saccheggiare, depredare, predare, fare man bassa |
| looting {n} (act of looting) | :: sciacallaggio {m} |
| lope {v} /loʊp/ (to travel an easy pace with long strides) | :: procedere a lunghi salti |
| loppers {n} (pruning shears with long handles) | :: troncarami {m} |
| loquacious {adj} /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (talkative, chatty) | :: loquace |
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: loquacità {f} |
| loquat {n} /ˈloʊkwɑt/ (fruit) | :: nespola {f} |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: nespolo {m} |
| -loquy {suffix} /-ləkwi/ (speaking, speech) | :: -loquio |
| lord {n} /lɔːd/ (master of a household) | :: castellano |
| lord {n} (property owner) | :: signore {m} |
| lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) | :: signore {m} |
| lord {n} (aristocrat) | :: signore {m} |
| lord {n} (titled nobleman) | :: nobile {m} {f}, nobiluomo {m}, nobildonna {f} |
| lord {v} (to lord over) | :: dominare, governare |
| Lord {prop} /lɔɹd/ (God) | :: Signore {m} |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Signore {m} |
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: lord {m} |
| lord it over {v} ((idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to) | :: darsi delle arie |
| lords and ladies {n} (cuckoopint) SEE: cuckoopint | :: |
| lordship {n} /ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/ (title) | :: il Signore {m} |
| lordship {n} (seigniory, domain, territory ruled by a lord) | :: signoria {f} |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Padre nostro |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist | :: |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
| Lorentz transformation {n} (mathematics) | :: trasformazione di Lorentz {f} |
| lorgnette {n} /lɒɹnjɛt/ (an opera glass with a handle) | :: occhialetto {m}, occhialino {m}, fassamano {m} |
| Lorraine {prop} /ləˈɹeɪn/ (region west of Alsace) | :: Lorena {f} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| lose {v} /luːz/ (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: perdere, smarrire |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: perdere |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: perdere |
| lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die) | :: perdere |
| lose {v} (be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer) | :: perdere |
| lose {v} (fail to be the winner) | :: perdere |
| lose count {v} (to forget the number of times that something has happened) | :: perdere il conto |
| lose heart {v} (to despair) | :: accasciarsi, disperarsi, abbattersi, scoraggiarsi, sfiduciarsi |
| lose it {v} (to lose one's temper) | :: perdere le staffe |
| lose one's head {v} /luːz wʌnz hɛd/ (behave irrationally or lose self-control) | :: perdere la testa |
| lose one's temper {v} /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/ (to be explosively angry) | :: perdere le staffe, perdere la pazienza, perdere la calma, uscire dai gangheri, arrabbiarsi, andare fuori di testa, vedere rosso |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| lose patience {v} | :: uscire dai gangheri, spazientirsi, perdere la pazienza |
| loser {n} /luzɚ/ (person who fails to win) | :: perdente {m} {f} |
| loser {n} (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life) | :: sfigato {m}, fallito {m} |
| loser {n} (contemptible or unfashionable person) | :: sfigato {m} |
| loss {n} /lɔs/ (the result of no longer possessing something) | :: perdita {f} |
| loss {n} (grief caused by losing someone or something) | :: lutto {m} |
| loss leader {n} /ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/ (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: articolo civetta {m} |
| lost {adj} /lɔst/ (unable to find one's way) | :: perso |
| lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: perso, smarrito |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: oggetti smarriti {m-p} |
| lost generation {prop} | :: generazione perduta {f} |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| lost wax {n} (method of casting using wax) | :: cera perduta {f} |
| lot {n} /lɒt/ (separate portion; number of things taken collectively) | :: gruppo {m}, insieme {m}, quantità {f} |
| lot {n} (that which happens without human design or forethought) | :: destino {m} |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lotharingia {prop} | :: Lotaringia {f} |
| Lotharingian {adj} /ləʊθəˈɹɪndʒɪən/ (of or relating to Lotharingia) | :: lotaringio |
| lotic {adj} (living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water) | :: lotico |
| lotion {n} /ˈloʊʃən/ (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: lozione {f} |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} /ˈlɑtɚi/ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: lotteria {f} |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: biglietto della lotteria {m}, biglietto {m} |
| lotto {n} (lottery) | :: lotto {m} |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus {n} /ˈloʊtəs/ (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: loto {m} |
| lotus eater {n} | :: lotofago {m} |
| loud {adj} /laʊd/ (of a sound) | :: forte {m} {f} |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: rumoroso |
| loud and clear {adv} (in a clear and easily understandable manner) | :: forte e chiaro {m} |
| loudly {adv} /ˈlaʊdli/ (in a loud manner) | :: a voce alta, forte |
| loudmouth {n} (one who talks too much or too loudly) | :: linguacciuto {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ (transducer) | :: altoparlante {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} | :: altoparlante {m} |
| Louis {prop} /ˈlu.ɪs/ (male given name) | :: Luigi {m}, Ludovico {m} |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| louis d'or {n} /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/ (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: luigi d'oro {m} |
| Louise {prop} /luːˈiːz/ (feminine form of Louis) | :: Luisa |
| Louisiana {prop} /luːˌiːziˈænə/ (US state) | :: Louisiana, Luisiana {f} |
| lounge {n} /laʊndʒ/ (waiting room) | :: sala d'attesa, sala d'aspetto |
| lounge {n} (living room) | :: salotto {m} |
| lounge {n} (establishment) | :: piano-bar, veranda {f} |
| lounge {v} (to relax) | :: ciondolare, bighellare, bighellonare, oziare, poltrire, stare in panciolle, stare a pancia all'aria |
| lounger {n} (chair) | :: lettino da spiaggia {m}, lettino {m} |
| louse {n} /laʊs/ (insect) | :: pidocchio {m} |
| lousy {adj} /laʊ.zi/ (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) | :: schifoso |
| lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) | :: pidocchioso |
| lout {n} /laʊt/ (troublemaker) | :: tanghero {m}, villano {m}, cafone {m}, zoticone {m} |
| lout {n} (bumpkin) | :: goffo {m}, maldestro {m}, bifolco {m}, zotico {m} |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: Lovanio |
| louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis) | :: luvaro {m}, pesce imperatore {m} |
| louver {n} /ˈluːvɚ/ (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: feritoia {f} |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: feritoia {f} |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: feritoia {f} |
| Louvre {prop} /ˈluːv(ɹə)/ (an art museum in France) | :: Louvre {m}, Museo del Louvre {m} |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: adorabile, amabile |
| lovage {n} /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/ (a Mediterranean herb) | :: levistico {m}, sedano di montagna {m} |
| love {n} /lʌv/ (zero) | :: zero |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: amore {m} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: amore {m} |
| love {n} | :: amore {m} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: amare, volere bene |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: voler bene , amare, adorare |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: fare l'amore |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: relazione amorosa {f}, affare di cuore {m}, tresca {f}, legame sentimentale {m}, storia {f}, avventura {f} |
| love affair {n} (fondness) | :: passione {f}, predisposizione {f} |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: amore a prima vista, colpo di fulmine |
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: inseparabile {m} |
| lovebird {n} (an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) | :: piccioncini {m-p} (cf. piccioncino {m}, piccioncina {f}) |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: succhiotto {m} |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: figlio illegittimo {m} |
| Lovecraftian {adj} /lʌvˈkɹæfti.ən/ (of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)) | :: lovecraftiano |
| love handle {n} (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) | :: maniglie dell'amore {f-p}, maniglie di venere {f-p} |
| love-hate {adj} (involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously) | :: odiosamato |
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: fanciullaccia {f} |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: l'amore è cieco |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: lettera d'amore {f} |
| love-lies-bleeding {n} (plant) | :: amaranto {m}, kiwicha |
| loveliness {n} /ˈlʌvlinəs/ (property of being lovely) | :: amenità {f} |
| lovely {adj} /ˈlʌvli/ (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: bello, magnifico |
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: stupendo |
| love potion {n} (philter) SEE: philter | :: |
| lover {n} /ˈlʌvɚ/ (one who loves another person) | :: amante {m} {f} |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: amante {m} {f} |
| lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: amante {m} {f} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| love seat {n} (A sofa for two people) | :: divano {m}, sofà {m}, divano a due posti {m} |
| love triangle {n} /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/ (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: triangolo amoroso |
| low {adj} /loʊ/ (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: basso |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: basso |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| lower {v} /ˈloʊɚ/ (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: abbassare |
| lower {v} (reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature) | :: abbassare |
| lowerable {adj} (that can be lowered) | :: abbassabile |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| Lower Austria {prop} (the northeasternmost state of Austria) | :: Bassa Austria |
| lower case {n} /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: minuscoli {m-p} |
| lowercase {adj} /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ (in lower case) | :: minuscolo {m} |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: camera bassa {f} |
| lower lip {n} | :: labbro inferiore {m} |
| Lower Normandy {prop} (former region of France) | :: Bassa Normandia {f} |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Bassa Sassonia {f} |
| low-pitched {adj} (having a low pitch) | :: grave {m} |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: basso Sassone {m} |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: bassa marea {f} |
| lox {n} /lɑks/ | :: salmone affumicato {m} |
| loxodrome {n} (A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle) SEE: rhumb line | :: |
| loyal {adj} /ˈlɔɪəl/ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: leale, ligio {m}, fedele |
| loyalist {n} /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ (a person who is loyal to a cause) | :: lealista {m} {f} |
| loyalization {n} (The process or result of loyalizing) | :: fidelizzazione {f} |
| loyalize {v} (make someone loyal to a cause) | :: fidelizzare |
| loyally {adv} (in a loyal manner) | :: lealmente |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} /ˈlɔɪəlti/ (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lealtà {f} |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: lealtà {f} |
| lozenge {n} /ˈlɑzɪndʒ/ (rhombus) | :: losanga {f}, rombo |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: pastiglia |
| lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber | :: |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| Lublin {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Lublino |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: lubrificante {m} |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: lubrificare |
| lubrication {n} /lubɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the application of lubricants) | :: lubrificazione {f} |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: Lucano {m} |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucca {prop} (province) | :: Lucca {f} |
| Lucca {prop} (city) | :: Lucca {f} |
| Lucerne {prop} (canton) | :: Lucerna |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Lucerna {f} |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} /ˈluː.sɪən/ (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Luciano |
| Lucian {prop} (male given name) | :: Luciano |
| lucid {adj} /ˈl(j)uːsɪd/ | :: lucido |
| lucidly {adv} /ˈluːsɪdli/ (in a lucid manner) | :: lucidamente |
| Lucifer {prop} /ˈluːsɪfə/ (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) | :: Lucifero {m} |
| Lucius {prop} /ˈluːsɪəs/ (male given name) | :: Lucio |
| luck {n} /lʌk/ (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: fortuna {f} |
| luckily {adv} /ˈlʌkɪli/ (in a lucky manner) | :: fortunatamente, meno male |
| lucky {adj} /ˈlʌki/ (of people, having good fortune) | :: fortunato |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: fortunato |
| lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) | :: portafortuna {m}, amuleto {m}, talismano {m} |
| lucky dip {n} (game with prizes in container) | :: riffa {f}, pesca {f}, pesca miracolosa {f}, pesca a sorpresa {f}, pesca di beneficenza {f}, lotteria {f}, estrazione {f} |
| lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) | :: redditizio {m}, remunerativo {m}, profittevole |
| Lucretian {adj} | :: lucreziano |
| Lucretius {prop} (male given name) | :: Lucrezio {m} |
| Lucretius {prop} (Roman poet and philosopher) | :: Lucrezio {m} |
| lucubration {n} (intense and prolonged study or meditation) | :: elucubrazione {f}, meditazione {f}, cogitazione {f}, riflessione {f}, ponderazione {f} |
| lucumo {n} | :: lucumone {m} |
| Lucy {prop} /ˈluːsi/ (female given name) | :: Lucia |
| Ludfordian {prop} | :: Ludfordiano |
| ludicrous {adj} /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: ridicolo |
| luff {n} /lʌf/ (vertical edge of a sail) | :: inferitura {f} |
| luggage {n} /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/ (traveller's containers) | :: bagagli {m-p} |
| luggage rack {n} (rack attached to a car) | :: portapacchi {m} |
| lugsail {n} (sail) | :: aurica {f}, vela aurica {f} |
| lugubrious {adj} /ləˈɡ(j)uːbɹi.əs/ (gloomy) | :: lugubre |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: Repubblica Popolare di Lugansk |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} /luk/ (given name) | :: Luca |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Luca |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Luca |
| lukewarm {adj} /ˌlukˈwɔɹm/ (temperature) | :: tiepido {m}, tiepida {f} |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: tiepido {m}, tiepida {f} |
| lull {n} /lʌl/ (a period of rest) | :: quiete {f}, pausa {f}, calma {f}, intervallo {m}, sosta {f} |
| lull {n} (a period without waves or wind.) | :: calma piatta {f}, stasi, bonaccia {f}, calmeria, calma {f} |
| lull {v} (to cause to rest) | :: fare la ninna nanna, fare addormentare, indurre al sonno |
| lullaby {n} /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: ninna nanna {f} |
| lumbago {n} /lʌmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: lombaggine {f} |
| lumbar {adj} /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ (related to the lower back or loin) | :: lombare |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: puntura lombare {f} |
| lumber {n} /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ (wood as building material) | :: legname {m} |
| lumber {v} (To move clumsily and heavily.) | :: arrancare |
| lumberjack {n} /ˈlʌm.bɚ.dʒæk/ (person who fells trees) | :: boscaiolo |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| lumenal {adj} (Relating to the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ) | :: del lume |
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
| luminescence {n} /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/ (emission) | :: luminescenza {f} |
| luminescent {adj} /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/ (emitting light by luminescence) | :: luminescente |
| luminiferous {adj} | :: luminifero |
| luminol {n} (chemical that exhibits blue chemiluminescence) | :: luminol |
| luminosity {n} (state of being luminous) | :: luminosità {f} |
| luminosity {n} (ratio of luminous to radiant flux) | :: luminosità {f} |
| luminosity {n} (rate at which a star radiates energy) | :: luminosità {f} |
| luminous {adj} /ˈluːmɪnəs/ (emitting light; glowing brightly) | :: luminoso |
| luminous {adj} | :: luminoso |
| lump {n} /lʌmp/ (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: gonfiore {m}, gnocco {m} |
| lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar) | :: cucchiaino {m}, zolla {f}, zolletta {f}, forfait {m} |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: ciclottero {m}, lompo {m} |
| lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: forfettario {m} |
| lump together {v} (to put items together) | :: raggruppare |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunacy {n} /ˈluː.nə.si / (state of being mad) | :: pazzia {f} |
| lunar {adj} /ˈl(j)uːnə/ (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) | :: lunare |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: eclisse lunare {f}, eclissi lunare {f} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: fase lunare {f} |
| lunatic {n} /ˈluːnətɪk/ (insane person) | :: demente {m} {f} |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} /lʌnt͡ʃ/ (meal around midday) | :: pranzo {m}, seconda colazione {f} |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: pranzare |
| lunchbox {n} (male genitals enclosed in clothing) | :: pacco {m} |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} /ˈlʌŋ/ (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: polmone {m} |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: carcinoma del polmone {m} |
| lunge {n} /lʌndʒ/ (sudden movement) | :: allungo {m}, affondo {m} |
| lunge {n} (exercise) | :: affondo {m} |
| lunge {v} (to work a horse in a circle around a handler) | :: far girare il cavallo legato con lunga cavezza al palo |
| lungeing cavesson {n} (halter) | :: capezzone {m} |
| lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) | :: dipnoo {m}, pesce polmonato {m} |
| lupin {n} /ˈluːpɪn/ (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) | :: lupino {m} |
| lupin {n} (a lupine bean) | :: lupino {m} |
| lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin | :: |
| lupus {n} /ˈluːpəs/ (autoimmune disease) | :: lupus {m} |
| lurch {n} /lɝt͡ʃ/ (sudden or unsteady movement) | :: barcollio, sbilanciamento, imbardata {f} |
| lurch {v} (to make a sudden, unsteady movement) | :: barcollare |
| lure {n} /lʊəɹ/ (tempting or attractive object) | :: attrazione {f}, attrattiva {f}, tentazione {f}, lusinga {f}, esca {f}, richiamo {m} |
| lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: esca {f} |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: sedurre, incantare, ammaliare, tentare, adescare |
| lurid {adj} (melodramatic) SEE: melodramatic | :: |
| lurid {adj} /ˈlʊɹɪd/ (ghastly, pale or wan in appearance) | :: livido |
| lurk {v} /lɝk/ (to remain concealed in order to ambush) | :: appostarsi, acquattarsi, celarsi |
| Lusatia {prop} /luˈseɪʃə/ (region) | :: Lusazia {f} |
| luser {n} /ˈluː.zə(ɹ)/ (incompetent computer user) | :: utonto {m}, utonta {f} |
| Luserna {prop} (village) | :: Luserna {f} |
| lush {adj} /lʌʃ/ (dense, teeming with life) | :: rigoglioso {m}, rigogliosa {f}, lussureggiante |
| lush {n} (alcoholic) | :: alcolizzato, beone, ubriaco {m}, ubriacone, spugna, alcolista |
| Lusitania {prop} /luːsɪˈteɪnɪə/ (ancient Roman province) | :: Lusitania |
| lust {n} /lʌst/ (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: libido, libidine, lussuria {f} |
| lust {n} (general want or longing) | :: lussuria {f} |
| lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure) | :: lussuria {f} |
| luster {n} /ˈlʌstɚ/ (refinement, polish or quality) | :: lustro {m} |
| luster {n} (A period of five years, lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
| lustful {adj} /ˈlʌst.fəl/ (full of lust) | :: lussurioso {m}, libidinoso {m} |
| lustfully {adv} (in a lustful manner) | :: lussuriosamente, libidinosamente |
| lustration {n} (restoration of credibility to a government by the purging earlier perpetrators) | :: lustrismo |
| lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustre {n} (lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
| lustrum {n} /ˈlʌstɹəm/ (period of five years) | :: lustro {m}, lustra {f}, quinquennio {m} |
| lute {n} /l(j)uːt/ (stringed instrument) | :: liuto {m} |
| luteal {adj} (of the corpus luteum) | :: luteale, luteo |
| luteal phase {n} (part of the menstrual cycle) | :: fase luteale {f} |
| lutein {n} (yellow carotenoid pigment) | :: luteina {f} |
| luteinizing {adj} (causing development of the corpus luteum) | :: luteinizzante |
| luteinizing hormone {n} (hormone) | :: ormone luteinizzante {m} |
| lutenist {n} (one who plays the lute) | :: liutista {m} {f} |
| Lutetian {prop} /luːˈtiːʃən/ | :: Luteziano |
| lutetium {n} /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutezio {m} |
| Luther {prop} /ˈluθɚ/ (Martin Luther) | :: Martin Lutero {m} |
| Lutheran {adj} /ˈluːθəɹ(ə)n/ (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luterano |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: luterano {m}, luterana {f} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: luteranesimo {m} |
| lutherie {n} /ˈluːtəɹi/ (craft) | :: liuteria {f} |
| luthier {n} /ˈluː.ti.ɚ/ (a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instrument) | :: liutaio {m} |
| lutist {n} (one who plays the lute) | :: liutista {m} {f} |
| lutropin {n} (luteinizing hormone) | :: lutropina {f} |
| lux {n} /lʌks/ (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: lux |
| Luxembourg {prop} /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/ (country) | :: Lussemburgo |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} /ˈlʌksəmˌbəːɡɪʃ/ (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: lussemburghese |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: lussemburghese {m} |
| luxuriant {adj} (abundant in growth or detail) | :: lussureggiante, rigoglioso |
| luxurious {adj} /lʌɡˈʒʊɹ.i.əs/ (being very fine and comfortable) | :: lussuoso |
| luxurious {adj} (enjoying pleasures of luxury) | :: lussurioso |
| luxuriously {adv} (in an expensive or indulgent manner) | :: lussuosamente |
| luxury {n} /ˈlʌɡʒəɹi/ (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: lusso |
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: lusso {f} |
| luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: lusso |
| luxury {n} | :: lusso {m} |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Leopoli |
| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen | :: |
| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) | :: piccolo cane leone {m} |
| -ly {suffix} /li/ (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -mente |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} /ˈlitʃiː/ (tree) | :: litchi {m} |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: litchi {m} |
| lycorexia {n} | :: licoressia {f} |
| Lydia {prop} /ˈlɪ.di.ə/ (biblical woman) | :: Lidia |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lidia |
| lye {n} /laɪ/ (caustic alkaline solution) | :: liscivia {f}, cenerata {f}, ranno {m} |
| lye {n} (potassium or sodium hydroxide) | :: idrossido di sodio {m}, soda caustica {f} |
| lymph {n} /lɪmf/ (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: linfa {f} |
| lymphangioma {n} (benign tumor) | :: linfangioma {f} |
| lymphatic {adj} (pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system) | :: linfatico |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: linfonodo {m} |
| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: linfocita {m}, linfocito |
| lymphoma {n} /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: linfoma {m} |
| lymphopathy {n} | :: linfopatia {f} |
| lymphopoiesis {n} | :: linfopoiesi {f} |
| lynching {n} /lɪntʃɪŋ/ (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: linciaggio {m} |
| lyngurium {n} | :: lincurio {m} |
| lynx {n} /lɪŋks/ (wild cat) | :: lince {f} |
| lyo- {prefix} | :: lio- |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Lione |
| lyophilize {v} (freeze-dry) | :: liofilizzare |
| lyophobic {adj} (having no affinity for the dispersion medium) | :: liofobo {m} |
| lyre {n} /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ (stringed musical instrument) | :: lira {f} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyricize {v} | :: liricare |
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) | :: lirica {f} |
| lyrics {n} /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ (the words to a song) | :: testo {m}, parole {f-p}, lirica {f} |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lisina |
| lysogeny {n} | :: lisogenia {f} |
| lysosome {n} /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/ (digestive organelle) | :: lisosoma {m} |