| r {v} /ɑː(ɹ)/ (text messaging: are) | :: 6 |
| rabbet {n} /ˈɹæbɪt/ (channel, groove of recess in e.g. wood) | :: addentellato {m} |
| rabbet {v} (cut a rabbet) | :: addentellare |
| rabbet joint {n} (rabbet) SEE: rabbet | :: |
| rabbi {n} /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabbino {m}, rabbina {f} |
| rabbit {n} /ˈɹæbɪt/ (mammal) | :: coniglio {m} |
| rabbit {n} (fur) | :: lapin {m} |
| rabbit {n} (pacesetter) | :: lepre {f} |
| rabbit hutch {n} (a cage in which rabbits are kept) | :: conigliera {f} |
| rabble {n} /ˈɹæbəl/ (the mass of common people; the lowest class of people) | :: gentaglia {f} |
| Rabelaisian {adj} (pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais) | :: rabelesiano |
| rabid {adj} /ˈɹæbɪd/ (affected with rabies) | :: arrabbiato, rabbioso {m} |
| rabid {adj} (of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia) | :: arrabbiato |
| rabid {adj} (furious; raging; extremely violent) | :: arrabbiato |
| rabid {adj} (very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous) | :: arrabbiato |
| rabies {n} /ˈɹeɪ.biz/ (viral disease) | :: rabbia {f} |
| raccoon {n} /ɹæˈkun/ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: procione {m}, orsetto lavatore {m} |
| race {n} /ɹeɪs/ (contest) | :: corsa {f}, gara {f} |
| race {v} (to take part in a race) | :: correre |
| race {v} (to move or drive at high speed) | :: correre |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) | :: razza {f} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) | :: razza {f} |
| race {n} (one of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species) | :: razza {f} |
| race against time {n} (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) | :: corsa contro il tempo {f} |
| race baiting {n} (using racially derisive communication to anger, intimidate, or coerce) | :: tormento razziale |
| racehorse {n} (horse that competes in races) | :: cavallo da corsa {m} |
| raceme {n} /ˈɹæsiːm/ (type of inflorescence) | :: racemo {m}, grappolo {m}, raspo {m}, racimolo {m} |
| racemic {adj} (containing equal amounts of D- and L-stereoisomers) | :: racemico |
| racemic acid {n} (an equal mixture of the d- and l- forms of tartaric acid found in grape juice; the isomers can be separated via crystallization) | :: acido racemico {m} |
| racemose {adj} /ˈɹæsəməʊz/ (botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis) | :: racemoso |
| racer {n} (racehorse) SEE: racehorse | :: |
| racer {n} /ˈɹeɪsəɹ/ (someone who takes part in a race) | :: concorrente |
| racetrack {n} /ˈɹeɪsˌtɹæk/ (a course over which races are run) | :: autodromo {m}, pista automobilistica {f}, ippodromo {m}, campo da corse {m} |
| racewalking {n} (sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible) | :: marcia {f} |
| Rachel {prop} /ˈɹeɪt͡ʃəl/ (younger daughter of Laban) | :: Rachele |
| rachitic {adj} /ɹəˈkɪtɪk/ (of, relating to, or affected by rickets) | :: rachitico |
| rachitic {adj} (resembling or suggesting the condition of one suffering from rickets) | :: rachitico |
| racial {adj} /ˈɹeɪʃəl/ (of or relating to a race (or a people)) | :: razziale |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racially {adv} (relating to race) | :: razzialmente |
| Racinian {adj} | :: raciniano |
| racism {n} /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: razzismo {m} |
| racist {n} /ˈɹeɪsɪst/ (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: razzista {m} {f} |
| racist {adj} (relating to racism) | :: razzista {m} {f}, razzistico {m} |
| rack {n} /ɹæk/ (series of shelves) | :: rastrelliera {f} |
| rack {n} (torture device) | :: eculeo {m} |
| racket {n} /ˈɹækɪt/ (implement) | :: racchetta |
| racketeer {n} (criminal) | :: criminale {m}, malavitoso {m} |
| rack one's brain {v} (struggle to think of something) | :: scervellarsi, arrovellarsi, lambiccarsi il cervello, spremersi le meningi |
| rack railway {n} (railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism) | :: ferrovia a cremagliera {f} |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| racquet {n} /ˈɹækɪt/ (an implement with a handle used to hit a ball) | :: racchetta {f} |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radar {n} /ˈɹeɪdɑː(ɹ)/ (method of detecting distant objects) | :: radiotelemetro {m}, radar {m} |
| radar meteorology {n} (application of radar to the study of the atmosphere, and to the observation and prediction of weather) | :: radarmeteorologia {f} |
| radarmeteorology {n} (radar meteorology) SEE: radar meteorology | :: |
| radian {n} (unit) | :: radiante {m} |
| radiance {n} /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/ (the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid) | :: radianza {f} |
| radiant {adj} /ˈɹeɪdi.ənt/ (radiating light and/or heat) | :: radiante |
| radiate {v} /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/ (to extend from a center) | :: irradiare |
| radiation {n} /ˌɹeɪ.di.ˈeɪ.ʃən/ (radioactive energy) | :: radiazione |
| radiation {n} | :: radiazione {f}, irraggiamento {m} |
| radiative {adj} (related to radiation) | :: radiativo |
| radiator {n} /ˈɹeɪ.diˌeɪ.tɚ/ (device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air) | :: radiatore {m} |
| radiator {n} (finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room) | :: radiatore {m}, calorifero {m}, termosifone {m} |
| radical {adj} /ˈɹædɪkəl/ (pertaining to the root (of a plant)) | :: radicale |
| radical {adj} (linguistics: pertaining to the root of a word) | :: radicale |
| radical {adj} (chemistry: involving free radicals) | :: radicalico |
| radical {adj} (mathematics: involving roots) | :: irrazionale |
| radical {adj} | :: radicale, fondamentale |
| radical {n} (person with radical opinions) | :: radicale {m} {f} |
| radical {n} (historical: 19th-century England) | :: radicale {m} {f} |
| radical {n} (historical: early 20th-century France) | :: radicale {m} {f} |
| radical {n} (arithmetic: root (of a number or quantity)) | :: radice {f} |
| radical {n} (linguistics: portion of a character that provides an indication of its meaning) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (linguistics: any one of the set of consonants that make up a root) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (chemistry: group of atoms that take part in reactions as a single unit) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (organic chemistry: free radical) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (ring theory: intersection of prime ideals containing a given ideal) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (ring theory: ideal of elements of a ring sharing a certain given property) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (ring theory: intersection of maximal submodules of a module) | :: radicale {m} |
| radical {n} (number theory: product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer) | :: radicale {m} |
| radicalism {n} (social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society) | :: radicalismo {m} |
| radicalization {n} (the process or result of radicalizing) | :: radicalizzazione {f} |
| radicalize {v} ((transitive) to make radical) | :: radicalizzare |
| radically {adv} (in a radical manner, fundamentally) | :: radicalmente |
| radicate {v} (to plant or establish firmly) | :: radicare |
| radicicolous {adj} (living in or on roots) | :: radicicolo |
| radicular {adj} (pertaining to a root or to a radicle) | :: radicolare |
| radiferous {adj} | :: radifero |
| radio {n} /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/ (technology) | :: radio {f} |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: radio {f} |
| radioactivation {n} | :: radioattivazione {f} |
| radioactive {adj} /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/ (exhibiting radioactivity) | :: radioattivo |
| radioactive fallout {n} (material from a radioactive plume) | :: fallout nucleare |
| radioactivity {n} | :: radioattività {f} |
| radio altimeter {n} | :: radioaltimetro {m} |
| radioanalysis {n} (radiochemical analysis) | :: radioanalisi {f} |
| radioanalytical {adj} (pertaining to radioanalysis) | :: radioanalitico |
| radio astronomy {n} (branch of astronomy) | :: radioastronomia {f} |
| radiobiophysics {n} | :: radiobiofisica {f} |
| radiocarbonic {adj} | :: radiocarbonico |
| radiocontamination {n} | :: radiocontaminazione {f} |
| radio control {n} (use of radio signals to remotely control a device) | :: radiocomando {m} |
| radio-controlled {adj} (controlled remotely using radio signals) | :: radiocomandato, radiocontrollato |
| radiodiagnosis {n} (diagnosis by X-ray) | :: radiodiagnosi {f} |
| radiodiagnostics {n} (diagnostics by means of X-rays or radiochemical tracers) | :: radiodiagnostica {f} |
| radio direction finder {n} | :: radiogoniometro {m} |
| radio drama {n} /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ dɹɑmə/ (acoustic performance) | :: radiodramma, radiodrammaturgia {f} |
| radioelectric {adj} (of or pertaining to the transmission of power via electromagnetic waves) | :: radioelettrico |
| radioelement {n} (element whose currently known isotopes are all radioactive) | :: radioelemento {m} |
| radiogram {n} (radiograph) SEE: radiograph | :: |
| radiogram {n} (device combining radio and gramophone) | :: radiofonografo {m} |
| radiograph {n} (image produced by radiation) | :: radiografia |
| radioisotope {n} (a radioactive isotope of an element) | :: radioisotopo {m} |
| radiolarian {n} (marine protozoa) | :: radiolario {m} |
| radiological {adj} (pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons) | :: radiologico |
| radiologically {adv} (by means of radiology) | :: radiologicamente |
| radiologist {n} /ˌɹeɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (practitioner of radiology) | :: radiologista {f}, radiologisto {m} |
| radiology {n} (the use of radiation in diagnosis) | :: radiologia {f} |
| radiolysis {n} (dissociation due to radiation) | :: radiolisi {f} |
| radiomarker {n} (radio transmitter for aircraft) | :: radiomarcatore {m} |
| radiometer {n} (device that measures radiant energy) | :: radiometro {m} |
| radionuclide {n} (radioactive nuclide) | :: radionuclide {m} |
| radiopharmaceutical {n} (radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical) | :: radiofarmaco {m} |
| radiopharmacy {n} | :: radiofarmacia {f} |
| radio signal {n} (signal transmitted / received by radio) | :: radiosegnale {m} |
| radiosonde {n} (balloon radio) | :: radiosondaggio {m}, radiosonda {f} |
| radio sounding {n} (investigation of the upper atmosphere by use of a radiosonde) | :: radiosondaggio {m} |
| radiotelegraphically {adv} | :: radiotelegraficamente |
| radiotelephony {n} (the transmission of sound using modulated radio waves rather than wires) | :: radiotelefonia {f} |
| radiotelephotography {n} | :: radiofotografia {f} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: radiotelescopio {m} |
| radiotherapeutic {adj} (pertaining to radiotherapy) | :: radioterapeutico |
| radiotherapy {n} (therapeutic use of radiation) | :: radioterapia {f} |
| radio wave {n} (electromagnetic radiation) | :: radioonda {f} |
| radish {n} /ˈɹadɪʃ/ (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) | :: ravanello {m} |
| radish {n} (edible root) | :: ravanello {m} |
| radium {n} /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.əm/ (chemical element with an atomic number of 88) | :: radio {m} |
| radius {n} /ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/ (bone (human)) | :: radio {m} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: raggio |
| radius {n} (length of this line segment) | :: raggio {m} |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radon {n} /ˈɹeɪdɒn/ (chemical element) | :: radon {m}, rado {m} |
| raffia {n} (fibrous material) | :: rafia {m} |
| raffle {n} /ˈɹæfl̩/ (drawing) | :: estrazione {f}, estrazione a premi {f}, lotteria {f}, estrazione del lotto {f} |
| raft {n} /ɹæft/ (flat, floating structure) | :: zattera |
| raft {n} (inflatable floating craft) | :: gommone {m} |
| raft {n} (large but unspecified number of something) | :: moltitudine {f} |
| rafter {n} /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ (one of a series of sloped beams) | :: travetto {m}, travicello {m}, passafuori {m}, trave {f}, puntone {m} |
| rag {n} /ɹæɡ/ (piece of cloth) | :: cencio {m}, straccio {m} |
| ragbag {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) | :: bambola di pezza {f}, bamboccio {m}, pigotta {f} |
| Ragdoll {n} (cat breed) | :: gatto Ragdoll |
| rage {n} /ɹeɪdʒ/ (a violent anger) | :: rabbia {f}, furia {f}, furore {m} |
| ragged {adj} /ˈɹæɡɪd/ (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) | :: logoro, stracciato, a brandelli |
| ragged {adj} (broken with rough edges) | :: frastagliato |
| ragged {adj} (harsh and disagreeable to the ear) | :: stridente |
| ragged {adj} (wearing tattered clothes) | :: straccione, cencioso, vestito di stracci |
| ragman {n} (collector of refuse) | :: rigattiere {m}, cenciaio {m}, cenciaiolo, straccivendolo {m}, robivecchi {m} |
| ragout {n} /ɹæˈɡuː/ (stew of meat and vegetables mixed together) | :: stufato {m} |
| ragpick {v} (scavenge) SEE: scavenge | :: |
| ragpicker {n} (collector of refuse) | :: rigattiere {m}, cenciaio {m}, cenciaiolo, straccivendolo {m}, robivecchi {m} |
| rags to riches {n} (in a biographical context, from poverty to exceptional wealth) | :: dalle stalle alle stelle |
| Ragusa {prop} (province of Sicily) | :: Ragusa {f} |
| Ragusa {prop} (capital of the Italian province) | :: Ragusa {f} |
| Ragusa {prop} (Dubrovnik) SEE: Dubrovnik | :: |
| raid {n} /ɹeɪd/ (attack for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering) | :: incursione {f}, razzia {f}, irruzione {f}, rapina {f}, attacco {m} |
| raider {n} /ˈɹeɪdɚ/ (one who engages in a raid) | :: bandito |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| rail {n} /ɹeɪl/ (horizontal bar; railing) | :: parapetto, balaustra, grata, inferriata, ringhiera, corrimano |
| rail {n} (metal bar) | :: rotaia {f} |
| rail {n} (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window) | :: asta divisoria, divisorio {m}, barra {f} |
| rail {n} (lengthwise edges of a surfboard) | :: battagliola |
| rail {n} (small bird in the family Rallidae) | :: rallo, porciglione |
| rail {v} (to complain) | :: lamentarsi, recriminare, inveire |
| railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car | :: |
| railcar {n} (self-propelled railroad vehicle) | :: automotrice {f} |
| railman {n} (railwayman) SEE: railwayman | :: |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/ | :: ferrovia {f} |
| railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) | :: carrozza {f}, vagone {m}, bisarca {f} |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railroad switch {n} (points) SEE: points | :: |
| railroad tie {n} (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) | :: traversa {f} |
| rail transport {n} (transport) | :: trasporto ferroviario {m} |
| railway {n} /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: binario {m}, rotaia {f}, strada ferrata {f}, ferrovia {f} |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: ferrovia {f} |
| railway line {n} (railway track) | :: binario |
| railwayman {n} (man who works on a railway) | :: ferroviere {m} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: stazione {f}, stazione ferroviaria {f} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: pioggia {f} |
| rain {v} (of rain: to fall from the sky) | :: piovere |
| rainbow {n} /ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: arcobaleno {m}, iride {f} |
| rainbow trout {n} (Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)) | :: trota salmonata {f} (salmon trout), trota iridea {f}, trota arcobaleno {f} |
| rain buckets {v} (to rain heavily) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rain cats and dogs {v} (to rain very heavily) | :: piovere a catinelle, diluviare, scrosciare, piovere come Dio la manda |
| rain cloud {n} (cloud from which rain is falling) | :: nuvola {f}, nube {f}, nembo {m} |
| raincoat {n} /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/ (waterproof coat) | :: impermeabile {m} |
| rainfall {n} (amount of rain that falls on a single occasion) | :: acquazzone {m}, rovescio {m} |
| rainforest {n} (type of forest) | :: foresta pluviale {f} |
| rain gauge {n} (device to measure rainfall) | :: pluviometro {m} |
| rain on someone's parade {v} (to disappoint or discourage someone) | :: mettere i bastoni tra le ruote, rompere le uova nel paniere |
| rain or shine {adv} (regardless of the circumstances) | :: col bello o il cattivo tempo |
| rain pitchforks {v} (rain cats and dogs) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rainproof {adj} (waterproof) | :: impermeabile |
| rainstick {n} /ˈreɪnstɪk/ (rainstick) | :: bastone della pioggia {m} |
| rainstorm {n} (storm characterized by substantial rainfall) | :: temporale |
| rainwater {n} (rainfall) SEE: rainfall | :: |
| rainwater {n} (water sourced from rain) | :: acqua piovana {f} |
| rainy {adj} /ˈɹeɪni/ (abounding with rain) | :: piovoso, pluviale |
| raise {v} /ɹeɪz/ (to cause to rise) | :: alzare, levare |
| raise {v} | :: alzare , sollevare |
| raise the bar {v} (to raise standards) | :: alzare l'asticella, elevare la sfida, alzare le aspettative |
| raise the stakes {v} (up the ante) SEE: up the ante | :: |
| raisin {n} /ˈɹeɪzn̩/ (dried grape) | :: uvetta {f}, uva passa {f}, uva secca {f} |
| raising {n} (recruitment) SEE: recruitment | :: |
| raison d'être {n} /ʁɛzɔ̃ d‿ɛːtʁ̥/ (Reason for existence) | :: ragione d'esistere |
| rajah {n} /ˈɹɑː.dʒə / (Hindu prince) | :: ragià {m} |
| rake {n} /ɹeɪk/ (garden tool) | :: rastrello {m} |
| rake {v} (to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake) | :: rastrellare |
| rake {v} (to search through (thoroughly)) | :: rastrellare, ispezionare |
| rake {v} (to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion) | :: mitragliare |
| rake {n} (set of coupled rail vehicles) | :: convoglio {m} |
| rake {n} (sloped edge of a roof) | :: bordo spiovente {m} |
| rake {n} (person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct) | :: buono a nulla {m}, dissoluto {m}, scapestrato, sciagurato {m} |
| rake {n} (a lot, plenty) SEE: plenty | :: |
| rake together {v} (collect small amounts) SEE: scrape together | :: |
| rakija {n} /ˈɹɑːkɪə/ (strong alcoholic drink) | :: rakia |
| rale {n} (abnormal sound made by lungs and heard with a stethoscope) SEE: rales | :: |
| rales {n} /ɹeɪɫs/ (symptom) | :: rantolo {m} |
| rally {n} (demonstration) SEE: demonstration | :: |
| rally {n} /ˈɹæ.li/ (public gathering for a cause) | :: raduno {m}; demonstration: manifestazione {f} |
| ram {n} /ɹæm/ (male sheep) | :: ariete {m}, montone {m} |
| ram {n} (warship that sinks other ships by ramming them) | :: ariete {m}, sperone {m} |
| ram {n} (piston powered by hydraulic pressure) | :: maglio {m}, maglio idraulico {m} |
| ram {v} (intentionally collide with (a ship)) | :: speronare |
| ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram | :: |
| RAM {n} /ɹæm/ (random access memory) | :: memoria {f} |
| rambade {n} (nautical) | :: rambata |
| ramble {n} (stroll) SEE: stroll | :: |
| ramble {v} (wander) SEE: wander | :: |
| rambler {n} (recreational walker) SEE: hiker | :: |
| rambling {n} /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/ (meandering talk) | :: sproloquio {m} |
| ramen {n} /ɹɑːmən/ (soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese style)) | :: ramen {m} |
| ramification {n} /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ (consequence or development complicating a problem) | :: ramificazione {f} |
| rampage {n} /ˈɹæmpeɪdʒ/ (a course of violent, frenzied action) | :: furia {f}, follia {f}, raptus {m} |
| rampant {adj} /ˈɹæm.pənt/ (heraldry) | :: rampante |
| rampant {adj} (unrestrained) | :: sfrenato {m}, sfrenata {f} |
| rampart {n} /ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/ (defensive ridge of earth) | :: muro {m}, cinto {m}, cinta {f}, recinto {m} |
| rampart {n} (defensive structure; bulwark) | :: baluardo {m} |
| ramrod {n} /ˈɹæmɹɒd/ (device used with early firearms) | :: bacchetta {f} |
| ramshackle {adj} /ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/ (in disrepair or disorder) | :: diroccante, traballante, pericolante, cadente, sgangherato {m}, malandato {m} |
| ramson {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons | :: |
| ramsons {n} (Allium ursinum) | :: aglio orsino {m} |
| ranch {n} /ɹæntʃ/ (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) | :: ranch |
| rancid {adj} (rancid) SEE: offensive | :: |
| rancid {adj} /ˈɹænsɪd/ (being rank in taste or smell) | :: rancido |
| rancidness {n} (the characteristic of being rancid) | :: rancidezza {f}, rancidità {f} |
| rancor {n} /ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/ (the deepest malignity or spite) | :: rancore {m} |
| rancorous {adj} /ˈɹæŋ.kəɹ.əs/ (full of rancor) | :: rancoroso |
| Randolph {prop} /ɹændɒlf/ (male given name) | :: Randolfo |
| random {n} /ˈɹændəm/ (unimportant person) | :: sconosciuto {m}, estraneo {m}, nullità {f} |
| random {adj} (all outcomes being unpredictable) | :: casuale, fortuito {m} |
| randomise {v} /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/ (arrange randomly; to make random) | :: randomizzare, casualizzare |
| range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung | :: |
| range {n} /ɹeɪndʒ/ (line of mountains, buildings etc.) | :: catena {f} |
| range {n} (large stove with many hotplates) | :: fornello {m}, stufa a legna {f}, piano cottura {m} |
| range {n} (selection, array) | :: varietà {f}, gamma {f}, assortimento {m}, rosa {f} |
| range {n} (area for practicing shooting) | :: poligono di tiro {m} |
| range {n} (distance to the object) | :: distanza {f}, portata {f}, raggio {m}, campo {m} |
| range {n} (area of open, often unfenced, grazing land) | :: prateria {f}, distesa {f} |
| range {n} (math: set of values of a function) | :: immagine {f} |
| range {n} (statistics: difference between largest and smallest observation) | :: campo di variazione {m} |
| range {n} (music: scale of tones) | :: estensione {f}, registro {m}, gamma {f} |
| range {n} (ecology: area where a species is found) | :: habitat, ambiente naturale |
| range {v} (to travel over) SEE: roam | :: |
| range {v} (to separate into parts) SEE: sift | :: |
| rangefinder {n} (instrument) | :: telemetro {m} |
| range hood {n} (kitchen device) SEE: extractor hood | :: |
| ranger {n} /ˈɹeɪndʒɚ/ (Park ranger) | :: guardia forestale {m} |
| rank {adj} /ɹæŋk/ (having a very strong and bad odor) | :: puzzolente |
| rank {adj} (highly offensive; disgusting) | :: ripugnante, repellente |
| rank {n} (position based on a shared property) | :: rango {m}, ceto {m}, condizione sociale |
| rank {n} (hierarchical level in an organization) | :: grado {m}, truppa {f}, gregario, rango {m} |
| rank {n} (maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix) | :: rango |
| rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) | :: traversa {f} |
| rank {n} | :: fila {f}, schiera {f} |
| rank and file {n} (enlisted soldiers) | :: milite {m}, militare {m}, soldato {m} |
| rank and file {n} (non-leaders) | :: bassa forza {f} |
| rankness {n} (the property of being rank) | :: rancidezza {f} |
| ransack {v} /ˈɹænsæk/ (to loot or pillage) | :: saccheggiare |
| ransack {v} (to make a thorough search or examination for plunder) | :: rovistare |
| ransom {n} /ˈɹænsəm/ (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) | :: riscatto {m} |
| ransom {v} (to pay a price to set someone free) | :: pagare il riscatto |
| ransomer {n} (person who pays a ransom) | :: riscattatore {m} |
| rant {v} /ɹænt/ (to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger) | :: strepitare, farneticare |
| rant {v} (to criticise by ranting) | :: declamare, sciorinare |
| rant {n} (criticism) | :: declamazione {f} |
| rant {n} (incoherent and emotional articulation) | :: farneticamento |
| ranunculus {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| rapacious {adj} /ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ (which subsists off live prey) | :: rapace |
| Rapa Nui {prop} /ˈɹɑpə ˈnui/ (language) | :: Rapa Nui {f} |
| rape {n} /ɹeɪp/ (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: stupro {m} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: stuprare, violentare, violare |
| rape culture {n} (rape culture) | :: cultura dello stupro {f} |
| rape oil {n} (rapeseed oil) SEE: rapeseed oil | :: |
| rapeseed {n} (rapeseed plant) | :: colza {f} |
| rapeseed {n} | :: ravizzone {f} |
| rapeseed oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: olio di colza {m} |
| Raphael {prop} /ˈɹæ.feɪ.ɛl/ (Archangel) | :: Raffaele {m} |
| Raphael {prop} (given name) | :: Raffaele {m}, Raffaello {m} |
| raphe {n} /ˈɹeɪfi/ (ridge or seam on a structure) | :: rafe {m} |
| rapid {adj} /ˈɹæpɪd/ (Very swift or quick) | :: rapido |
| rapid {n} (section of river) | :: rapida {f}, cataratta {f} |
| rapidity {n} /ɹəˈpɪdɪti/ (speed, swiftness) | :: rapidità {f} |
| rapier {n} /ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/ (slender straight sharply pointed sword) | :: stocco {m} |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| rapini {n} (vegetable Brassica rapa) SEE: turnip greens | :: |
| rapist {n} /ˈɹeɪpɪst/ (someone who rapes someone else) | :: stupratore {m}, stupratrice {f} |
| rapprochement {n} /ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃/ (reestablishment of cordial relations) | :: ravvicinamento {m}, riavvicinamento {m} |
| raptatory {adj} | :: raptatorio |
| raptor {n} (bird of prey) SEE: bird of prey | :: |
| rapture {n} /ˈɹæptʃɚ/ (gathering up of believers in end times) | :: rapimento, estasi {f} |
| Rapture {prop} (prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers) SEE: rapture | :: |
| rapunzel {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
| Rapunzel {prop} /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ (a German fairy tale) | :: Raperonzolo {f} |
| Rapunzel {prop} (the main character of that tale) | :: Raperonzolo {f} |
| rare {adj} /ɹɛə(ɹ)/ (very uncommon) | :: raro |
| rare {adj} (cooked very lightly) | :: al sangue |
| rarely {adv} /ˈɹɛːli/ (not occurring at a regular interval) | :: raramente |
| rarity {n} /ˈɹɛɹ.ə.ti/ (measure of the scarcity of an object) | :: scarsità {f} |
| rarity {n} (rare object) | :: rarità {f} |
| rascal {n} /ˈɹɑːskl̩/ (cheeky person) | :: briccone {m}, canaglia {f}, manigoldo {m} |
| rash {adj} /ɹæʃ/ (hasty) | :: imprudente, impulsivo, precipitoso {m}, frettoloso {m}, affrettato {m} |
| rash {n} (of skin) | :: sfogo cutaneo {m}, eruzione cutanea {f} |
| rashly {adv} (in a rash manner) | :: ardimentosamente, arrischiatamente, avventatamente, azzardatamente, azzardosamente, inconsultamente, malcautamente, precipitatamente, temerariamente |
| rasp {n} (coarse file) | :: scuffina {f}, raspa {f} |
| rasp {v} (to use a rasp) | :: scuffinare |
| raspberry {n} /ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/ (plant) | :: lampone {m} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: lampone {m} |
| raspberry {n} (colour) | :: lampone |
| raspberry {adj} (containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries) | :: al lampone |
| raspberry {n} (noise imitative of a fart) | :: pernacchia {f} |
| Rastafarian {n} (an adherent of Rastafarianism) | :: rastafariano {m} |
| Rastafarian {adj} (of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents) | :: rastafariano |
| rat {n} /ɹæt/ (rodent) | :: topo {m}, sorcio {m}, ratto {m} |
| rat {n} (traitor) | :: spia {f}, delatore {m}, pentito {m}, traditore {m} |
| rat {v} | :: cantare, spifferare, fare la spia |
| ratafia {n} (liqueur) | :: ratafià {m} |
| ratchet {n} /ˈɹætʃɪt/ (pawl, click or detent for a ratchet wheel) | :: nottolino, cricchetto |
| ratchet {n} (mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel and pawl) | :: ruota a cricchetto, arpionismo |
| ratchet {n} (ratchet wrench) | :: chiave a cricchetto |
| ratchet {v} (transitive) | :: munire di arpionismo |
| ratchet {v} (intransitive) | :: funzionare grazie ad un arpionismo |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| rate {n} /ɹeɪt/ (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) | :: tasso |
| rate {n} | :: proporzione {f} |
| rate {v} (assign a particular rank or level) | :: classificare |
| rate {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} /ˈɹæðɚ/ (preferably) | :: preferibilmente, piuttosto |
| rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) | :: abbastanza, piuttosto |
| rather {adv} | :: meglio |
| rather than {conj} (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) | :: anziché |
| rather than {prep} (instead of, in preference to) | :: anziché |
| rathole {n} (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) | :: topaia {f} |
| rathole {n} (a particularly squalid human residence) | :: topaia {f} |
| raticide {n} (rat poison) SEE: rat poison | :: |
| ratification {n} (act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified) | :: ratifica {f} |
| ratification {n} (formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc) | :: ratifica {f} |
| ratify {v} /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/ (give formal consent to) | :: ratificare |
| rating {n} /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ (mark that refers to the ability of something) | :: punteggio, valutazione |
| ratio {n} /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ (number representing comparison) | :: ragione {f}, rapporto {m} |
| ration {n} /ˈɹæʃən/ (portion allocated) | :: annonario, razione {f} |
| rational {adj} /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ (reasonable; not absurd) | :: razionale |
| rational {adj} (arithmetic: of a number) | :: razionale |
| rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number | :: |
| rationale {n} /ɹæ.ʃəˈnæl/ (liturgical vestment) | :: razionale {m} |
| rationalism {n} (philosophical theory) | :: razionalismo {m} |
| rationalistically {adv} (in a rationalistic manner) | :: razionalisticamente |
| rational number {n} (quotient of integers) | :: numero razionale {m} |
| rationing {n} (ration) SEE: ration | :: |
| rat out {v} (to inform authorities (about someone)) | :: denunciare |
| rat poison {n} (poison for killing rats, etc.) | :: topicida {m}, ratticida {m} |
| rat race {n} (activity which is hectic, tedious, and congested with participants) | :: corsa sfrenata {f}, corsa al successo {f}, competizione sfrenata {f} |
| rattan {n} /ɹəˈtæn/ (climbing palm) | :: rattan {m} |
| rattle {n} /ˈɹæt.l̩/ (baby’s toy) | :: sonaglio |
| rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake | :: |
| rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) | :: crotalo {m}, serpente a sonagli {m} |
| rattletrap {n} (unreliable mechanical device) | :: carcassa {f} |
| raucous {adj} /ˈɹɔkəs/ (harsh and rough-sounding) | :: roco {m}, rauco {m} |
| raucous {adj} (disorderly and boisterous) | :: chiassoso, rumoroso |
| ravage {v} /ˈɹævɪdʒ/ (to devastate or destroy something) | :: devastare, distruggere |
| ravage {n} (depredation or devastation) | :: devastazione |
| rave {n} /ɹeɪv/ (enthusiastic review) | :: critica entusiasta {f}, elogio {m} |
| rave {n} (dance party) | :: orgia, baldoria, rave {m} |
| rave {v} (to speak or write incoherently) | :: delirare, farneticare, sragionare, vaneggiare |
| raven {n} /ˈɹeɪvən/ (bird) | :: corvo imperiale {m} |
| raven {adj} (of the color of the raven; jet-black) | :: corvino |
| Ravenna {prop} (province) | :: Ravenna {f} |
| Ravenna {prop} (city) | :: Ravenna {f} |
| ravenous {adj} /ˈɹævənəs/ (very hungry) | :: famelico {m}, affamato {m} |
| ravine {n} /ɹəˈviːn/ (a deep narrow valley) | :: canalone {m}, burrone {m}, gola {f}, calanco {m}, forra {f} |
| ravioli {n} (pasta) | :: raviolo {m}, casoncello {m} |
| raviolo {n} (parcel of pasta, see also: ravioli) | :: raviolo {m}, casoncello {m} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| ravish {v} /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ (seize and carry away by violence; snatch by force) | :: rapire |
| raw {adj} /ɹɔ/ (uncooked) | :: crudo |
| raw {adj} (untreated) | :: grezzo, non raffinatato, naturale |
| raw {adj} (chafed, exposed of a wound) | :: aperta {f} |
| raw {adj} (inexperienced) | :: vergine |
| raw {adj} (crude in quality) | :: grossolano, grossolana, roco, afono, rozzo |
| raw {adj} (of data, statistics etc: uncorrected, without analysis) | :: bruto, arraffazzonato, inconcludente, a casaccio |
| raw {adj} (of weather: unpleasantly damp or cold) | :: afoso, umido, gelido |
| raw {adv} (without a condom) | :: senza protezione, senza preservativo |
| rawhide {n} /ˈɹɔhaɪd/ (untanned hide) | :: cuoio greggio {m} |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: materia prima {f} |
| raw material {n} (input to an installation which processes it) | :: materia prima {f} |
| rax {v} /ɹæks/ (to stretch after sleep) | :: stirarsi, stiracchiarsi |
| rax {v} (to stretch, reach out, hand) | :: tendere |
| ray {n} /ɹeɪ/ (beam of light or radiation) | :: raggio {m}, filo {m} |
| ray {n} (mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point) | :: raggio {m}, semiretta {f} |
| ray {n} (colloquial: tiny amount) | :: raggio {m} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: razza {f} |
| raze {v} /ɹeɪz/ (to demolish) | :: abbattere, demolire |
| raze {v} (to scrape as if with a razor) | :: radere al suolo |
| razor {n} /ˈɹeɪzə/ (shaving knife) | :: rasoio {m} |
| razor clam {n} (a clam with a long curved shell resembling a straight razor) | :: cannolicchio {m}, cappalunga {f} |
| razor shell {n} (razor clam) SEE: razor clam | :: |
| razor strop {n} (leather strop for whetting a razor) | :: coramella {f}, affilarasoio {m} |
| razor wire {n} (a form of security wire) | :: nastro spinato {m} |
| re- {prefix} /ɹiː/ (again) | :: re-, ri- |
| reach {v} /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ (to extend, to thrust out) | :: allungare, stendere |
| reach {v} (to deliver by stretching out, to hand over) | :: allungare, stendere, raggiungere |
| reach {v} (to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch) | :: raggiungere |
| reach {v} (to hit with an arrow, a bullet etc.) | :: prendere |
| reach {v} (to arrive at by effort) | :: raggiungere, avvicinare, contattare |
| reach {v} | :: raggiungere, giungere |
| reach {n} (extended portion of land or water) | :: tratto {m} |
| reachable {adj} (within easy reach) | :: accessibile, raggiungibile |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| reach out {v} (to extend one's hand) | :: protendersi |
| reach out {v} (to ask for help) | :: chiedere aiuto, chiedere una mano |
| reach out {v} (to make more friends) | :: fare conoscenza |
| reach out {v} (to attempt to initiate communication) | :: contattare |
| reaction {n} /ɹiˈækʃən/ (action in response to an event) | :: reazione {f} |
| reaction {n} (chemical transformation) | :: reazione |
| reactionary {adj} /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/ (opposed to change) | :: codino {m}, codina {f} |
| reactionary {n} (such a person) | :: codino {m}, codina {f}, reazionario |
| reactor {n} /ɹiˈæktɚ/ (a device which uses atomic energy to produce heat) | :: reattore nucleare {m} |
| reactor {n} (a chemical substance which responds to the presence or contact with another substance) | :: reattivo {m}, reagente {m} |
| read {v} /ɹid/ (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: leggere |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: leggere, leggere ad alta voce |
| read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) | :: leggere |
| read {v} (of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way) | :: leggersi |
| read {v} (be able to hear (in a radio communication)) | :: ricevere |
| readable {adj} (legible) SEE: legible | :: |
| readable {adj} /ˈɹiːdəbl̩/ | :: leggibile |
| read between the lines {v} (infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly) | :: leggere tra le righe, leggere fra le righe |
| reader {n} /ˈɹidɚ/ (person who reads a publication) | :: lettore {m}, lettrice {f} |
| reader {n} (lecturer) SEE: lecturer | :: |
| reader {n} (proofreader) SEE: proofreader | :: |
| reading {n} /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ (process of interpreting written language) | :: lettura {f} |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting a symbol) | :: interpretare, interpretazione {f} |
| reading {n} (value indicated by a measuring device) | :: lettura {f} |
| reading {n} (event at which material is read aloud) | :: lettura {f}, interpretazione {f} |
| reading {n} | :: lettura {f} |
| reading glasses {n} (spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia) | :: occhiali da lettura {m-p}, occhiali per leggere {m-p} |
| reading room {n} (space set aside for reading) | :: sala di lettura {f} |
| readjust {v} (to adjust again) | :: riadattare, riambientarsi |
| readmission {n} (a second or subsequent admission) | :: riammissione {m} |
| readmit {v} (to admit again) | :: riammettere |
| read-only memory {n} (memory chip that stores values but doesn't allow updates) | :: memoria a sola lettura {f}, memoria ROM {f} |
| read someone the riot act {v} (scold or berate) | :: dare una lavata di capo, rimproverare |
| ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash | :: |
| ready {adj} /ˈɹɛdi/ (prepared for immediate action or use) | :: pronto, preparato |
| ready {adj} (not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception) | :: pronto |
| ready {v} (to make prepared for action) | :: preparare |
| ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| reagent {n} /ɹi.ˈeɪ.dʒɛnt/ (substance used in chemical reactions) | :: reagente {m}, reattivo |
| real {adj} /ˈɹiːəl/ (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: reale, vero |
| real {adj} (genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake) | :: vero |
| real {adj} (that has physical existence) | :: vero |
| real {adj} (absolute, complete, utter) | :: vero |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real {adv} (really) SEE: really | :: |
| real estate {n} /ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/ (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: bene immobile {m} |
| realgar {n} (mineral) | :: realgar {m} |
| realignment {n} /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/ (act of realigning) | :: riallineamento {m} |
| realism {n} /ɹi.əlɪzm/ (concern for fact or reality) | :: realismo {m} |
| realistic {adj} /ˌɹiːjəˈlɪstɪk/ | :: realistico |
| realistically {adv} (in a realistic manner) | :: realisticamente |
| reality {n} /ɹiˈælɪti/ (state of being actual or real) | :: realtà {f} |
| reality {n} | :: realtà |
| reality principle {n} (mechanism which guides a person in coping with the real world) | :: principio di realtà |
| realize {v} /ˈɹi.ə.laɪz/ (to make real) | :: realizzare |
| realize {v} (to become aware of) | :: rendersi conto, accorgersi |
| realize {v} (to convert into actual money) | :: realizzare, fruttare |
| realize {v} (to convert any kind of property into money) | :: liquidare |
| really {adv} /ˈɹɪli/ (actually) | :: veramente, davvero |
| really {adv} (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much) | :: davvero, veramente |
| really {interj} (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information) | :: davvero?, veramente?, ma dai?, dai? |
| really {interj} (indicating affirmation, agreement) | :: veramente!, davvero! |
| really {interj} | :: davvero, veramente |
| realm {n} /ɹɛlm/ (sphere or influence) | :: reame {m}, regno {m}, dominio {f}, sfera {f}, ambito |
| realm {n} (domain of an abstraction) | :: dominio |
| realm {n} (territory or state) | :: reame {m}, regno {m} |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: numero reale {m} |
| realpolitik {n} /ɹeɪˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/ (pragmatic international government policy) | :: Realpolitik {f} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| real tennis {n} (racket sport) | :: racchetta (archaic), pallacorda, trincotto, jeu de paume |
| realtime {adj} /ˈɹiːəltaɪm/ (computer term) | :: in tempo reale |
| realtor {n} /ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/ (dealer in real estate) | :: agente immobiliare |
| real-valued {adj} (function having only real values) | :: a valori reali |
| ream {n} /ɹiːm/ (bundle of paper) | :: risma |
| reamer {n} /ˈɹi.məɹ/ (tool for boring) | :: alesatore {m}, trapano {m}, perforatore, punta di trapano {f} |
| reamer {n} (cooking appliance) | :: spremiagrumi {m} |
| reamer {n} (pipe tool) | :: scovolino {m}, scovolo {m} |
| reap {v} /ɹiːp/ (to cut with a sickle) | :: mietere, falciare |
| reap {v} ( To receive as a reward) | :: raccogliere, maturare |
| reap {n} (bundle of grain) | :: balla {f}, fascina {f}, covone {m} |
| reaper {n} (one who reaps) | :: mietitore, , vendemmiatore |
| reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper | :: |
| reaper {n} (machine used for harvesting) SEE: harvester | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reappointment {n} (an act of reappointing) | :: riconferma {f}, reincarico {m} |
| reapposition {n} (second apposition) | :: riapposizione {f} |
| reap what one sows {v} (receive justice) | :: si raccoglie ciò che si semina |
| rear {v} /ɹɪɹ/ (to lift, raise etc. physically) | :: sollevare, elevare |
| rear {v} (to lift spiritually) | :: innalzare |
| rear {v} (to set up, construct) | :: edificare |
| rear {v} (to bring up to maturity) | :: crescere |
| rear {v} (to breed and raise) | :: crescere |
| rear {v} (to rise on the hind legs) | :: sollevarsi |
| rear {adj} (being behind, or in the hindmost part) | :: retro {m}, posteriore {m} |
| rear {n} (the back or hindmost part) | :: posteriore |
| rear {n} (the part of an army or fleet which comes last) | :: retroguardia |
| rear {n} (the posterior, butt(ocks)- only terms with directional notion) | :: posteriore {m}, retro {m}, didietro {m} |
| rear admiral {n} (naval officer below the rank of vice admiral) | :: contrammiraglio {m} |
| rear admiral {n} (proctologist) SEE: proctologist | :: |
| rear admiral (lower half) {n} (equivalent grade in other navies) | :: commodoro {m} |
| rear admiral (upper half) {n} (equivalent grade in other navies) | :: contrammiraglio {m} |
| rearrange {v} (to change the order or arrangement) | :: ricombinare, riarrangiare |
| rearrangement {n} (chemistry: rearrangement reaction) | :: riarrangiamento {m} |
| rear-view mirror {n} (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) | :: retrovisore {m}, specchietto retrovisore {m} |
| rear window {n} (window at the back of a car) | :: lunotto {m} |
| reason {n} /ˈɹiːzən/ (that which causes: a cause) | :: ragione, causa, perché |
| reason {n} (motive for an action or determination) | :: motivo, ragione |
| reason {n} (excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | :: scusa {f}, pretesa {f} |
| reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | :: ragione {f} |
| reason {n} (something reasonable) | :: ragione {f} |
| reason {n} | :: ragione {f}; causa {f}, ragione {f}, motivo {m} |
| reason {v} (to deduce by being rational) | :: ragionare |
| reason {v} (to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | :: ragionare, argomentare |
| reason {v} (to converse; to compare opinions) | :: ragionare |
| reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate | :: |
| reason {n} (math: ratio, proportion) SEE: ratio | :: |
| reasonable {adj} /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/ (just; fair; agreeable to reason) | :: ragionevole |
| reasonable {adj} (inexpensive) | :: moderato |
| reasonably {adv} /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ (in accordance with reason) | :: ragionevolmente |
| reasonably {adv} (not extremely) | :: ragionevolmente |
| reasonably {adv} (fairly) | :: giustamente |
| reasoning {n} /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ (deduction of inferences or interpretations) | :: ragionamento {m} |
| reassemble {v} (to assemble again) | :: riaggregarsi, rimontare |
| reassert {v} (to assert again) | :: riconfermare |
| reassess {v} (assess again) SEE: re-evaluate | :: |
| reassure {v} /ɹiəˈʃʊɹ/ (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) | :: rassicurare, tranquillizzare |
| reassuring {adj} /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ (that reassures; causing comfort or confidence) | :: tranquillizzato, tranquillizzante, rassicurante |
| reata {n} (lasso) SEE: lasso | :: |
| rebate {n} (rabbet) SEE: rabbet | :: |
| rebec {n} /ˈɹiːbɛk/ (stringed instrument) | :: ribeca {f} |
| Rebecca {prop} (female given name) | :: Rebecca |
| rebecist {n} | :: ribechista |
| rebel {n} /ˈɹɛbəl/ (person who resists an established authority) | :: ribelle {m} {f} |
| rebel {v} /ɹɪˈbɛl/ (to resist or become defiant towards) | :: ribellarsi |
| rebellion {n} /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/ (armed resistance) | :: ribellione {f} |
| rebellion {n} (defiance) | :: ribellione {f} |
| rebelliousness {n} (the state of being rebellious) | :: ribellismo {m} |
| rebind {v} /ˈɹibaɪnd/ (to bind again) | :: rifasciare |
| rebirth {n} /ɹiˈbɝθ/ | :: rinascita {f} |
| reboot {n} /ˈɹiːbuːt/ (instance of rebooting) | :: riavvio {m} |
| reboot {v} (To execute a computer's boot process and reload the operating system) | :: reiniziare |
| rebound {v} /ˈɹibaʊnd/ (To bound or spring back from a force) | :: rimbalzare |
| rebud {v} (to send forth a second group of buds) | :: rigermogliare |
| rebuff {n} /ɹɪˈbʌf/ (refusal) | :: rifiuto {m}, ricusa {f}, ricusazione {f}, ripulsa {f}, rigetto {m} |
| rebuff {v} (refuse) | :: ricusare, respingere, rifiutare, ripudiare, reclinare |
| rebuild {v} /ˈɹiːbɪld/ (to build again) | :: ricostruire |
| rebuilder {n} (one who, or that which, rebuilds) | :: ricostruttore {m} |
| rebuke {n} /ɹiˈbjuːk/ (harsh criticism) | :: rimbrotto {m}, reprimenda {f}, rimprovero {m}, richiamo {m}, ammonimento {m}, disappunto {m}, rampogna {f} |
| rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) | :: rimbrottare, rimproverare, riprendere, richiamare, ammonire, esprimere il proprio disappunto, gridare |
| rebus {n} /ˈɹiːbəs/ (puzzle) | :: rebus |
| rebut {v} /ɹɪ.ˈbʌt/ (deny the truth of something) | :: confutare |
| rebuy {v} /ɹiːˈbaɪ/ (to buy again) | :: ricomprare |
| recalcitrant {adj} /ɹɪ.ˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/ | :: ricalcitrante |
| recalibrate {v} (calibrate again) | :: ricalibrare |
| recall {v} /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ (to call (someone) back to a specific place, station) | :: ritirare, revocare, richiamare |
| recall {v} (to remember, recollect) | :: rammentare, ricordare, riportare alla memoria |
| recall {v} (to order the return of (faulty product)) | :: richiamare, ritirare |
| recall {v} (to recall) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recapitulate {v} /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/ | :: ricapitolare |
| recapitulation {n} /ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.tʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ (subsequent enumeration of the major points) | :: ricapitolazione {s}, ricapitolazioni {p} |
| recede {v} /ɹɨˈsiːd/ (move back, move away) | :: recedere |
| receipt {n} /ɹɪˈsiːt/ (act of receiving) | :: ricezione {f}, reception {f} |
| receipt {n} (amount received) | :: incasso {m} |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: quietanza {f}, ricevuta {f}, scontrino {m} |
| receipt {n} (obsolete: recipe) | :: ricetta {f} |
| receivable {adj} (capable of being received) | :: ricavabile, ricevibile |
| receive {v} /ɹɪˈsiːv/ (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: ricevere |
| receive {v} (take possession of) | :: ricevere |
| Received Pronunciation {prop} (form of English pronunciation) | :: Received Pronunciation {f} |
| receiver {n} /ɹəˈsivɚ/ (person who accepts stolen goods) | :: ricettatore {m} |
| receiver {n} (electronic device) | :: cornetta {f} |
| receivership {n} (trusteeship in bankruptcy) | :: sequestro |
| recency {n} (newness) SEE: newness | :: |
| recent {adj} /ˈɹiːsənt/ (having happened a short while ago) | :: recente |
| recently {adv} /ˈɹiːsəntli/ (in the recent past) | :: di recente, recentemente, ultimamente |
| recentralization {n} (the action of recentralizing) | :: ricentralizzazione {f} |
| recentralize {v} (to centralize again) | :: ricentralizzare |
| receptacle {n} /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə.kl̩/ (container) | :: recettaculo, ricettaculo |
| receptacle {n} (botany: part of flower) | :: ricettacolo {m} |
| reception {n} /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ (act of receiving) | :: ricevimento {m} |
| reception {n} (electronics: act or ability to receive signals) | :: ricezione {f} |
| reception {n} (social engagement) | :: ricevimento {m} |
| reception {n} (reaction) | :: accoglienza {f} |
| reception {n} (front desk) | :: reception {f}, ricezione {f} |
| receptiveness {n} (the characteristic of being receptive) | :: ricettività {f} |
| receptivity {n} (the state of being receptive) | :: ricettività {f} |
| receptor {n} /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ (a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli) | :: recettore {m} |
| receptor {n} (any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli) | :: recettore {m} |
| recess {n} /ˈɹiː.sɛs/ (break, pause or vacation) | :: pausa {f}, ferie {f} |
| recess {n} (inset, hole, space or opening) | :: incavo {m} |
| recess {n} (time of play) | :: ricreazione {f} |
| recess {n} (botany, zoology: sinus) SEE: sinus | :: |
| recession {n} /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ (period of reduced economic activity) | :: recessione {f} |
| rechew {v} (chew again) | :: rimasticare |
| rechew {v} (go over again) | :: rimasticare |
| recidivism {n} (committing new offenses after being punished for a crime) | :: recidiva {f}, recidività {f} |
| recidivist {n} /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/ (one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits) | :: recidivo {m} |
| recidivous {adj} /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/ (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) | :: recidivo |
| recidivous {adj} (recurring) | :: recidivo |
| recipe {n} /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) | :: ricetta {f} |
| reciprocally {adv} (in a reciprocal manner) | :: reciprocamente, vicendevolmente |
| reciprocate {v} /ɹɪˈsɪpɹəˌkeɪt/ (to mutually give and take something; to interchange) | :: reciprocare |
| reciprocating engine {n} (piston engine) SEE: piston engine | :: |
| reciprocation {n} | :: reciprocazione {f} |
| recital {n} (a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded) | :: considerando {m} |
| recitative {n} /ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/ (dialogue in an opera etc.) | :: recitativo {m} |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| reciter {n} (one who recites) | :: declamatore {m} |
| reckless {adj} /ˈɹɛkləs/ (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash) | :: avventato |
| reckless {adj} (indifferent to danger or the consequences) | :: spericolato |
| reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle | :: |
| reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame | :: |
| reclaim {v} /ˈɹiːkleɪm/ (to repossess) | :: reclamare |
| reclassification {n} (act of reclassifying) | :: riclassificazione {f} |
| reclosure {n} (the act of closing again) | :: richiusura {f} |
| recognize {v} /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪz/ (to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter) | :: riconoscere |
| recognized {adj} /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/ (notable, distinguished, honored) | :: riconosciuto |
| recoil {n} /ɹɪˈkɔɪl/ (pushback from a fired firearm) | :: rinculo {m} |
| recoil {v} (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) | :: ritrarsi |
| recoil {v} (to jerk back, to kick back as a firearm) | :: rinculare |
| recombination {n} (Combination a second or subsequent time.) | :: ricombinazione {f} |
| recombination {n} (in genetics) | :: ricombinazione {f} |
| recombination {n} (in chemistry) | :: ricombinazione {f} |
| recombine {v} (combine again) | :: ricombinare |
| recombine {v} (genetics) | :: ricombinare |
| recommence {v} (to begin again) | :: ricominciare |
| recommend {v} /ɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) | :: raccomandare |
| recommendable {adj} (capable of being recommended) | :: raccomandabile |
| recommendation {n} (commendation) SEE: commendation | :: |
| recommendation {n} /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ (act of recommending) | :: raccomandazione |
| recommendation {n} | :: raccomandazione {f} |
| reconcile {v} /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ (to restore a friendly relationship) | :: riconciliare, rappacificare, riunire, conciliare |
| reconcile {v} (to make things compatible or consistent) | :: riconciliare, conciliare, quagliare |
| reconcile {v} (to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance) | :: quadrare |
| reconciliation {n} /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən/ (reestablishment of friendly relations) | :: ravvicinamento {m} |
| reconciliation {n} (accounting process) | :: riconciliazione {f} |
| recondite {adj} /ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/ (difficult to grasp or understand, see also: abstruse; profound) | :: recondito |
| reconditory {n} | :: reconditorio {m} |
| reconfigure {v} (arrange in a new configuration) | :: riconfigurare |
| reconnaissance {n} /ɹɪˈkɒnəsəns/ (act of gathering information) | :: ricognizione {f} |
| reconnect {v} (connect again or differently) | :: ricollegare, riconnettere, ricongiungere |
| reconnection {n} (connection of that which has been severed) | :: riconnessione {f}, ricongiungimento {m} |
| reconsider {v} (To consider a matter thought already to have been decided) | :: riconsiderare |
| reconsideration {n} (the act of reconsidering or something reconsidered) | :: riconsiderazione |
| reconstitute {v} /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/ (to constitute again) | :: ricostituire |
| reconstruction {n} (something reconstructed or restored) | :: ricostruzione |
| reconstruction {n} (act of restoring) | :: ricostruzione |
| reconstruction {n} (attempt to understand) | :: ricostruzione |
| reconvene {v} (to resume something that has been convened and then paused) | :: riconvenire |
| record {n} /ˈɹɛkɔːd/ (information put into a lasting physical medium) | :: registrazione {f}, record {m} |
| record {n} (phonograph record) | :: disco {m} |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: primato {m}, record {m} |
| record {v} /ɹɨˈkɔːd/ (make a record of) | :: registrare |
| record {v} (make an audio or video recording of) | :: registrare |
| recordable {adj} (able to be used to record something) | :: registrabile |
| recorder {n} (recording device) | :: registratore {m} |
| recorder {n} (musical instrument) | :: flauto {m} |
| recording {n} (reproduction stored in a permanent medium) | :: registrazione {f} |
| record label {n} (record company) | :: etichetta discografica {f}, casa discografica {f} |
| recount {n} (narration, description) | :: resoconto {m}, racconto {m} |
| recover {v} /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ (transitive: to get back, regain) | :: ritrovare |
| recovery {n} /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ (act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost) | :: recupero {m} |
| recovery {n} (return to normal health) | :: recupero |
| recovery {n} (return to former status) | :: ricupero {m} |
| recreate {v} (to produce again, to recreate) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recreation {n} /ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) | :: ricreazione {f} |
| recreational {adj} (for, or relating to, for recreation) | :: ludico |
| recreation room {n} (room used for a variety of purposes) | :: tavernetta {f} |
| rec room {n} (recreation room) SEE: recreation room | :: |
| recrudescence {n} /ˌɹiːkɹuːˈdɛs(ə)ns/ (acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement) | :: recrudescenza {f} |
| recruit {n} /ɹɪˈkɹut/ (supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement) | :: reintegro {m}, rimpiazzo {m} |
| recruit {n} (newly enlisted soldier) | :: recluta, arruolato {m} |
| recruit {v} (to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees) | :: arruolare, reclutare |
| recruit {v} (to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies) | :: rinvigorire, ricreare, rigenerare |
| recruit {v} (to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like) | :: rigenerarsi, rinnovare, rinvigorire |
| recruit {v} (To prompt to intervene in a body region) | :: reclutare |
| recruitment {n} (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) | :: reclutamento {m} |
| recrystallization {n} | :: ricristallizzazione {f} |
| rectal {adj} (Of, via or related to the rectum) | :: rettale |
| rectangle {n} /ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl/ (quadrilateral) | :: rettangolo {m} |
| rectangular {adj} (having a shape like a rectangle) | :: rettangolare |
| rectify {v} (to heal) SEE: heal | :: |
| rectify {v} /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ (to correct or amend something) | :: rettificare |
| rectify {v} (to convert alternating current into direct current) | :: rettificare |
| rectilinear {adj} (in a straight line) | :: rettilineo |
| rectitude {n} /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/ (straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction) | :: rettitudine, dirittura {f} |
| rectitude {n} (rightness of principle or practice) | :: rettitudine {f}, dirittura {f} |
| rector {n} /ˈɹɛktɚ/ (cleric in charge of a parish) | :: parroco {m} |
| rector {n} (headmaster) | :: rettore {m} |
| rectorate {n} (office of a rector) | :: rettorato {m} |
| rectorrhagia {n} (rectal bleeding) | :: rettorragia {f} |
| rectum {n} /ˈɹɛktəm/ (terminal part of the large intestine) | :: retto {m} |
| recultivate {v} /ɹɪˈkʌltɪˌveɪt/ (cultivate again) | :: ricoltivare |
| recumbent {adj} (lying down) | :: disteso, sdraiato, supino |
| recumbent {n} (special type of bicycle) | :: bicicletta reclinata {f} |
| recumbent bicycle {n} (recumbent) SEE: recumbent | :: |
| recuperate {v} (recover, especially from an illness) SEE: recover | :: |
| recurrent {adj} (recurring time after time) | :: ricorrente |
| recursion {n} (the act of recurring) | :: ricorsività {f} |
| recursion {n} (in mathematics) | :: ricorsività {f} |
| recursivity {n} (quality of being recursive) | :: ricorsività |
| recusation {n} (recusal) | :: ricusazione {f} |
| recyclable {adj} (able to be recycled) | :: riciclabile |
| recycle {v} /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ (to break down and reuse component materials) | :: riciclare |
| recycling {n} (the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use) | :: riciclaggio dei rifiuti |
| red {n} /ɹɛd/ (colour) | :: rosso {m} |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: rosso, rubino |
| red {adj} (of hair: orange-brown) | :: rosso |
| redact {v} /ɹɪˈdækt/ (to censor, to black out or remove parts of (a document) while releasing the remainder) | :: oscurare |
| red-backed hawk {n} (Buteo polyosoma) | :: poiana variabile {f} |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| red-black tree {n} (binary search tree) | :: RB-Albero |
| red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) | :: globulo rosso {m}, emazia {f}, eritrocita {m}, eritrocito {m} |
| red-breasted merganser {n} (Mergus serrator) | :: smergo minore {m} |
| Red Brigades {prop} (former Marxist-Leninist militant group based in Italy) | :: Brigate Rosse |
| red cabbage {n} (a variety of cabbage having red leaves) | :: cavolo rosso {m} |
| red card {n} (sports: card) | :: cartellino rosso {m} |
| red-card {v} (show a player a red card) | :: espellere |
| red carpet {n} (a strip of red carpet laid for a VIP) | :: tappeto rosso {m}, red carpet {m} |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Mezzaluna Rossa {f} |
| red-crested pochard {n} (Netta rufina) | :: fistione turco {m} |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Croce Rossa {f} |
| red currant {n} /ˈɹɛdˌkɜɹənt/ (fruit) | :: ribes rosso {m} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: cervo nobile {m} |
| reddish {adj} /ˈɹɛdɪʃ/ (resembling the colour red) | :: rossastro |
| reddish {adj} (quite red; red to a certain extent) | :: rossiccio |
| red dwarf {n} (small star) | :: nana rossa {f} |
| redeem {v} /ɹɪˈdiːm/ (to save from a state of sin) | :: redimere |
| redeem {v} | :: riacquistare |
| redeem {v} (to reclaim) SEE: reclaim | :: |
| redeemer {n} (one who redeems) | :: redentore {m} |
| Redeemer {prop} (Jesus Christ) | :: Redentore {m} |
| redefine {v} (to give a new or different definition to a word) | :: ridefinire |
| redefinition {n} (act or event of redefining) | :: ridefinizione {f} |
| redemptorist {n} (member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) | :: redentorista {m}, liguorino {m} |
| redetermine {v} (to determine again) | :: rideterminare |
| red giant {n} (large red star) | :: gigante rossa |
| red grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus scotica) | :: lagopo {m}, pernice bianca scozzese {f} |
| red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded | :: |
| red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) | :: con le mani nel sacco, in flagranza |
| redhead {n} /ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/ (red-haired person) | :: testarossa {f}, pel di carota {m} |
| redheaded {adj} (having red hair) | :: rosso {m}, rosso di capelli {m} |
| red herring {n} (smoke-cured herring) | :: aringa affumicata {f} |
| red herring {n} (misleading clue) | :: falsa pista {f}, specchietto per le allodole {m} |
| red hot {n} (hot dog) SEE: hot dog | :: |
| redirect {v} (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) | :: reindirizzare |
| rediscovery {n} (act of rediscovering) | :: riscoperta {f} |
| redistillation {n} | :: ridistillazione {f} |
| redistribute {v} /ˌɹɪːdɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/ (distribute again) | :: ridistribuire |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: nibbio reale {m} |
| red-light district {n} (area of prostitution) | :: quartiere a luci rossi {m} |
| red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| red-necked buzzard {n} (Buteo auguralis) | :: poiana collorosso {f} |
| red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) | :: gambecchio collorosso {m} |
| redo {v} /ɹiˈdu/ (to do again) | :: rifare |
| redolent {adj} /ˈɹɛd.əl.ənt/ (fragrant or aromatic) | :: profumato |
| redoubt {v} (to dread) SEE: dread | :: |
| redoubt {n} /ɹɪˈdaʊt/ (fortification) | :: ridotta {f} |
| redox {n} /ˈɹiːdɒks/ (chemical reaction) | :: ossidoriduzione {f}, redox {f} |
| red panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) | :: panda minore {m}, panda rosso {m} |
| red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) | :: falaropo beccolargo {m} |
| redpoll {n} (finch) | :: organetto {m} |
| red poppy {n} (Papaver rhoeas) SEE: corn poppy | :: |
| red poppy {n} (any red poppy) | :: papavero {m} |
| red rag to a bull {n} (something that will enrage another particular person) | :: alquanto provocatorio {m}, provocazione {f} |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Mar Rosso {m} |
| redshift {n} /ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/ (change in wavelength) | :: spostamento verso il rosso {m} |
| red-shouldered hawk {n} (Buteo lineatus) | :: poiana spallerosse {f} |
| redskin {n} (an American Indian) | :: pellerossa {p} {m} {f} |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Piazza Rossa {f} |
| redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) | :: codirosso {m} |
| red-tailed hawk {n} (bird of prey) | :: falco coda rossa |
| red tea {n} (black tea) SEE: black tea | :: |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: strolaga minore |
| reduce {v} /ɹɪˈduːs/ (to bring down) | :: ridurre |
| reduce {v} (to lose weight) | :: dimagrire |
| reduce {v} (to bring to an inferior rank) | :: retrocedere, degradare |
| reduce {v} (to bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture) | :: ridurre in cattività, sottomettere |
| reduce {v} (to bring to an inferior state or condition) | :: ridurre |
| reduce {v} (math: to simplify a formula) | :: ridurre |
| reduced {adj} /ɹɪˈdjust/ (made smaller, less) | :: ridotto |
| reduced ring {n} (ring that has no nonzero nilpotent elements) | :: anello ridotto {m} |
| reducible {adj} (capable of being reduced) | :: riducibile |
| reductase {n} /ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/ (enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate) | :: riduttasi {f} |
| reduction {n} /ɹɪˈdʌkʃən/ (act, process, or result of reducing) | :: sgravio {m}, taglio {m}, riduzione {f} |
| reduction {n} (amount or rate by which something is reduced) | :: diminuzione {f}, sgravio {m}, riduzione {f} |
| reduction {n} (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) | :: riduzione {f} |
| reduction {n} (medical procedure to restore a fracture) | :: riduzione |
| redundancy {n} /ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ (state of being redundant) | :: ridondanza {f}, copiosità, eccessività |
| redundancy {n} (duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components) | :: ridondanza {f} |
| redundancy {n} (duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors) | :: ridondanza {f} |
| redundant {adj} /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ (superfluous) | :: ridondante {f}, iperverboso, copioso, sovrabbondante, pleonastico |
| reduplication {n} /ɹɪd(j)uplɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the act of, or an instance of, reduplication ) | :: reduplicazione {f} |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: vino rosso {m} |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: tordo sassello {m}, malvizzo {m} |
| red-winged blackbird {n} (Agelaius phoeniceus) | :: ittero alirosse {m}, merlo dalle ali rosse {m} |
| redwood {n} (the species Sequoia sempervirens) | :: sequoia {f} |
| reed {n} /ɹiːd/ (grass-like plant) | :: canna {f}, canniccio {m}, giunco {m} |
| reed {n} (hollow stem) | :: canna {f} |
| reed {n} (music: part of mouthpiece) | :: ancia {f} |
| reed {n} (music: instrument) | :: strumento ad ancia {m} |
| reed {n} (weaving) | :: pettine |
| reed {n} | :: canna {f} , ancia {f} |
| reed bed {n} (place where reeds grow) | :: giuncheto {m} |
| reedbuck {n} (antelope of the genus Redunca) | :: redunca {f}, antilope dei canneti {f} |
| reed switch {n} (type of electrical switch) | :: dispositivo Reed, contatto Reed |
| reed warbler {n} (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) | :: cannaiola {f} |
| reef {n} /ɹiːf/ (rocks at or near surface of the water) | :: scogliera {f}, barriera {f} |
| reef {n} (large vein of auriferous quartz) | :: filone {m} |
| reef {n} (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail) | :: terzarolo {m} |
| reef {v} (sailing) | :: terzarolare |
| reefer {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| reef line {n} (rope used to reef square sails) | :: borosa {f} |
| reef point {n} (short line for tying a reef) | :: mattafione {m} |
| reek {n} /riːk/ (unpleasant smell) | :: puzza {f}, fetore {m}, tanfo |
| reek {v} (to have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell) | :: puzzare |
| reelection {n} (the act of being elected after already being elected once) | :: rielezione {f} |
| reemit {v} (to emit again) | :: riemettere |
| reenactment {n} (replication of earlier event) | :: rievocazione {f} |
| re-evaluate {v} /ɹiːɪˈvæljuːeɪt/ (evaluate again) | :: rivalutare |
| reevaporate {v} (evaporate a liquid that had been condensed) | :: rievaporare |
| re-examination {n} (a second or subsequent examination) | :: riesame {f} |
| reexhumation {n} (second exhumation) | :: riesumazione {f} |
| reexport {v} (to export again) | :: riesportare |
| refectory {n} /ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ (dining-hall) | :: refettorio {m}, mensa {f} |
| refer {v} /ɹɪˈfɝ/ (to direct to a source for help or information) | :: riferire |
| refer {v} (to submit to an authority figure for consideration) | :: fare capo |
| referee {n} /ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː/ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) | :: arbitro {m} |
| reference {n} /ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/ (measurement one can compare to) | :: riferimento |
| referendum {n} /ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/ (direct popular vote) | :: referendum {m} |
| referent {n} /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/ (that which a term denotes) | :: referente {m} |
| refill {n} /ˈɹiː.fɪl/ (product containing replacement materials) | :: ricarica, cartuccia {f} |
| refillable {adj} (capable of being refilled) | :: ricaricabile |
| refine {v} /ɹɪˈfaɪn/ (to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy) | :: raffinare, decontaminare, decantare |
| refine {v} (to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish) | :: purificare, raffinare, ripulire, sgrossare, lucidare |
| refine {v} (to become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter) | :: decantare, purificare |
| refine {v} (to improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence) | :: migliorare, rifinire |
| refine {v} (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language) | :: raffinare, migliorare, impreziosire, purificare |
| refinery {n} (building used to produce refined products) | :: raffineria {f} |
| reflation {n} (the act of restoring deflated prices) | :: reflazione {f} |
| reflect {v} /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ (to bend back from a surface) | :: riflettere |
| reflect {v} (to be bent back from a surface) | :: riflettere |
| reflect {v} (to mirror, or show the image of something) | :: riflettere |
| reflect {v} (to be mirrored) | :: essere riflesso |
| reflect {v} (to agree with; to closely follow) | :: seguire, riflettere |
| reflect {v} (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.) | :: riflettere |
| reflect {v} (to think seriously; to ponder or consider) | :: riflettere |
| reflectance {n} (ratio of flux) | :: riflettanza {f} |
| reflection {n} /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) | :: riflessione |
| reflection {n} (something that is reflected) | :: riflesso, riverbero |
| reflectometric {adj} | :: riflettometrico |
| reflector {n} /ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/ (something that reflects heat, light or sound) | :: riflettore {m} |
| reflex {n} /ˈɹiːflɛks/ (automatic response) | :: riflesso {m} |
| reflex {n} (the descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language) | :: riflesso {m}, continuatore {m} |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun | :: |
| reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: pronome riflessivo |
| reflexogenic {adj} (that causes a reflex) | :: riflessogeno |
| refluent {adj} (flowing back) | :: refluo |
| reforest {v} (replant) | :: rimboschire |
| reform {n} /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/ (amendment) | :: riforma {f} |
| re-formation {n} (subsequent coming together) | :: riformazione {f} |
| Reformation {prop} (religious movement) | :: riforma protestante {f}, scisma protestante {m} |
| reformatory {n} (juvenile institution) SEE: reform school | :: |
| reformism {n} (Any of several movements that promote reform) | :: riformismo {m} |
| reformist {adj} (advocating reform of an institution or body) | :: riformista {m} {f} |
| reformist {n} (one who advocates reform (of an institution)) | :: riformista {m} {f} |
| reform school {n} (institution for juveniles) | :: riformatorio {m}, correzionale {m}, casa di rieducazione {f} |
| reformulate {v} (to formulate again) | :: riformulare |
| reformulation {n} (formulating anew) | :: riformulazione {f} |
| reformulation {n} (new formulation) | :: riformulazione {f} |
| refound {v} (reestablish) | :: rifondare |
| refract {v} (to refract) SEE: disperse | :: |
| refract {v} (to change direction) | :: rifrangere |
| refract {v} (to cause to change direction) | :: rifrangersi |
| refraction {n} /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/ (bending of any wave) | :: rifrazione {f} |
| refractometer {n} (instrument used to measure the refractive index) | :: rifrattometro {m} |
| refractometry {n} (the measurement of refractive index) | :: rifrattometria {f} |
| refractory {adj} /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/ (obstinate; strongly opposed) | :: refrattario {m}, refrattaria {f} |
| refractory {adj} (not affected by great heat) | :: refrattario |
| refractory {adj} (medicine: difficult to heal) | :: refrattario |
| refractory {n} (material with a high melting point) | :: refrattario {m} |
| refrain {v} /ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/ (to hold back) | :: trattenersi |
| refrain {v} (to abstain (from)) | :: astenersi |
| refrain {v} (to keep oneself from action) | :: contenersi, frenarsi |
| refrain {n} (burden of song) | :: ritornello {m} |
| refresh {v} /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ (to renew or revitalize) | :: rinfrescare |
| refreshing {adj} /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ (refreshing) | :: rinfrescante |
| refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze | :: |
| refrigeration {n} (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it) | :: refrigerazione {f} |
| refrigerator {n} /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/ (appliance) | :: frigorifero {m}, frigo {m} |
| refry {v} (to fry again) | :: rifriggere |
| refuge {n} /ˈɹɛfjuːdʒ/ (state of safety, protection or shelter) | :: rifugio {m}, riparo {m} |
| refuge {n} (place providing safety, protection or shelter) | :: rifugio {m} |
| refugee {n} /ˈɹɛfjʊdʒiː/ (person seeking political asylum) | :: rifugiato {m}, rifugiata {f} |
| refugee camp {n} (camp built to receive refugees) | :: campo per rifugiati {m} |
| refund {v} /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ (to return (money) to (someone)) | :: rimborsare, rifondere, ripagare, restituire |
| refund {n} (amount of money returned) | :: rimborso {m} |
| refurbish {v} /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ (rebuild or replenish) | :: rinnovare, ammodernare |
| refusal {n} /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/ (the act of refusing) | :: rifiuto {m} |
| refuse {n} /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ (items or material that have been discarded) | :: rifiuti {m-p} |
| refuse {v} /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ ((transitive) decline (request, demand)) | :: rifiutare |
| refute {v} /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ (to prove (something) to be false or incorrect) | :: smentire |
| refute {v} (to deny the truth or correctness of (something)) | :: smentire |
| refute {v} | :: confutare |
| refuter {n} (person who refutes with an argument or example) | :: confutatore {m}, confutatrice {f} |
| regal {n} /ˈɹiːɡəl/ (small, portable organ) | :: rigabello {m} |
| regale {v} /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/ (to please someone with entertainment) | :: dilettare |
| regard {v} /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ (to consider, look upon in a given way) | :: riguardare, considerare |
| regard {v} (to have to do with) | :: riguardare, concernere |
| regarding {prep} /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ (concerning) | :: in quanto a |
| regardless {adv} /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ (actioned in a way which shows no consideration) | :: comunque, in ogni caso |
| regardless of {prep} (without attention to) | :: a prescindere da |
| regards {n} /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/ (greeting at the end of a letter) | :: cordiali saluti |
| regasification {n} (evaporation) | :: rigassificazione {f} |
| regasify {v} (reevaporate) | :: rigassificare |
| regency {n} /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/ (system of government) | :: reggenza {f} |
| regeneration {n} (rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal) | :: rigenerazione {f} |
| Regensburg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Ratisbona {f} |
| regent {n} /ˈɹiːdʒənt/ (one who rules in place of the monarch) | :: reggente {m} {f} |
| Reggio Calabria {prop} (province) | :: Reggio Calabria {f} |
| Reggio Calabria {prop} (capital) | :: Reggio Calabria {f} |
| Reggio Emilia {prop} (province) | :: Reggio Emilia {f} |
| Reggio Emilia {prop} (capital) | :: Reggio Emilia {f} |
| Reggio nell'Emilia {prop} (province) | :: Reggio nell'Emilia {f} |
| Reggio nell'Emilia {prop} (city) | :: Reggio nell'Emilia {f} |
| regicidal {adj} (of or pertaining to regicide) | :: regicida |
| regicide {n} /ˈɹedʒəsaɪd/ (the killing of a king) | :: regicidio {m} |
| regicide {n} (one who kills a king) | :: regicida {m} |
| regime {n} /ɹəˈʒiːm/ (form of government) | :: regime {m} |
| regime {n} | :: regime |
| regime change {n} (overthrow of a government) | :: cambiamento di regime {m} |
| regimen {n} /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪ.mən/ (any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation) | :: regime |
| regiment {n} /ˈɹɛdʒɪmənt/ (army unit) | :: reggimento {m} |
| region {n} /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/ (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: regione {f} |
| region {n} (a place in or a part of the body in any way indicated) | :: regione |
| regional {adj} /ˈɹiːdʒənəl/ (pertaining to a specific region) | :: regionale |
| regionalism {n} | :: regionalismo |
| regionalization {n} (an act or process of regionalizing) | :: regionalizzazione {f} |
| regional lockout {n} (prevents the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device) | :: bloccaggio regionale, codifica regionale |
| regionally {adv} /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəli/ | :: regionalmente |
| register {v} /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ (to enter in a register) | :: registrare |
| register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register | :: |
| register office {n} (the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted) | :: anagrafe {f} |
| regression {n} /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ (return to a previous state) | :: regressione |
| regression {n} (statistics: analytic method) | :: regressione |
| regressive {adj} (whose rate decreases as the amount increases) | :: regressivo |
| regret {v} /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (feel sorry about some past thing) | :: rimpiangere, rammaricarsi, pentirsi |
| regret {v} (to feel sorry about anything) | :: rammaricarsi |
| regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) | :: rammarico {m}, rimpianto {m}, rimorso {m}, pentimento {m} |
| regrettable {adj} (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret) | :: riprovevole, deplorevole, increscioso {m}, deprecabile |
| regular {adj} /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/ (having a constant pattern) | :: regolare |
| regular {adj} (demonstrating consistent set of rules) | :: regolare |
| regular {adj} (permanently organised) | :: abituale, regolare, usuale |
| regular {n} (routine visitor) | :: cliente {m} {f} |
| regular {adj} (crystallography: isometric) SEE: isometric | :: |
| regular expression {n} (computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched) | :: espressione regolare {f} |
| regulate {v} (control) SEE: control | :: |
| regulate {v} /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ (adjust) | :: regolare, registrare, tarare |
| regulation {n} /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ (act or condition) | :: regola {f} |
| regulation {n} (law or administrative rule) | :: regolamento {m} |
| regulation {n} (EU: self-effecting legislative act) | :: regolamento {m} |
| regulation {n} (mechanism controlling DNA transcription) | :: regolazione |
| regulation {n} (physiological process maintaining homœostasis) | :: regolazione |
| regulator {n} /ɹɛɡ.juː.leɪt.ə/ (a type of gene) | :: regolatore |
| regurgitate {v} /ɹɪˈɡɝd͡ʒəˌteɪt/ (to throw up) | :: rigurgitare |
| rehab {n} /ˈɹiːhæb/ (An act of rehabilitation) | :: riabilitazione, riabilitazioni |
| rehab {n} (An institution for rehabilitation) | :: centro di riabilitazione |
| rehab {v} (rehabilitate) | :: riabilitare |
| rehabilitate {v} /ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ (to restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.) | :: riabilitare |
| rehabilitation {n} (process) | :: riabilitazione {f} |
| rehappen {v} (to happen again) | :: riaccadere |
| rehearsal {n} /ɹɪˈhɜː(ɹ)səl/ (practicing of performance to test or improve it) | :: prova {f} |
| rehearse {v} /ɹɪˈhɜːs/ (repeat what has already been said) | :: ripetere |
| rehearse {v} (narrate or tell) | :: ripetere, raccontare |
| rehearse {v} (practice by repetition or recitation) | :: ripetere, ripassare, provare |
| rehydrate {v} (resupply water) | :: reidratare |
| Reich {n} /ɹaɪx/ (a German empire or nation) | :: il Reich |
| reign {n} /ɹeɪn/ (The exercise of sovereign power) | :: regno {m} |
| reign {n} (The period during which a monarch rules) | :: regno {m} |
| reign {v} (exercise sovereign power) | :: regnare |
| reimbursable {adj} (capable of being reimbursed for) | :: rimborsabile |
| reimburse {v} (to compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf) | :: rimborsare |
| reimbursement {n} /ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/ (compensating someone for an expense.) | :: rimborso |
| rein {n} /ɹeɪn/ (strap or rope) | :: redine {m}, briglia {f} |
| reincarnation {n} (rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form) | :: reincarnazione {f} |
| reindeer {n} /ˈɹeɪndɪə/ (Rangifer tarandus) | :: renna {f} |
| reinette {n} (any of various kinds of apple) | :: renetta {f} |
| reinforce {v} (to strengthen by addition) | :: rinforzare |
| reinforced concrete {n} (building material) | :: cemento armato {m} |
| reinforcement {n} (thing that reinforces) | :: rinforzo |
| reinhabit {v} (to inhabit again) | :: riabitare |
| reinstall {v} (install again) | :: reinstallare |
| reinterpret {v} (to interpret again) | :: reinterpretare |
| reintroduce {v} (introduce again) | :: reintrodurre |
| reinvent the wheel {v} /ˌɹiːɪnˈvɛnt ðə ˈhwiːl/ (do work unnecessarily) | :: scoprire l'acqua calda |
| reinvest {v} | :: reinvestire |
| reis {n} (holder of military rank) | :: rais {m} |
| reism {n} (form of concretism) | :: reismo {m} |
| reissue {v} (to issue again) | :: ristampare |
| reissue {n} (something that has issued or issued again) | :: ristampa, riedizione |
| reiter {n} /ˈɹʌɪtə/ (German cavalryman) | :: raitro {m} |
| reiteration {n} (act of reiterating) | :: reiterazione {f} |
| reject {v} /ɹɪˈdʒɛkt/ (refuse to accept) | :: respingere, rifiutare |
| rejection {n} /ɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (the act of rejecting) | :: rifiuto |
| rejuvenate {v} (render young again) | :: ringiovanire |
| rejuvenation {n} (the process of rendering young again) | :: ringiovanimento |
| relapse {v} /ɹɪˈlæps/ (To fall back again) | :: ricadere, recidivare |
| relapse {v} ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) | :: recidivare |
| relapse {n} (the act or situation of relapsing) | :: ricaduta, recidiva {f} |
| relate {v} /ɹɪˈleɪt/ (to tell in a descriptive manner) | :: riferire |
| relate {v} (to narrate) SEE: narrate | :: |
| relate {v} (to interact) SEE: interact | :: |
| related {adj} /ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/ (standing in relation or connection) | :: relazionato, collegato, associato |
| related {adj} (being a relative of) | :: imparentato {m}, apparentato {m} |
| relation {n} /ɹɪˈleɪʃən/ (mathematics: set of ordered tuples, a Boolean function of two or more arguments) | :: relazione {f} |
| relation {n} (member of one's family) | :: parente {m} {f} |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relationship {n} /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/ (connection or association) | :: rapporto {m} |
| relationship {n} (kinship) | :: parentela {f} |
| relationship {n} (romantic or sexual involvement) | :: storia |
| relative {adj} /ˈɹɛl.ə.ɾɪv/ (conditional; depending on something else) | :: relativo |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: parente {m} {f}, congiunto {m}, congiunta {f}, familiare {m} {f}, parentado {m}, parentela {f} |
| relative complement {n} (set of elements contained in one set but not another) | :: complemento relativo {m} |
| relatively {adv} /ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li/ (proportionally) | :: relativamente |
| relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) | :: pronome relativo |
| relativism {n} (theory that truth and moral values are relative) | :: relativismo {m} |
| relativist {n} /ˈɹɛl.ə.təv.ɪst/ (follower of relativism) | :: relativista {m} {f} |
| relativize {v} (to make relative to) | :: relativizzare |
| relax {v} /ɹɪˈlæks/ | :: rilassare |
| relaxation {n} /ˌɹilækˈseɪʃən/ (act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed) | :: rilassamento |
| re-lay {v} /ˌɹiˈleɪ/ (to lay again) | :: ricollocare, rimettere |
| relay {n} /ˈɹiːleɪ/ (electrical actuator) | :: attuatore, ripetitore {m} |
| relay {n} (athletics discipline) | :: staffetta {f} |
| relay {v} (to pass on or transfer (information)) | :: comunicare |
| relayer {n} (athlete in a relay race) | :: staffettista {m} |
| relay race {n} (sports contest) | :: staffetta {f} |
| release {n} /ɹɪˈliːs/ (software: distribution of a computer software product) | :: versione {f} |
| release {n} (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) | :: remissione di debito {f} |
| release {n} (biochemistry) | :: liberazione |
| release {v} (to let go (of)) | :: liberare |
| release {v} (to make available to the public) | :: distribuire |
| release {v} (to free or liberate) | :: rilasciare |
| release {v} /ɹiːˈliːs/ (to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back) | :: rilasciare |
| relent {v} /ɹɪˈlɛnt/ (become less severe, soften in temper) | :: cedere |
| relent {v} (slacken, abate) | :: placare |
| relentless {adj} /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ (unrelenting or unyielding in severity) | :: implacabile |
| relevance {n} (property or state of being relevant, pertinency) | :: rilevanza |
| relevancy {n} (relevance) SEE: relevance | :: |
| relevant {adj} /ˈɹɛləvənt/ (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) | :: rilevante |
| relevant {adj} (not out of date) | :: prevalente |
| reliability {n} (quality of being reliable) | :: affidabilità {f}, attendibilità {f} |
| reliability {n} (quality of a measurement) | :: affidabilità {f}, attendibilità {f}, esattezza {f}, robustezza {f} |
| reliable {adj} /ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/ (fit to be relied on) | :: affidabile, sicuro {m} |
| reliably {adv} (in a reliable manner) | :: attendibilmente, affidabilmente, solidamente |
| reliant {adj} (having reliance on somebody or something) | :: dipendente |
| relic {n} /ˈɹɛlɪk/ (old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons) | :: ricordo {m}, avanzo {m} |
| relic {n} (part of a body or an object of religious significance) | :: cimelio {m}, reliquia {f} |
| relief {n} /ɹɪˈliːf/ (removal of stress or discomfort) | :: sollievo {m} |
| relief {n} (feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort) | :: sollievo {m} |
| relief {n} (person who takes over a shift) | :: sostituto {m}, cambio {m} |
| relief {n} (humanitarian aid or assistance) | :: assistenza {f}, soccorso {m}, aiuto {m} |
| relief {n} (reduction in tax) | :: sgravio {m} |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: rilievo {m}, bassorilievo {m} |
| relief {n} (difference of elevations on a surface) | :: rilievo {m}, sopraelevazione {f} |
| relieve {v} /ɹɪˈliːv/ (to ease from mental distress) | :: risollevare, risollevarsi |
| relieve {v} (to give relief from physical pain) | :: lenire, alleviare, mitigare |
| relieve {v} (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.) | :: mitigare, alleviare, assistere |
| relieve {v} (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty) | :: assistere |
| relieve {v} (to lift up, raise again) | :: risollevare |
| relieve {v} (law: to give legal relief) | :: assistere, patrocinare |
| relieve {v} (to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.) | :: rilevare, esautorare |
| relieve {v} (to defecate or urinate) | :: liberarsi |
| relight {v} (to light or kindle anew) | :: riaccendere, raccendere |
| religion {n} /ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/ (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: religione {f} |
| religiosity {n} /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɒsɪti/ (quality of being religious) | :: religiosità {f} |
| religiously {adv} (in the manner of religion) | :: religiosamente |
| religiousness {n} (religiosity) SEE: religiosity | :: |
| relinquish {v} /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (to give up, abandon) | :: abbandonare, rinunciare |
| relinquish {v} (to let go, physically release) | :: rilasciare, lasciare andare, liberare |
| relinquish {v} (to surrender, yield control or possession) | :: consegnarsi, consegnare, cedere |
| relinquish {v} (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) | :: desistere, ritirarsi, ritirare |
| reliquary {n} /ˈɹɛlɪkwɛɹi/ (container for religious relics) | :: reliquiario {m}, lipsanoteca {f} |
| relish {n} /ˈɹɛ.lɪʃ/ (savor; quality; characteristic tinge) | :: gusto {m} |
| relish {n} (pickled sauce) | :: condimento {m} |
| relive {v} /ɹiːˈlɪv/ (to experience again) | :: rivivere |
| reluctance {n} /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/ (unwillingness to do something) | :: riluttanza |
| reluctant {adj} /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/ (not wanting to take some action) | :: riluttante |
| reluctantly {adv} /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/ (in a reluctant manner) | :: svogliatamente, di malavoglia, malvolentieri, senza alcun interesse, con riluttanza |
| rely {v} /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ (rest with confidence) | :: contare su, fare affidamento, basarsi |
| remain {v} /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ (to stay behind while others withdraw) | :: stare, restare, rimanere |
| remain {v} (to continue unchanged) | :: rimanere |
| remain {n} (That which is left of a being after its life is gone) SEE: remains | :: |
| remainder {n} /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ (what remains after some has been removed) | :: rimanenza {f}, avanzo {m}, restante {m}, residuo {m}, resto {m} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor) | :: resto {m} |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: number left over after a simple subtraction) | :: resto {m} |
| remainder {n} (items left unsold and subject to reduction in price) | :: rimanenza {f}, invenduto {m} |
| remainder {n} | :: resto {m}, avanzo {m} |
| remains {n} (remains) SEE: wreck | :: |
| remains {n} /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) | :: resti {m-p}, spoglie {f-p}, reliquia {f} |
| remains {n} (relic of an ancient building or other structure) | :: rovine {f-p} |
| remains {n} (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) | :: avanzi {m-p}, rimasugli {m-p}, racimoli {m-p}, resti {m-p} |
| remake {v} /ɹiːˈmeɪk/ (to make again) | :: rifare |
| remake {n} (new version of film) | :: remake {m} |
| remark {n} /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ (act of pointing out; notice or observation) | :: considerazione {f}, caveat |
| remark {n} (expression of something noticed) | :: battuta {f}, puntualizzazione {f} |
| remark {n} | :: osservazione {f} |
| remarkable {adj} /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbl̩/ (worthy of being remarked) | :: notevole, degno di nota |
| remasticate {v} (chew again) | :: rimasticare |
| remasticate {v} (go over again) | :: rimasticare |
| remedial {adj} /ɹɪˈmiːdɪəl/ (curative; providing a remedy) | :: curativo, terapeutico |
| remedial {adj} (intended to correct or improve deficient skills) | :: recuperabile |
| remedy {n} /ˈɹɛmədi/ (something that corrects or counteracts) | :: rimedio {m} |
| remedy {n} (legal means) | :: azione giudiziaria |
| remedy {n} (medicine, application, or treatment) | :: rimedio {m}, medicamento {m} |
| remedy {v} (To provide or serve as a remedy for) | :: rimediare, mettere una pezza |
| remember {v} /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ (to recall from one's memory) | :: ricordare, rammentare, rammemorare, rimembrare |
| remember {v} (to memorize) | :: memorizzare |
| remember {v} (to not forget to do something required) | :: ricordare, ricordarsi |
| remember {v} (to convey greetings) | :: ricordare |
| remember {v} ((obsolete) to remind) SEE: remind | :: |
| remind {v} /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (Cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice) | :: ricordare |
| reminder {n} (something that reminds) | :: promemoria {m} |
| reminder {n} ((finance) Writing that reminds of open payments) | :: avviso {m} |
| reminisce {v} /ˌɹɛm.ɨˈnɪs/ (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) | :: rammentare |
| remission {n} /ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (pardon of a sin) | :: remissione {f} |
| remission {n} (lessening of amount due) | :: remissione {f} |
| remission {n} (abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease) | :: remissione {f}, recesso {m} |
| remission {n} (referral of a case back to another court) | :: condonazione {f}, condono {m} |
| remit {v} /ɹiˈmɪt/ (to forgive, pardon) | :: rimettere |
| remit {v} (to transmit or send) | :: rimettere |
| remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone | :: |
| remittance {n} (A payment to a remote recipient) | :: rimessa {f} |
| remix {n} /ˈɹiˌmɪks/ (piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together) | :: remix {m} |
| remnant {n} /ˈɹɛmnənt/ (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) | :: resto {m}, rimanenza {f}, avanzo {m}, residuo {m} |
| remnant {n} (remaining fabric at the end of the bolt) | :: scampolo {m}, ritaglio {m} |
| remnant {n} (unsold end of piece goods) | :: rimanenza {f} |
| remodel {v} (to change appearance of) | :: rimodellare |
| remonstrance {n} (remonstration) | :: protesta {f} |
| remonstration {n} (remonstrance) SEE: remonstrance | :: |
| remora {n} /ɹɪˈmɔːɹə/ (elongate fish from the family Echeneidae) | :: remora {f} |
| remorse {n} /ɹɪˈmɔɹs/ (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) | :: rimorso |
| remote {adj} /ɹɪˈmoʊt/ (at a distance) | :: remoto |
| remote {adj} (distant or otherwise unaccessible) | :: remoto |
| remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) | :: telecomando {m} |
| removability {n} (state of being removable) | :: amovibilità {f}, asportabilità {f}, rimovibilità {f}, sfoderabilità {f} |
| removable {adj} (able to be removed) | :: amovibile, asportabile, estraibile, rimovibile, scalzabile, sfoderabile, staccabile |
| removal {n} /ɹəˈmuːvəl/ (The process of moving, or the fact of being removed) | :: estirpazione, asportazione, eliminazione |
| remove {v} (to remove) SEE: delete | :: |
| remove {v} /ɹɪˈmuːv/ (to take away) | :: rimuovere, asportare, levare, togliere, portare via, estirpare, eradicare, allontanare |
| Remus {prop} (the founder of Rome) | :: Remo |
| Remus {prop} (male given name) | :: Remo |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| renaissance {n} (Renaissance) SEE: Renaissance | :: |
| Renaissance {prop} /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑːns/ (14th-century revival) | :: Rinascimento {m} |
| Renaissance {prop} (the period) | :: Rinascimento {m} |
| Renaissance {prop} (any similar revival) | :: rinascimento {m}, rinascenza {f} |
| Renaissance {adj} (relating to the Renaissance) | :: rinascimentale |
| Renaissance {adj} (relating to the style of the Renaissance) | :: rinascimentale |
| rename {v} (to give a new name to) | :: rinominare, ribattezzare |
| rend {v} (to separate into parts with force) | :: spaccare |
| render {v} /ˈɹɛn.də/ (to translate) | :: tradurre |
| render {v} (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) | :: renderizzare |
| renegade {n} /ˈɹɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ (outlaw or rebel) | :: rinnegato {m} |
| renegade {n} (disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.) | :: reietto {m} |
| renegotiate {v} (to negotiate new terms) | :: rinegoziare |
| renewability {n} (property of being renewable) | :: rinnovabilità {f} |
| renewable {adj} (Able to be renewed) | :: rinnovabile |
| renewable {adj} (Sustainable) | :: rinnovabile |
| renewable energy {n} | :: energia rinnovabile {f} |
| renewable resource {n} (natural resource) | :: risorsa rinnovabile {f} |
| reniform {adj} /ˈɹiːnɪfɔː(ɹ)m/ (botany: shaped like a kidney) | :: reniforme |
| renin {n} /ˈɹi.nɪn/ (enzyme) | :: renina {f} |
| rennet {n} /ˈɹɛnɪt/ (An enzyme) | :: caglio {m}, presame {m} |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| renormalization {n} (technique) | :: rinormalizzazione {f} |
| renovascular {adj} (of or pertaining to the bloods vessels of the kidney) | :: renovascolare |
| renovation {n} (act or process of renovating) | :: rinnovamento, innovazione, miglioramento, aggiornamento |
| renown {n} /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ (Fame or wide recognition) | :: rinomanza {f}, celebrità {f}, fama {f} |
| renowned {adj} /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ (famous) | :: rinomato, famoso |
| rent {n} /ɹɛnt/ (payment made by a tenant) | :: affitto {m}, fitto {m} |
| rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) | :: affittare |
| rent {v} (to grant occupation in return for rent) | :: affittare |
| rent {v} (obtain/have temporary possession of an object such as a movie) | :: noleggiare |
| rent {n} (a tear or rip) | :: strappo {m}, squarcio {m}, lacerazione {f}, scissione {f} |
| rentcharge {n} (periodic payment) | :: rendita costituita {f} |
| rentier {n} /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/ (individual who receives capital income) | :: redditiere {m} |
| reobtain {v} | :: riottenere |
| reopen {v} ((transitive) to open again) | :: riaprire |
| reopen {v} ((intransitive) to open again) | :: riaprirsi |
| reoptimize {v} (optimize again) | :: riottimizzare |
| reoxidation {n} (second or subsequent oxidation) | :: riossidazione {f} |
| rep {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| rep {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| repaint {v} /ɹiːˈpeɪnt/ (to paint again) | :: ridipingere |
| repair {v} /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ (to restore to good working order) | :: riparare |
| repair {n} | :: riparazione {f} |
| repairable {adj} (able to be repaired) SEE: reparable | :: |
| reparable {adj} /ˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/ (able to be repaired) | :: riparabile |
| repartee {n} /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/ (conversation marked by swift witty retorts) | :: botta e risposta |
| repay {v} (pay back) SEE: pay back | :: |
| repdigit {n} /ˈɹɛpˌdɪdʒɪt/ (number composed of one digit) | :: numero a cifra ripetuta {m} |
| repeal {v} /ɹəˈpiːl/ (to cancel) | :: annullare, revocare |
| repeat {v} /ɹɪˈpiːt/ (do or say again) | :: ripetere |
| repeat {n} (pattern of nucleic acids) | :: ripetizione |
| repeatable {adj} (able to be repeated) | :: ripetibile |
| repeatable {adj} (that gives the same result when repeated) | :: ripetibile |
| repeated {adj} /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/ (said or done again) | :: ripetuto |
| repeatedly {adv} /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/ (done several times) | :: ripetutamente |
| repeater {n} (electronics: an electronic device that received a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or power) | :: traslatore {m}, ripetitore {m} |
| repeater {n} (a gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot) | :: automatico {m}, a ripetizione, ripetizione {f} |
| repeater {n} (a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena) | :: avvistatore {m} |
| repeater {n} (a student repeating a course or class) | :: ripetente {m} |
| repeating {adj} /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ (repetitive) | :: ripetitivo {m} |
| repeating {adj} (firearm) | :: automatica {f} |
| repeating {adj} (mathematics) | :: periodico {m} |
| repechage {n} /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/ (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round) | :: ripescaggio {m} |
| repellent {adj} /ɹəˈpɛlənt/ (tending or able to repel) | :: repellente |
| repellent {adj} (repulsive, inspiring aversion) | :: ripugnante, disgustoso |
| repent {v} /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ (to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do) | :: pentirsi |
| repentance {n} /ɹɪˈpɛntəns/ (condition of being penitent) | :: pentimento {m} |
| repentance {n} (feeling of regret or remorse) | :: pentimento {m}, rimorso {m} |
| repercussion {n} /ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ (consequence, result of action) | :: conseguenza, ripercussione |
| repertoire {n} /ˈɹɛp.əɹ.twɑɹ/ (list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed) | :: repertorio {m} |
| repertoire {n} (set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items) | :: repertorio {m} |
| repetition {n} /ɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ (act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) | :: ripetizione {f} |
| replace {v} /ɹɪˈpleɪs/ (to substitute) | :: sostituire, rimpiazzare, riporre |
| replacement {n} /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) | :: sostituto, rimpiazzo |
| replenishment {n} (act of replenishing) | :: rifornimento |
| replete {adj} /ɹɪˈpliːt/ (abounding) | :: colmo {m}, colma {f}, ripieno {m}, ripiena {f}, pieno |
| replete {adj} (filled to bursting) | :: strapieno {m}, strapiena {f}, stracolmo {m}, stracolma {f}, sazio, satollo |
| replica {n} /ˈɹɛplɪkə/ (exact copy) | :: replica {f}, copia esatta {f} |
| replicate {v} /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/ (to make a copy of) | :: replicare |
| replication {n} /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) | :: replicazione |
| replicator {n} /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪtɚ/ (technical device) | :: replicatore {m} |
| replicon {n} (DNA that replicates as an individual unit) | :: replicone |
| reply {v} /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ (to give a written or spoken response) | :: rispondere, replicare |
| reply {v} (to repeat something back) | :: ripetere |
| reply {n} (written or spoken response) | :: risposta {f}, replica {f} |
| repopulate {v} (to breed among a group) | :: ripopolare |
| repopulate {v} (to reintroduce a species) | :: ripopolare |
| repopulation {n} (act of repopulating) | :: ripopolamento {m} |
| report {v} /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/ (to relate details of) | :: riferire |
| report {n} (information describing events) | :: rapporto {m} |
| reportable {adj} (notifiable) | :: riportabile, riferibile |
| report card {n} (grades) | :: pagella {f}, scheda di valutazione {f} |
| reported speech {n} (a form of speech used to express what another has said) | :: discorso indiretto |
| reporter {n} /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɚ/ (journalist) | :: giornalista {m}, inviato {m}, corrispondente {m} |
| reporting {n} (creation of reports) | :: creazione di rapporti {f} |
| repose {n} /ɹɪˈpoʊz/ (rest) | :: riposo {m} |
| repose {v} (to lie at rest) | :: riposarsi |
| repository {n} (a location for storage, often for safety or preservation) | :: ripostiglio, ricettacolo |
| repository {n} (a burial vault) | :: sepolcro, tomba, mausoleo, cripta |
| repository {n} (a person to whom a secret is entrusted) | :: depositario, confidente |
| repossession {n} (the act of repossessing) | :: riappropriazione {f} |
| repot {v} (change a plant's pot) | :: rinvasare |
| represent {v} /ɹɛp.ɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/ (to present again or anew) | :: ripresentare |
| represent {v} (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) | :: rappresentare |
| represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) | :: rappresentare |
| represent {v} (to serve as a sign or symbol of) | :: rappresentare |
| represent {v} (to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension) | :: rappresentare |
| represent {v} | :: rappresentare |
| representation {n} /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ (that which represents something else) | :: rappresentazione {f} |
| representation {n} (people who speak on behalf of another in court) | :: rappresentanza {f} |
| representation {n} (politics: ability to elect a representative) | :: rappresentanza |
| representation {n} (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) | :: rappresentazione |
| representation {n} (theatrical performance) | :: rappresentazione {f} |
| representative {adj} /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/ (typical) | :: rappresentativo |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: rappresentante {m} {f} |
| representative {n} (one that is taken as typical of its class) | :: rappresentante |
| repressible {adj} (capable of being repressed) | :: reprimibile |
| repression {n} (act of repressing) | :: repressione {f} |
| repressive {adj} (serving to repress or suppress; oppressive) | :: repressivo |
| reprimand {n} /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ (a severe, formal or official reproof) | :: reprimenda {f}, rimprovero {m}, appunto {m}, richiamo {m} |
| reprimand {v} (to reprove in a formal or official way) | :: rimproverare |
| reprise {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| reprise {n} /ɹɪˈpɹiːz/ ((music) A repetition of a phrase, or a return to an earlier theme) | :: ripresa {f} |
| reproach {n} /ɹɪˈpɹoʊtʃ/ (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) | :: rimbrotto {m}, rimprovero {m}, appunto {m}, richiamo {m}, reprimenda {f} |
| reproach {n} (disgrace or shame) | :: infamia {f}, vergogna {f}, riprovazione {f} |
| reproach {v} (to criticize or rebuke someone) | :: rimbrottare, rimproverare, richiamare, riprendere |
| reproach {v} (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) | :: infamare, svergognare |
| reproduce {v} /ˌɹi.pɹoʊˈdus/ (to generate offspring) | :: riprodursi |
| reproduce {v} (to produce again, to recreate) | :: riprodurre |
| reproduction {n} (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically, see also: procreation) | :: riproduzione {f} |
| reproduction {n} (a duplicate) | :: riproduzione {f}, duplicato {m} |
| reproductive {adj} (of or relating to reproduction) | :: riproduttivo |
| reproductive organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) SEE: sex organ | :: |
| reproductive organ {n} (organ for sexual reproduction) | :: organo di riproduzione {m} |
| reprography {n} (the reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics) | :: riprografia {f} |
| reprove {v} /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ (to convey one's disapproval of (something)) | :: disapprovare, riprovare |
| reptile {n} /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: reptilia {f}, rettile {m} |
| republic {n} /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ (a type of state) | :: repubblica {f} |
| republic {n} (one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia) | :: repubblica {f} |
| republican {adj} /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/ (favoring a republic as form of government, favoring republicanism) | :: repubblicano |
| republican {adj} (of or belonging to a republic) | :: repubblicano |
| republican {n} (someone who favors a republic) | :: repubblicano {m}, repubblicana {f} |
| Republican {adj} (republican) SEE: republican | :: |
| Republican {adj} (pertaining to the Republican Party) | :: repubblicano |
| Republican {n} (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) | :: repubblicano {m}, repubblicana {f} |
| republicanism {n} (republicanism as a form of government) | :: repubblicanesimo {m} |
| republicanist {n} (one who holds republican opinions) | :: republicanista {m} {f} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Repubblica di Albania {f} |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Repubblica di Armenia {f} |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Repubblica d'Austria {f} |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Repubblica dell'Azerbaigian {f} |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Repubblica di Bielorussia {f} |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Repubblica di Bulgaria {f} |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Repubblica di Croazia {f} |
| Republic of Cuba {prop} (official name of Cuba) | :: Repubblica di Cuba {f} |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Repubblica di Cipro {f} |
| Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) | :: Repubblica d'Estonia {f} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Repubblica di Finlandia {f} |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Repubblica d'Ungheria {f} |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Repubblica d'Islanda {f} |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Repubblica dell'India {f} |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Repubblica di Indonesia {f} |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Repubblica d'Iraq {f} |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ (country) | :: Repubblica d'Irlanda {f} |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Repubblica di Corea {f} |
| Republic of Kosovo {prop} (official name of Kosovo) | :: Repubblica del Kosovo {f} |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Repubblica di Lettonia {f} |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Repubblica di Lituania {f} |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Repubblica di Malta {f} |
| Republic of Nicaragua {prop} (official name of Nicaragua) | :: Repubblica del Nicaragua |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Repubblica della Macedonia del Nord {f} |
| Republic of Peru {prop} | :: Repubblica del Perù {f} |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Repubblica di Polonia {f} |
| Republic of San Marino {prop} (official name of San Marino) | :: Repubblica di San Marino {f} |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Repubblica di Serbia {f} |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Repubblica di Singapore {f} |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Repubblica di Slovenia {f} |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Repubblica del Sudafrica {f} |
| Republic of the Congo {prop} (country) | :: Repubblica del Congo {f} |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Repubblica delle Filippine {f} |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Repubblica turca {f}, Repubblica di Turchia |
| Republika Srpska {prop} /ɹɪˈpʊblɪkə ˈsɜː(ɹ)pskə/ (Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Repubblica Serba di Bosnia-Erzegovina {f} |
| repudiate {v} /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ | :: rinneghi |
| repugnant {adj} /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/ (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) | :: aborrevole, ripugnante |
| reputation {n} /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (what somebody is known for) | :: reputazione {f}, rumore, caratura {f} |
| repute {n} /ɹɪˈpjuːt/ (reputation, especially a good reputation) | :: rinomanza {f} |
| request {v} /ɹɪˈkwɛst/ | :: chiedere |
| request {n} (act of requesting) | :: richiesta {f} |
| requiem {n} /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/ (mass to honor and remember a dead person) | :: requiem, messa funebre {f}, onoranze funebri {f} {f-p} |
| requiescat in pace {phrase} (may he/she rest in peace) | :: riposi in pace |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| require {v} /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ (to need) | :: richiedere, necessitare |
| requirement {n} /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ (necessity) | :: requisito {m} |
| requirement {n} (engineering: constraint) | :: requisito {m} |
| requisite {adj} /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ (essential; required) | :: requisito |
| requisition {v} (to demand something) | :: requisire |
| reredos {n} (screen or decoration behind the altar in a church) SEE: retable | :: |
| rerise {v} (to rise again) | :: risorgere, risollevarsi |
| resalable {adj} (capable of being resold) | :: rivendibile |
| resale {n} (the action of selling something previously bought) | :: rivendita {f} |
| reschedule {v} (to schedule again) | :: riproteggere , riprogrammare |
| rescind {v} /ɹɪˈsɪnd/ (repeal, annul, or declare void) | :: rescindere |
| rescue {v} /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (to save from any danger or violence) | :: salvataggio {m}, salvara, salvare |
| rescue {v} | :: salvare |
| rescue {n} (act of rescuing, saving) | :: salvataggio |
| rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation | :: |
| research {n} /ˈɹi.sɚtʃ/ (inquiry or examination) | :: ricerca |
| research {n} (piece of research) | :: ricerca {f}, indagine {f} |
| research {v} (to examine with continued care) | :: ricercare |
| research {v} (to make an investigation into) | :: indagare |
| researcher {n} (one who researches) | :: ricercatore {m}, ricercatrice {f} |
| resection {n} (surgical excision) | :: resezione |
| resemblance {n} /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/ (state of resembling) | :: rassomiglianza {f}, somiglianza {f}, assomiglianza {f} |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| resemble {v} /ɹɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/ (to be like or similar to something else) | :: rassomigliare, somigliare, assomigliare, arieggiare |
| resentful {adj} /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/ (inclined to resent) | :: rancoroso {m} |
| reservation {n} /ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) | :: prenotazione {f} |
| reservation {n} | :: prenotazione {f} |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve {n} /ɹɪˈzɝv/ | :: riserva {f} |
| reserve {v} | :: riservare |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| reservoir {n} /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) | :: invaso {m} |
| reset {v} /ɹiːˈsɛt/ (to set back to the initial state) | :: resettare |
| reset {v} (to set to zero) | :: azzerare |
| reset {v} (to adjust again after an initial failure) | :: ripristinare |
| reship {v} (to engage oneself again for service on board a vessel after having been discharged) | :: reimbarcarsi |
| reshuffle {v} (to shuffle something again) | :: rimescolare |
| reshuffle {v} (to reorganize or rearrange something) | :: rimaneggiare, rimpastare |
| reshuffle {n} (an instance of reshuffling) | :: rimpasto {m} , rimaneggiamento |
| reside {v} /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ (to dwell permanently or for a considerable time) | :: risiedere |
| residence {n} /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ (place where one lives) | :: residenza {f} |
| residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) | :: permesso di soggiorno {m} |
| residency {n} /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/ (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) | :: residenza |
| resident {n} /ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ (person living at a location or an area) | :: residente {m} |
| residual {adj} /ɹɪˈzɪdʒʊəl/ (concerning a residue) | :: residuo, residuato, rimasto |
| residue {n} /ˈɹɛzɪduː/ (whatever remains) | :: residuo {m} |
| residue {n} ((chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration) | :: residuo {m} |
| resign {v} /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ (to give something up or relinquish) | :: rassegnare, rinunciare |
| resign {v} (quit a job or position) | :: dimettersi |
| resign {v} (to give up) | :: rassegnarsi, rinunciare, darla su |
| resignation {n} /ɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ (act of resigning) | :: dimissioni {f-p} |
| resignation {n} (state of uncomplaining acceptance) | :: rassegnazione |
| resign oneself {v} (give up) | :: rassegnarsi, acquiescere |
| resile {v} /ɹəˈzaɪl/ (to spring back; rebound) | :: retrocedere |
| resilience {n} /ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/ (mental ability) | :: resilienza {f} |
| resilience {n} (physical property of material) | :: resilienza {f} |
| resilient {adj} (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic) | :: elastico, flessibile, resiliente |
| resilient {adj} (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough) | :: resiliente |
| resin {n} /ˈɹɛzɪn/ (viscous liquid of plant origin) | :: resina {f} |
| resin {n} | :: resina {f} |
| resinaceous {adj} (resinous) SEE: resinous | :: |
| resinify {v} /ˈɹɛzinɛfaɪ/ (to become resin-like/resinous) | :: resinificare |
| resinous {adj} (of or pertaining to resin) | :: resinoso |
| resistance {n} /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ (act of resisting) | :: resistenza {f} |
| resistance {n} (force that tends to oppose motion) | :: resistenza {f} |
| resistance {n} (shortened form of electrical resistance) | :: resistenza {f} |
| resistible {adj} (able to be resisted) | :: resistibile |
| resistivity {n} (capacity of resistance to electricity) | :: resistività {f} |
| resistor {n} /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/ (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) | :: resistore {m} |
| res judicata {n} (rule) | :: cosa giudicata {f} |
| resolution {n} /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (computing, photography: degree of fineness of image) | :: risoluzione |
| resolution {n} (computing: number of pixels in an image as stored or displayed) | :: risoluzione |
| resolution {n} | :: risolutezza {f}, risolutezze {p} |
| resolve {v} /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ (to find a solution to) | :: risolvere, accordarsi |
| resolve {v} (to break down into constituent parts) | :: smantellare, scomporre, disintegrare |
| resolve {v} (to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance) | :: accordare |
| resolve {v} (to melt; to dissolve; to become liquid) | :: sciogliere |
| resolve {v} (to liquefy a gas or vapour) | :: liquefare |
| resolve {v} (to separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers) | :: risolvere |
| resolve {v} /ɹiˈsɑlv/ (to solve again) | :: risolvere |
| resolving power {n} (measure) | :: potere risolvente {m} |
| resonance {n} /ˈɹɛzənəns/ | :: risonanza |
| resonate {v} /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ (to vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration) | :: risuonare |
| resonate {v} (to have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support) | :: accordarsi, concordare |
| resorcinol {n} (meta-dihydroxy benzene) | :: resorcina {f} |
| resound {v} /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd/ (to sound again) | :: risuonare |
| resource {n} /ˈɹisɔɹs/ (something that one uses to achieve an objective) | :: risorsa |
| resource {n} (personal capacity) | :: risorsa {f} |
| resource {v} (To supply with resources) | :: fornire, dotare |
| resourcefulness {n} (the ability to cope with situations) | :: ingegnosità {f} |
| respect {n} /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: rispetto {m} |
| respect {n} (good opinion, honor, or admiration) | :: rispetto {m} |
| respectability {n} (quality of being respectable) | :: rispettabilità {f}, perbenismo {m} |
| respectful {adj} /ɹɪˈspɛktfəl/ (characterized by respect) | :: rispettoso |
| respectfully {adv} /ɹɪˈspɛktfəli/ (in a respectful manner) | :: rispettosamente |
| respectively {adv} /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/ (in a relative manner) | :: rispettivamente |
| respiration {n} /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ (breathing) | :: respirazione {f} |
| respirator {n} (device to allow breathing) | :: respiratore {m}, aeroforo {m} |
| respiratory {adj} /ˈɹɛspəɹəˌtɔɹi/ (relating to respiration; breathing) | :: respiratorio |
| respite {n} /ˈɹɛspɪt/ (brief interval of rest or relief) | :: tregua {f} |
| respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return | :: |
| respond {v} /ɹəˈspɒnd/ (to say something in return) | :: rispondere |
| respond {v} (to act in return) | :: rispondere |
| respond {v} | :: rispondere |
| response {n} /ɹɪˈspɒns/ (an answer or reply) | :: responso {n} |
| response {n} (a reaction to a stimulus or provocation) | :: risposta |
| responsibility {n} /ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/ (the state of being responsible) | :: responsabilità {f} |
| responsibility {n} (a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible) | :: responsabilità {f} |
| responsibilization {n} | :: responsabilizzazione {f} |
| responsibilize {v} | :: responsabilizzare |
| responsible {adj} /ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) | :: responsabile |
| responsible {adj} (able to answer reasonably for one's conduct) | :: responsabile |
| responsible {adj} (involving a degree of personal accountability) | :: di responsabile, di responsabilità |
| responsible {adj} (being a primary cause or agent of some event or action) | :: responsabile, colpevole |
| responsible {adj} (able to be trusted) | :: responsabile |
| responsible {n} | :: responsabile {m} {f} |
| responsive {adj} /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪv/ (able to receive and respond to external stimuli) | :: sensibile |
| responsorial {n} (responsorial) | :: responsoriale {m} |
| responsorial {adj} (pertaining to a response) | :: responsoriale |
| rest {n} /ɹɛst/ (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: riposo |
| rest {n} (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) | :: riposo {m} |
| rest {n} (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) | :: pace {f} |
| rest {n} (symbol indicating a pause in music) | :: pausa {f} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: riposarsi, riposare |
| rest {n} /ɹɛst/ (remainder) | :: resto {m} |
| rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain | :: |
| restart {n} /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ (act of restarting) | :: riavvio {m} |
| restart {v} (To start again) | :: ricominciare |
| restart {v} (In computing, to reboot) | :: riavviare |
| restaurant {n} /ˈɹɛs.t(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: ristorante {m} |
| restaurateur {n} /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtəː/ (owner of a restaurant) | :: ristoratore {m}, ristoratrice {f} |
| restharrow {n} /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/ (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genius Ononis) | :: ononide {f} |
| rest in peace {v} (blessing or expression of hope) | :: riposi in pace |
| restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) | :: irrequietudine {f}, esagitazione {f}, smania {f}, irrequietezza {f}, insofferenza {f}, inquietudine {f} |
| rest mass {n} (mass of a body when it is not moving) | :: massa a riposo {f}, massa invariante {f}, massa intrinseca {f} |
| rest on one's laurels {v} (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) | :: riposare sugli allori, dormire sugli allori, adagiarsi sugli allori, sedersi sugli allori |
| restoration {n} /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) | :: restauro {m} |
| restoration {n} (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) | :: restaurazione {f} |
| restore {v} /ɹɪˈstɔɹ/ (To reestablish, or bring back into existence) | :: ristabilire, restaurare, riportare, rimettere |
| restore {v} (To bring back to a previous condition or state) | :: riportare, rimettere, ristabilire |
| restore {v} (To give back, or make restitution) | :: restituire, ritornare, dare indietro |
| restrain {v} /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ (to control or keep in check) | :: trattenere, sorvegliare, trattenersi |
| restrain {v} (to deprive of liberty) | :: trattenere |
| restrain {v} (to restrict or limit) | :: ridurre, contenere, restringere, limitare, delimitare |
| restraint {n} /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/ (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures) | :: limitazione, ritegno {m}, contegno {m}, remora {f} |
| restraint {n} (control or caution; reserve) | :: ritegno {m}, ritegni {m-p} |
| restrict {v} /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ (to restrain within bounds) | :: restringere, limitare |
| restriction {n} /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/ (act or state) | :: restrizione {m} |
| restriction {n} (regulation or limitation) | :: restrizione {m} |
| restriction {n} (degradation of DNA) | :: restrizione |
| restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) | :: restrittivo |
| restroom {n} (public room containing a toilet) | :: bagno {m}, servizi {p}, toilette {f} |
| result {n} /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ (that which results) | :: risultato |
| result {n} | :: risultato {m} |
| resulting {adj} /ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/ (of something that follows as the result of something else) | :: risultante |
| resume {n} (curriculum vitae) SEE: curriculum vitae | :: |
| resume {v} /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ (start something again that has been stopped or paused) | :: riprendere, continuare, ricominciare, portare avanti |
| resurrection {n} /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ (the act of arising from the dead) | :: resurrezione {f} |
| Resurrection {prop} (resurrection of Jesus) | :: resurrezione {f}, resurressi {m} |
| resuscitate {v} /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ (restore consciousness) | :: resuscitare |
| resuscitate {v} (regain consciousness) | :: resuscitare |
| resveratrol {n} (phenolic substance) | :: resveratrolo {m} |
| ret {v} /ɹɛt/ (to soak linen, hemp etc.) | :: macerare |
| retable {n} (table or shelf behind an altar) | :: dossale {m}, retablo {m}, trittico {m}, polittico {m} |
| retail {n} /ˈɹiˌteɪl/ (sale of goods directly to the consumer) | :: vendita al dettaglio |
| retail {adj} (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) | :: al dettaglio |
| retail {adv} (in retail quantities) | :: al dettaglio |
| retail {v} (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) | :: vendere al dettaglio |
| retailer {n} (retail sales company or salesman) | :: rivenditore |
| retain {v} /ɹɪˈteɪn/ (to keep in possession or use) | :: conservare |
| retaining wall {n} (structure) | :: muro di sostegno {m} |
| retake {v} /ɹiːˈteɪk/ (take again) | :: riprendere |
| retake {v} (take back) | :: riprendersi |
| retake {v} (recapture) | :: riprendere, riprendersi |
| retaliate {v} (do something harmful to get revenge) | :: reagire, rivalersi , vendicarsi |
| retaliation {n} /ɹɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/ (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) | :: rappresaglia {f}, ritorsione {f} |
| retard {n} /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/ (a person with mental retardation) | :: ritardato mentale {m} |
| retarded {adj} /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/ (delayed in development) | :: ritardato {m} |
| retarded {adj} (stupid, irrational) | :: ritardato {m} |
| retch {v} /ɹɛtʃ/ (to make an effort to vomit) | :: avere conati di vomito |
| retch {n} (an unsuccessful effort to vomit) | :: conato {m}, conato di vomito {m} |
| retention {n} (the act of retaining or something retained) | :: conservazione {f} |
| retention {n} (the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces) | :: ritenzione {f} |
| Rethymno {prop} (city) | :: Retimo |
| reticence {n} /ˈɹɛtɪs(ə)ns/ (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much) | :: reticenza |
| reticent {adj} /ˈɹɛtɪsənt/ (reserved) | :: reticente |
| reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) | :: reticolo {m} |
| retina {n} /ˈɹɛt.ɨ.nə/ (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) | :: retina {f} |
| retinitis {n} (inflammation of the retina) | :: retinite |
| retinoblastoma {n} (malignant tumour of the retina) | :: retinoblastoma {m} |
| retinol {n} (the vitamin) | :: retinolo {m} |
| retinue {n} /ˈɹɛtɪn(j)uː/ (group of servants) | :: seguito {m} |
| retire {v} /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ (to stop working on a permanent basis) | :: ritirarsi |
| retired {adj} /ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/ (having left employment) | :: pensionato |
| retiree {n} /ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/ (someone who has retired from active working) | :: pensionato {m} |
| retirement {n} /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) | :: pensionamento |
| retirement home {n} (multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly) | :: casa di riposo {f} |
| retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return | :: |
| retort {n} /ɹɪˈtɔɹt/ (sharp or witty reply) | :: replica |
| retort {n} (flask used for distillation) | :: storta |
| retouch {v} /ɹɪˈtʌt͡ʃ/ (to improve something, especially a photograph) | :: ritoccare |
| retract {v} /ɹəˈtɹækt/ (to take back or withdraw something one has said) | :: ritrattare |
| retractable {adj} /ɹiˈtɹæktɪbəl/ (capable of being retracted) | :: retrattile, rientrabile, retraibile, ritrattabile |
| retractile {adj} (that can be retracted) | :: retrattile |
| retraction {n} (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) | :: retrazione {f} |
| retraction {n} (mathematical function) | :: retratto {m} |
| retrain {v} (to train again) | :: riqualificare |
| retreat {n} /ɹəˈtɹiːt/ (act of pulling back or withdrawing) | :: ritirata {f}, arretramento {m}, ripiegamento {m} |
| retreat {n} (quiet place affording privacy) | :: ritirata {f}, ritiro {m} |
| retreat {v} (to withdraw military forces) | :: ritirarsi, ripiegare, battere in ritirata, indietreggiare, retrocedere, arretrare |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {v} (retreat) SEE: withdraw | :: |
| retreat {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| retrenchment {n} /ɹɪˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/ (reduction or curtailment) | :: riduzione {f}, taglio {m} |
| retrenchment {n} (defensive work constructed within a fortification) | :: trincea {f} |
| retrieval {n} (act of retrieving) | :: recupero {m}, salvataggio {m} |
| retrieve {v} /ɹɪˈtɹiv/ (to regain or get back something) | :: recuperare, riguadagnare, riottenere |
| retrieve {v} (to rescue) | :: recuperare |
| retrieve {v} (to salvage something) | :: recuperare |
| retrieve {v} (to remedy or rectify something) | :: rimediare, recuperare |
| retrieve {v} (to fetch or carry back something) | :: riportare, raccattare, rintracciare |
| retrieve {v} (to fetch and bring in game) | :: rintracciare e recuperare |
| retrieve {v} (to fetch and bring in game systematically) | :: rintracciare e riportare |
| retrieve {n} (retrieval) SEE: retrieval | :: |
| retro- {prefix} (back or backward) | :: retro- |
| retro {n} (retrorocket) SEE: retrorocket | :: |
| retroact {v} (to act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective) | :: retroagire |
| retroaction {n} (action with an influence due to a past event) | :: retroazione {f} |
| retroaction {n} (opposing reaction) | :: retroazione {f} |
| retroactive {adj} /ˌɹɛ.tɹoʊˈæk.tɪv/ (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions) | :: retroattivo |
| retroactively {adv} /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/ (done after the fact) | :: retroattivamente |
| retroactivity {n} | :: retroazione {f} |
| retrocognition {n} /ˌɹɛtɹəʊkɒɡˈnɪʃən/ (extrasensory knowledge of past events) | :: retrocognizione {f} |
| retrograde {v} /ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ (astronomy: to show retrogradation) | :: retrogradare |
| retromingent {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| retronym {n} (A new coinage for an old concept) | :: retronimo {m} |
| retrorocket {n} (rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft designed to slow or reverse its motion) | :: retrorazzo {m} |
| retrospection {n} (the deliberate recall of past events) | :: retrospezione {f} |
| retrospective {adj} /ˌɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛktɪv/ (of, relating to, or contemplating the past) | :: retrospettivo |
| retrospective {n} (exhibition of works) | :: retrospettiva {f} |
| retrosynthesis {n} (prediction of precursors in a synthesis reaction) | :: retrosintesi {f}, analisi retrosintetica {f} |
| retrovirus {n} (virus with a genome consisting of RNA) | :: retrovirus {m} |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| return {v} /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ (to come or go back) | :: tornare |
| return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) | :: restituire, rendere |
| return {v} (computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure) | :: restituire |
| return {v} | :: restituire, ritornare |
| return {n} (act of returning) | :: ritorno {m} |
| return {n} (item that is returned) | :: reso {m} |
| return {v} (to put something back where it had been) SEE: put back | :: |
| return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) | :: biglietto di andata e ritorno |
| retuse {adj} (having a rounded apex with small central notch) | :: retuso |
| reunification {n} (the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country) | :: riunificazione {f} |
| reunify {v} | :: riunificare |
| reunion {n} (reunification) SEE: reunification | :: |
| reunite {v} (to unite again) | :: riunirsi |
| reuptake {n} (reabsorption of neurotransmitter by neuron) | :: ricaptazione neuronale |
| Reutemann {prop} (surname) | :: Reutemann |
| reutilize {v} (reutilize) | :: riutilizzare |
| revagination {n} | :: revaginazione {f} |
| revamp {v} /ɹiˈvæmp/ (to renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch) | :: revisionare |
| revanchism {n} /ɹəˈvɑn(t)ʃɪz(ə)m/ (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) | :: revanscismo {m} |
| revanchist {n} /ɹəˈvɑn(t)ʃɪst/ (revanchist, vengeful person) | :: revanscista {m} {f} |
| revanchist {adj} (advocating a policy of revanche) | :: revanscistico |
| rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer | :: |
| reveal {v} /ɹəˈviːl/ (to uncover) | :: rivelare, gettare la maschera, uscire allo scoperto, mostrare se stesso |
| revealable {adj} (able to be revealed) | :: rivelabile |
| reveille {n} /ˈɹɛ.və.li/ (the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers) | :: diana, sveglia |
| revel {n} /ˈɹɛv.əl/ (An instance of merry-making; a celebration) | :: baccanale {m}, festeggiamento {m}, celebrazione {f} |
| revel {v} (make merry) | :: celebrare, gioire |
| revelation {n} /ɹɛvəˈleɪʃən/ (the act of revealing or disclosing) | :: rivelazione {f} |
| revelry {n} /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/ (joyful merry-making) | :: baldoria {f}, gozzoviglia {f} |
| revenge {n} /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/ (retaliatory action) | :: vendetta {f}, rivincita {f}, rivalsa {f}, ritorsione {f} |
| revenge {v} (to take revenge for an action) | :: vendicarsi |
| revenge is a dish best served cold {proverb} (revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed) | :: la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo |
| revenge porn {n} (explicit media distributed as revenge) | :: pornovendetta {f} |
| revenue {n} /ˈɹɛvənjuː/ (income from an investment) | :: reddito |
| revenue {n} | :: reddito |
| reverberate {v} /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ).bəɹ.eɪt/ (to ring with many echos) | :: riecheggiare |
| reverberate {v} (to have a lasting effect) | :: riverberare |
| reverend {n} /ˈɹɛvɹənd/ (member of the Christian clergy) | :: reverendo {m}, reverenda {f} |
| Reverend {n} (minister) SEE: reverend | :: |
| Reverend {n} /ˈɹɛvɹənd/ (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy) | :: Il Reverendo |
| reverie {n} /ˈɹɛvəɹi/ (state of dreaming while awake) | :: sogno ad occhi aperti |
| reverie {n} (conceit of imagination) | :: fantasticheria {f}, sogno ad occhi aperti {m} |
| reverse {adj} /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ (having the order of its constituents moved backwards) | :: inverso {m}, invertito {m}, ribaltato {m}, opposto, rovesciato, al contrario |
| reverse {adj} (causing movement in the opposite direction) | :: invertito {m}, retromarcia |
| reverse {adj} (of points: to be in the non-default position) | :: invertito {m} |
| reverse {n} (opposite of something) | :: contrario {m}, opposto {m}, al contrario |
| reverse {n} (reversal) | :: a marcia indietro, in retromarcia, retromarcia |
| reverse {n} (setback, misfortune) | :: rovescio {m}, disgrazia {f}, sfortuna {f} |
| reverse {n} (side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse) | :: rovescio {m}, tergo {m}, testa {f} |
| reverse {n} (gear) | :: retromarcia {f} |
| reverse {n} (thrust in fencing) | :: stoccata {f} |
| reverse {v} (to turn something around) | :: invertire |
| reverse {v} (to turn something inside out or upside down) | :: capovolgere, rovesciare, ribaltare |
| reverse {v} (to transpose the positions of two things) | :: scambiare, invertire, commutare |
| reverse {v} (to revoke a law) | :: ribaltare, abrogare, revocare, invertire |
| reverse dictionary {n} (a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on) | :: dizionario inverso {m} |
| reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price | :: |
| reverse engineering {n} (analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one) | :: ingegneria inversa {f}, deingegnerizzazione {f} |
| reverse shot {n} (shot of character looking back) | :: controcampo {m} |
| revert {n} /ɹɨˈvɝt/ (one who reverts) | :: convertito {m} |
| revert {v} (to turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse) | :: ritornare, retrocedere, ribaltare, invertire |
| revert {v} (to throw back; to reflect; to reverberate) | :: ripensare, riflettere, ripercuotere, ripercuotersi |
| revert {v} (to cause to return to a former condition) | :: ripristinare, riallacciare, regredire |
| revert {v} (to return; to come back) | :: tornare, ritornare |
| revert {v} (to return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.) | :: riprendere |
| revert {v} (biology: to return to an earlier or primitive type or state) | :: ripristinare, regredire |
| revertant {adj} (that has reverted to its former genotype) | :: revertente |
| review {n} /ɹɪˈvjuː/ (second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact) | :: revisione {f}, rivisitazione {f} |
| review {n} (account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work) | :: recensione {f}, critica {f} |
| review {n} (judicial reassessment of a case or an event) | :: riesame {m}, revisione {f} |
| review {n} (stage show made up of sketches) | :: rivista {f}, spettacolo {m} |
| review {n} (survey of the available items or material) | :: inventario {f}, resoconto {m} |
| review {n} (periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field) | :: rivista {f} |
| review {n} (military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs) | :: parata {f}, rivista {f} |
| review {n} (forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code) | :: riesame {m} |
| review {v} (to look broadly over) | :: rivisitare, dare uno sguardo, rivedere, riguardare |
| reviewer {n} (critic) | :: recensore |
| revile {v} /ɹəˈvaɪl/ (to attack with abusive language) | :: insultare, vituperare |
| revise {v} /ɹɪˈvaɪ̯z/ (to review, alter and amend, especially of written material) | :: rivedere |
| reviser {n} (person who verifies quality of translation) | :: revisore |
| revision {n} /riˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ (act of revising) | :: revisione {f} |
| revisionism {n} /ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/ (advocacy of a revision of some view) | :: revisionismo {m} |
| revisionist {adj} /ɹɪˈvɪʒənɪst/ (of or pertaining to revisionism) | :: revisionista |
| revisionist {n} (proponent of revisionism) | :: revisionista |
| revitalization {n} (act of revitalizing) | :: rivitalizzazione {f} |
| revivable {adj} (possible to return to life) | :: ridestabile |
| revival {n} /ɹɪˈvaɪvəl/ (reviving) | :: risveglio {m} |
| revival {n} (renewed attention to something) | :: rinnovamento {m} |
| revival {n} (renewed performance) | :: rinvigorimento |
| revival {n} (renewed interest in religion) | :: risveglio {m}, rinnovamento {m} |
| revive {v} /ɹɪˈvaɪv/ (to recover from a state of neglect) | :: rinascere, resuscitare, rivivere, rinnovare, rivitalizzare |
| revocative {adj} (revocative) SEE: revocatory | :: |
| revocatory {adj} (of or pertaining to revocation; tending to revoke or recall) | :: revocatorio |
| revoke {v} (to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) | :: revocare, annullare |
| revolt {n} /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/ (act of revolting) | :: rivolta {f} |
| revolting {adj} (repellent) | :: repellente, ripugnante, rivoltante, disgustoso |
| revolute {adj} (having the edges rolled with abaxial side outward) | :: revoluto |
| revolution {n} /ˌɹɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/ (political upheaval) | :: rivoluzione {f} |
| revolution {n} (removal and replacement of a government) | :: rivoluzione |
| revolutionary {adj} /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) | :: rivoluzionario |
| revolutionary {n} (A revolutionist; a person who revolts) | :: rivoluzionario, rivoluzionaria {f} |
| revolve {v} /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ (to orbit a central point) | :: orbitare |
| revolve {v} (to turn on an axis) | :: ruotare |
| revolve {v} (to recur in cycles) | :: ricorrere |
| revolver {n} /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/ (a handgun with revolving chambers) | :: rivoltella {f}, revolver {m} |
| revolving door {n} (rotating door) | :: bussola {f}, porta girevole {f} |
| revolving door {n} (politics) | :: porta girevole {f} |
| revulsion {n} /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ (abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror) | :: ripulsione {f} |
| revulsion {n} (sudden violent feeling of disgust) | :: ripulsione {f} |
| revulsion {n} (treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation) | :: revulsione {f} |
| revulsive {adj} (causing revulsion) | :: revulsivo |
| rev up {v} (to increase the speed of an engine) | :: mandare su di giri, portare su di giri |
| reward {n} /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ (something of value given in return for an act) | :: ricompensa {f} |
| reward {n} (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) | :: taglia {f} |
| reward {n} (result of an action) | :: ricompensa {f} |
| rewarding {adj} (giving satisfaction) | :: appagante, gratificante |
| rewash {v} | :: rilavare |
| rewind {v} /ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ (to wind again) | :: riavvolgere |
| rewind {v} (wind back) SEE: wind back | :: |
| rewiring {n} (a new wiring) | :: ricablaggio {m} |
| rewiring {n} (a new configuration of neurons in the brain) | :: ricablaggio {m} |
| rewritable {adj} (able to be rewritten) | :: riscrivibile |
| rewrite {v} /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/ (write again, differently) | :: riscrivere |
| rewrite {v} (write again, without changing) | :: riscrivere |
| Reykjavik {prop} /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/ (capital of Iceland) | :: Reykjavik {f} |
| Reynard {prop} (name in European folklore for the red fox) | :: Renart {m} |
| Reynold {prop} (male given name) | :: Rinaldo |
| rhabdomyolysis {n} /ˌɹæb.dəʊ.mʌɪˈɒl.ɪs.ɪs/ (the rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine) | :: rabdomiolisi {f} |
| rhabdomyosarcoma {n} (tumor) | :: rabdomiosarcoma {m} |
| Rhaeto-Romance {prop} /ˌɹiːtəʊɹə(ʊ)ˈmans/ (a group of related Romance languages) | :: retoromanzo |
| rhagade {n} (linear scars or fissures found around the mouth) | :: ragade |
| rhamnose {n} (methyl-pentose) | :: ramnosio {m} |
| rhea {n} /ˈɹiːə/ (flightless bird) | :: nandù {m} |
| Rhea {prop} (moon) | :: Rea {m} |
| rhebok {n} /ˈɹiː.bɑk/ (Pelea capreolus) | :: antilope capriolo {f} |
| Rheinwaldhorn {prop} (mountain) | :: Adula |
| rhenium {n} /ˈɹiːniəm/ (chemical element) | :: renio {m} |
| rheological {adj} (of, or relating to rheology) | :: reologico |
| rheology {n} (physics of the deformation and flow of matter) | :: reologia {f} |
| rheophore {n} (that which conducts electricity) | :: reoforo {m} |
| rheostat {n} /ˈɹiːəstæt/ (A resistor with adjustable resistance) | :: reostato {m}, potenziometro {m} |
| rhetoric {n} /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/ (art of using language for persuasion) | :: retorica {f} |
| rhetorical device {n} (type of phrase) | :: procedimento {m} |
| rheumatic {adj} /ɹuːˈmætɪk/ (referring to rheumatism) | :: reumatico |
| rheumatoid {adj} (presenting analogies with rheumatism) | :: reumatoide |
| rheumatological {adj} (of or pertaining to rheumatology) | :: reumatologico |
| rheumatologist {n} (doctor) | :: reumatologo {m}, reumatologa {f} |
| rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: reumatologia {f} |
| Rhine {prop} /ɹaɪn/ (river that flows through Europe) | :: Reno {m} |
| Rhineland {prop} /ˈɹɑinland/ (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Renania {f} |
| Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) | :: Renania-Palatinato {f} |
| rhinencephalon {n} (smell-brain) SEE: smell-brain | :: |
| rhinitis {n} (inflammation) | :: rinite {f} |
| rhino {n} /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ (short form of rhinoceros) | :: rinoceronte {m} |
| rhino- {prefix} /ˌɹaɪnoʊ-/ (of or relating to the nose) | :: rino- |
| rhinoceros {n} /ɹaɪˈnɑsəɹəs/ (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: rinoceronte {m} |
| rhinogenic {adj} (originating in the nose) | :: rinogeno |
| rhinolalia {n} /ˌɹaɪnoʊˈleɪliə/ (a nasal quality of speech from some disease or defect of the nasal passages) | :: rinolalia {f} |
| rhinology {n} (study of the nose) | :: rinologia {f}, rinoiatria {f} |
| rhinorrhea {n} (medical symptom) | :: rinorragia {f} |
| rhizine {n} | :: rizina {f} |
| rhizome {n} /ˈɹaɪzoʊm/ (horizontal underground stem of some plants) | :: rizoma {m} |
| rhizotonic {adj} (stem-stressed) | :: rizotonico |
| Rhône {prop} (Rhone) SEE: Rhone | :: |
| Rhône {prop} (department) | :: Rodano {m} |
| Rhode Island {prop} /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ (a state of the United States of America) | :: Rhode Island {m} |
| Rhodes {prop} /ɹoʊdz/ (island) | :: Rodi {f} |
| Rhodes {prop} (capital of the Dodecanese) | :: Rodi {f} |
| Rhodesia {prop} /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/ (historical name of Zimbabwe) | :: Rhodesia {f} |
| rhodic {adj} /ˈɹəʊdɪk/ (of or pertaining to rhodium) | :: rodico |
| rhodium {n} /ˈɹoʊdiəm/ (chemical element) | :: rodio {m} |
| rhodochrosite {n} (crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate) | :: rodocrosite {f} |
| rhododendron {n} /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/ (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) | :: rododendro {m} |
| rhododendron {n} (oleander) SEE: oleander | :: |
| rhombencephalon {n} (hindbrain) SEE: hindbrain | :: |
| rhombic {adj} (of or pertaining to a rhombus) | :: rombico |
| rhombic dodecahedron {n} (polyhedron with 12 rhombic faces) | :: dodecaedro rombico {m}, rombododecaedro {m} |
| rhombicosidodecahedron {n} /ɹɑmbɪˈkoʊsiˌdoʊdɛkəhidɹən/ (Archimedean solid) | :: rombicosidodecaedro |
| rhombicuboctahedron {n} (polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces) | :: rombicubottaedro {m} |
| rhombohedral {adj} (having three equal axes and oblique angles) | :: romboedrico |
| rhombohedron {n} (prism with six faces, each a rhombus) | :: romboedro {m} |
| rhombus {n} /ˈɹɑːmbəs/ (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: rombo {m} |
| Rhone {prop} (river) | :: Rodano {m} |
| rhotacism {n} /ˈɹoʊtəsɪzəm/ (A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R) | :: rotacismo {m} |
| rhubarb {n} /ˈɹuːbɑːb/ (any plant of the genus Rheum) | :: rabarbaro {m} |
| Rhuddanian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period) | :: Rhuddaniano |
| rhumb {n} /ɹʌm/ (One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) | :: rombo di bussola {m} |
| rhumb {n} (A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) | :: rombo di bussola {m} |
| rhumb {n} (A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle) SEE: rhumb line | :: |
| rhumb line {n} (a line cutting all meridians at a constant angle) | :: lossodromica {f} |
| rhyme {n} /ɹaɪm/ (word that rhymes with another) | :: rima {f} |
| rhyme {v} (transitive, to rhyme with) | :: mettere in rima |
| rhyme {v} (put words together) | :: fare rima |
| rhyme {v} | :: rima {f}, rimare vi |
| rhyme {n} (rime) SEE: rime | :: |
| rhyme or reason {n} (logic or common sense) | :: nè capo nè coda |
| rhyming dictionary {n} (a reference work that provides lists of rhymes for any given word) | :: rimario {m} |
| rhythm {n} /ˈɹɪ.ð(ə)m/ (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: ritmo {m} |
| rhythm {n} | :: ritmo {m} |
| rhythm {n} (rhythm section) SEE: rhythm section | :: |
| rhythmic gymnastics {n} (a discipline of gymnastics) | :: ginnastica ritmica {f} |
| rhythmics {n} (study of rhythm) | :: ritmologia {f} |
| rhythmography {n} | :: ritmografia {f} |
| rhythm section {n} (section of a band maintaining the rhythm) | :: sezione ritmica {f} |
| rhyton {n} /ˈɹʌɪtɒn/ (a drinking vessel) | :: ritone {m} |
| rib {n} /ɹɪb/ (curved bone) | :: costola {f}, costa {f} |
| rib {n} (part similar to rib) | :: costone {m} |
| rib {n} (cut of meat) | :: spuntatura {f}, costoletta {f} |
| rib {n} (nautical: part of a ship’s framework) | :: madiere {m} |
| rib {n} (shaping and supporting member in an aircraft wing) | :: nervatura {f} |
| rib {n} (architecture: projecting member) | :: nervatura {f} |
| rib {n} (botany: prominent vein in a leaf) | :: nervatura {f} |
| rib {n} (stalk of celery) | :: gambo {m} |
| ribauldequin {n} /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/ (engine of war) | :: ribadocchino {m} |
| ribbit {n} (the sound made by a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {v} (make the sound of a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbon {n} /ˈɹɪbən/ (long, narrow strip of material) | :: nastro {m}, fettuccia {f} |
| ribbon {n} (inked ribbon) | :: nastro {m}, fettuccia {f} |
| ribbon seal {n} (a species of true seal) | :: foca fasciata |
| riboflavin {n} /ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/ (the vitamin B2, riboflavin) | :: riboflavina {f}, vitamina B2 {f} |
| ribonucleic {adj} (of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives) | :: ribonucleico |
| ribonucleic acid {n} (derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material) | :: acido ribonucleico {m} |
| ribonucleotide {n} (nucleotide having ribose as its sugar) | :: ribonucleotide {m} |
| ribose {n} (naturally occurring pentose sugar) | :: ribosio {m} |
| ribosomal {adj} (of or relating to ribosomes) | :: ribosomiale, ribosomale |
| ribosome {n} /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/ (organelle) | :: ribosoma {m} |
| ribosomic {adj} (of or pertaining to ribosomes) | :: ribosomico |
| ribulose {n} (ketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis) | :: ribulosio {m} |
| Ricciardo {prop} (surname) | :: Ricciardo |
| rice {n} /ɹaɪs/ (plants) | :: riso {m} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: riso {m} |
| rice cooker {n} (kitchen appliance designed to cook rice) | :: cuociriso {m} |
| ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice growing {adj} (growing rice) | :: risicolo |
| rice growing {n} (the growing of rice) | :: risicoltura {f} |
| rice milk {n} (milky liquid from rice) | :: latte di riso {m} |
| rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy | :: |
| ricer {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: schiacciapatate {m} |
| rice vinegar {n} (a type of vinegar) | :: aceto di riso |
| rich {adj} /ɹɪt͡ʃ/ (having wealth) | :: ricco |
| Richard {prop} /ˈɹɪtʃ.əd/ (male given name) | :: Riccardo {m} |
| Richardson {prop} /ˈɹɪtʃɚdsən/ (surname meaning "son of Richard") | :: Di Riccardo, Riccardi |
| Richter scale {prop} (logarithmic scale) | :: scala Richter {f} |
| ricin {n} /ˈɹaɪsɪn/ (poison) | :: ricina {f} |
| ricinoleic acid {n} (12-hydroxy-oleic acid) | :: acido ricinoleico {m} |
| rickety {adj} /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/ (not strong because of poor construction or upkeep) | :: traballante |
| rickety {adj} (affected with rickets) | :: rachitico {m} |
| rickshaw {n} /ˈɹɪk.ʃɔː/ (two-wheeled carriage) | :: risciò {m} |
| ricochet {n} /ˈɹɪkəʃeɪ/ (an instance of ricocheting) | :: rimbalzo {m} |
| ricochet {v} (To rebound) | :: rimbalzare |
| ricotta {n} /ɹɪˈkɑtə/ (Italian whey cheese) | :: ricotta {f} |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} /ˈɹɪdəl/ (verbal puzzle) | :: enigma {m}, indovinello {m} |
| riddle {v} (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question) | :: risolvere, spiegare |
| riddle {v} (to put something through a riddle or sieve) | :: setacciare |
| riddle {v} (to fill with holes like a riddle) | :: crivellare, forare |
| riddle {v} (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade) | :: cospargere, riempire |
| ride {v} /ɹaɪd/ (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) | :: cavalcare, guidare, andare in bici |
| ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) | :: guidare, andare in macchina |
| ride {n} (instance of riding) | :: giro {m}, corsa {f} |
| ride {n} (informal: vehicle) | :: macchina {f}, auto {f} |
| ride {n} (amusement) | :: giostra {f} |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| rider {n} /ˈɹaɪ.dəɹ/ (one who rides, see also: cyclist; driver) | :: cavaliere {m}, motociclista {m}, centauro {m} |
| ride roughshod over {v} (treat roughly or without care; act in a bullying manner) | :: trattare in malo modo, maltrattare, calpestare, mancare di rispetto, oltraggiare |
| ride shotgun {v} /ˌɹaɪd ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ (to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver) | :: andare in auto seduto davanti, scortare |
| ridge {n} /ɹɪdʒ/ (line of intersection) | :: cresta {f}, crinale {m}, costone {m} |
| ridge {n} (highest point on a roof) | :: colmo {m} |
| ridge {n} (chain of mountains) | :: catena {f} |
| ridge {n} (elevation on ocean bottom) | :: dorsale {f} |
| ridge {n} | :: crinale {m} |
| ridicule {v} /ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/ (to make fun of someone) | :: ridicolizzare |
| ridicule {n} (derision) | :: derisione {f} |
| ridiculous {adj} /ɹɪˈdɪkjʊləs/ (foolish, absurd) | :: ridicolo |
| ridiculously {adv} (in a ridiculous manner) | :: ridicolmente, irrisoriamente |
| riding crop {n} (horsewhip) | :: frustino {m}, scudiscio {m} |
| Riemann sphere {n} (complex plane with a point at infinity) | :: sfera di Riemann {f} |
| Riemann sphere {n} (Euclidean sphere as a representation) | :: sfera di Riemann {f} |
| Riemann zeta function {n} (analytic continuation of a function defined as the sum of a Dirichlet series) | :: funzione zeta di Riemann {f} |
| Rieti {prop} | :: Rieti {f} |
| Rieti {prop} (capital of the province of Rieti) | :: Rieti {f} |
| rife {adj} /ɹaɪf/ (Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things)) | :: diffuso {m} |
| riff {n} /ɹɪf/ (repeated instrumental melody line) | :: riff {m} , ritornello {m} |
| riffraff {n} /ˈɹɪfɹæf/ (the rabble) | :: tamarro {m}, lazzarone {m}, coatto {m} |
| rifle {n} /ˈɹaɪfəl/ (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: fucile {m} |
| rifleman {n} (soldier) | :: bersagliere {m}, fuciliere {m} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| rig {n} /ɹɪɡ/ (the arrangement of masts etc.) | :: attrezzatura {f}, sartiame {m}, cordame {m} |
| rig {n} (special equipment or gear) | :: apparecchiatura {f}, attrezzatura {f}, strumento {m} |
| rig {n} (large truck) | :: autotreno {m} |
| rig {n} (the special apparatus used for drilling oil wells) | :: torre di trivellazione {f}, trivella {f}, piattaforma di trivellazione {f} |
| rig {n} (a costume or outfit) | :: tenuta {f} |
| rig {n} (computer case) | :: telaio {m} |
| rig {v} (to equip and fit a ship) | :: attrezzare |
| rig {v} (to manipulate something dishonestly) | :: (election) manipolare, (result) truccare |
| Riga {prop} /ˈɹiːɡə/ (capital of Latvia) | :: Riga {f} |
| rigatoni {n} /ɹɪɡəˈtoʊni/ (type of pasta) | :: rigatoni {m} |
| Rigel {prop} /ˈɹaɪdʒəl/ (star) | :: Rigel |
| rigging {n} /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/ (tackle of a sailing vessel) | :: cordame {m}, sartiame {m} |
| right {adj} /ˈɹaɪt/ (straight, not bent) | :: diritto |
| right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) | :: corretto |
| right {adj} (appropriate, fit for purpose) | :: corretto |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: destro {m}, destra {f} |
| right {adv} (on the right side) | :: a destra |
| right {adv} (towards the right side) | :: a destra |
| right {interj} (adding seriousness or decisiveness before a statement) | :: bene |
| right {n} (which complies with justice, law or reason) | :: ragione {f} |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: diritto {m} |
| right {n} (right, not left, side) | :: destra |
| right {n} (right hand) | :: destra {f} |
| right {n} (right-wing politicians and parties) | :: destra {f} |
| right {v} (to correct) | :: correggere |
| right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right | :: |
| right angle {n} (angle of 90 degrees) | :: angolo retto {m} |
| right-angled triangle {n} (right-angled triangle) SEE: right triangle | :: |
| right away {adv} (very soon; immediately) | :: subito, immediatamente, al più presto |
| right-handed {n} (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.) | :: destrimano |
| right-handedness {n} (state of being right-handed) | :: destrismo {m} |
| right-hand man {n} (trusted assistant) | :: braccio destro {m} |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| right of first refusal {n} (contractual provision) | :: diritto di prelazione {m} |
| right of way {n} (right to proceed first in traffic) | :: precedenza {f}, diritto di precedenza {m} |
| right of way {n} (legal right of passage) | :: diritto di passo {m} , diritto di passaggio {m} |
| rightsholder {n} /ˈɹaɪts.həʊldə(ɹ)/ (a person or organization that owns the legal rights to something) | :: avente diritto {m} |
| right triangle {n} (a triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles) | :: triangolo rettangolo {m} |
| righty {n} (a right-handed person) | :: destrimano {m} |
| rigid {adj} /ˈɹɪdʒɪd/ (stiff) | :: rigido |
| rigid {adj} | :: rigido |
| rigidity {n} /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/ (The quality or state of being rigid) | :: rigidità {f} |
| rigidly {adv} (in a rigid manner) | :: rigidamente |
| rigidness {n} (rigidity) SEE: rigidity | :: |
| rigmarole {n} /ˈɹɪɡməɹoʊl/ (long and complicated procedure) | :: trafila {f} |
| rigmarole {n} (nonsense talk) | :: tiritera {f}, sproloquio {m} |
| rigorously {adv} (in a rigorous manner) | :: rigorosamente |
| rigour {n} /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ | :: rigore {m} |
| Rijeka {prop} /ɹɪˈjɛkə/ (coastal city in Croatia) | :: Fiume {f} |
| rim {n} /ɹɪm/ (edge around something) | :: orlo, bordo |
| rim {n} (wheel rim) | :: cerchione, cerchio |
| rime {n} /ɹaɪm/ (hoar frost) | :: brina {f} |
| rime {n} (second part of a syllable) | :: rima {f} |
| Rimini {prop} (province of Italy) | :: Rimini |
| Rimini {prop} (a resort town in Italy) | :: Rimini |
| rind {n} /ɹaɪnd/ (hard outer layer of fruit, cheese) | :: buccia {f}, crosta {f} |
| Rindt {prop} | :: Rindt |
| ring {n} /ɹɪŋ/ (circumscribing object) | :: anello {m} |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: anello {m} |
| ring {n} (piece of food in the shape of a ring) | :: anello |
| ring {n} (place where some sports take place) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {n} (astronomy: a formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet) | :: anello |
| ring {v} (o attach a ring to for identification) | :: inanellare |
| ring {v} ((intr.) to produce a resonant sound) | :: suonare |
| ring {n} (algebra: an algebraic structure) | :: anello {m} |
| ring {n} (burner (e.g. of a stove)) SEE: burner | :: |
| ring a bell {v} (to seem vaguely familiar) | :: far venire in mente, suonare familiare |
| ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) | :: gavina americana {f} |
| ringbolt {n} (an eyebolt that has a ring through the eye) | :: golfare {m} |
| ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop | :: |
| ringed plover {n} (Charadrius hiaticula) | :: corriere grosso {m} |
| ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) | :: anulare {m} |
| ringing {n} /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/ (sound) | :: riecheggiamento {m}, risuonamento {m}, riecheggiare |
| ringing {n} (quality of being resonant) | :: risonanza {f} |
| ringing {n} (technique used in the study of birds) | :: anellamento {m} |
| ringlet {n} (lock, tress) | :: ricciolo {m} |
| ring ouzel {n} (Turdus torquatus) | :: merlo dal collare {m} |
| ring road {n} (highway) | :: circonvallazione {f} |
| ring theory {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: teoria degli anelli {f} |
| ringtone {n} (sound made by a telephone when ringing) | :: suoneria {f} |
| ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start | :: |
| ringwoodite {n} (cubic form of olivine) | :: ringwoodite {f} |
| ringworm {n} (contagious fungal affliction of the skin) | :: tigna {f} |
| rinse {v} /ɹɪns/ (to wash something quickly using water and no soap) | :: risciacquare, sciacquare |
| rinse aid {n} (cleaning product said to improve finish of items in dishwashers) | :: brillantante {m} |
| Rio de Janeiro {prop} /ˈɹiːəʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹəʊ/ (municipality) | :: Rio de Janeiro {f} |
| riot {n} /ˈɹaɪ.ɪt/ (tumultuous disturbance of public peace) | :: tumulto {m}, baccano {m}, bailamme {m}, gazzarra {f}, baraonda {f}, cagnara {f}, parapiglia {m}, subbuglio {m}, bordello {m}, schiamazzo, trambusto {m}, rivolta {f}, sommossa {f} |
| riot {n} (excessive and expensive feasting) | :: baldoria {f}, bisboccia {f} |
| riot police {n} (a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds) | :: celere, polizia antisommossa {f} |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| rip {v} (to mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| rip {v} /ɹɪp/ (to divide or separate the parts of) | :: strappare |
| rip {v} (to copy data to a device) | :: copiare |
| rip {n} (something unfairly expensive) SEE: rip-off | :: |
| rip {n} (type of tide or current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| RIP {interj} /ɑː(ɹ) aɪ ˈpiː/ (abbreviation: rest in peace) | :: RIP |
| riparian {adj} /ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən/ (of or pertaining to a riverbank) | :: ripario {m}, ripa {f}, sponda {f} |
| rip current {n} (strong water flow) | :: riflusso {m} |
| ripe {adj} /ɹaɪp/ (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds) | :: maturo {m}, matura {f} |
| ripe {adj} (advanced to the state of fitness for use) | :: maturato |
| ripe {adj} (having attained its full development; mature) | :: maturo |
| ripe {adj} (ready for action or effect; prepared) | :: pronto |
| ripe {adj} | :: maturo |
| ripe {v} (to ripen or mature) | :: maturare |
| ripen {v} /ˈɹaɪpən/ (to grow ripe) | :: maturare |
| rip off {v} ((idiom) to steal, cheat or swindle) | :: spiumare |
| rip-off {n} (unfair price or rate) | :: frode {f}, inculata {f}, fregatura {f}, bidone {m} |
| ripost {n} | :: riposta |
| riposte {n} /ɹɪˈpəʊst/ | :: riposta |
| ripper {n} /ˈɹɪpə/ (murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade) | :: squartatore {m} |
| ripple {n} /ˈɹɪp(ə)l/ (moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid) | :: increspatura {f} |
| ripple {n} (implement for removing the seeds from flax) | :: scapecchiatoio {m} |
| ripple effect {n} (one event instigating a set of other events) | :: effetto onda {m} |
| riptide {n} (rip current) SEE: rip current | :: |
| Ripuarian {prop} (West Germanic dialect) | :: ripuario {m} |
| rip up {v} (to destroy by ripping) | :: dilaniare, sbranare |
| Risan {prop} (town) | :: Risano |
| rise {v} /ɹaɪz/ (to move upwards) | :: salire, sorgere |
| rise {v} | :: alzarsi, sollevarsi |
| rise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| riser {n} /ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (part of a step) | :: alzata {f} |
| risible {adj} /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/ (pertaining to laughter) | :: risibile {m} |
| risible {adj} (provoking laughter) | :: risibile {m} |
| risk {n} /ɹɪsk/ (possible, usually negative, outcome) | :: rischio {m} |
| risk {n} | :: rischio {m} |
| risk {v} (to incur risk to something) | :: rischiare |
| risky {adj} /ˈɹɪski/ (dangerous, involving risks) | :: rischioso, arrischiato, pericoloso, azzardato {m} |
| risotto {n} /ɹɪˈzɑtoʊ/ (food) | :: risotto {m} |
| Rissian {adj} | :: rissiano |
| rite {n} /ɹaɪt/ (ritual) | :: rito {m} |
| ritual {adj} /ˈɹɪ.tʃu.əl/ (related to a rite) | :: rituale |
| ritual {n} (rite) | :: rituale {m} |
| rival {n} /ˈɹaɪvəl/ (competitor with the same objective) | :: rivale {m}, competitore, antagonista {m}, avversario |
| rival {n} (someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another) | :: rivale {m}, pari {m}, avversario |
| rival {v} (to oppose or compete with) | :: rivaleggiare, competere |
| rivalry {n} /ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/ (competition) | :: rivalità, antagonismo {m} |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: fiume {m}, rivo {m} |
| river {n} | :: fiume {m} |
| river basin {n} (river basin) | :: bacino fluviale {m} |
| riverbed {n} /ˈɹɪvɚˌbɛd/ (a river bottom) | :: alveo, letto |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| rivet {n} /ˈɹɪvət/ (cylindrical mechanical fastener) | :: rivetto {m}, ribattino {m} |
| rivet {v} (to attach or fasten parts by using rivets) | :: chiodare |
| rivulet {n} /ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/ (small brook) | :: rigagnolo {m} |
| Riyadh {prop} /ɹiˈjɑːd/ (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Riad {f} |
| RNA {n} (abbreviation of ribonucleic acid) | :: RNA {m} |
| röntgen {n} /ˈɹɜːnt.ɡən/ (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) | :: röntgen {m} |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| roach {n} /ɹoʊtʃ/ (nautical: curve in the aft edge of a sail) | :: allunamento {m} |
| road {n} /ɹəʊd/ (a way for travel) | :: strada {f}, via {f} |
| road {n} (nautical: partially sheltered waters) SEE: roadstead | :: |
| roadblock {n} (Something that blocks or obstructs a road) | :: blocco stradale {m} |
| road hog {n} (bad or inconsiderate driver) | :: pirata della strada {m} |
| roadhouse {n} (establishment) | :: taverna {f}, locanda {f} |
| Roadian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period) | :: Roadiano |
| road map {n} (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) | :: carta turìstica {f}, cartina {f}, mappa stradale |
| road map {n} (plan of action) | :: tabella di marcia |
| road roller {n} (heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt) | :: rullo compressore {m} |
| roadside hawk {n} (Buteo magnirostris) | :: poiana beccogrosso {f} |
| roadstead {n} (partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour) | :: rada {f} |
| roam {v} /ɹoʊm/ (wander freely) | :: vagare, girovagare |
| roan {adj} /ɹoʊn/ (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) | :: rabicano, roano, rovano |
| roan {n} (animal) | :: roano {m} |
| roan {n} (color) | :: roano {m} |
| Roana {prop} (commune in Italy) | :: Roana |
| roan antelope {n} (Hippotragus equinus) | :: antilope roana {f} |
| roar {v} /ɹɔɹ/ (to make loud, deep cry of emotion) | :: ruggire |
| roar {v} (to laugh in a particularly loud manner) | :: sganasciarsi dalle risate, sbellicarsi dalle risate |
| roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) | :: ruggire |
| roar {v} | :: ruggìre |
| roar {n} (long, loud, deep shout) | :: ruggìto {m}, ruggito {m} |
| roar {n} (cry of the lion) | :: ruggìto {m}, ruggito {m} |
| roar {n} (deep cry of the bull) | :: muggire |
| roar {n} (loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine) | :: rombo {m} |
| roast {v} /ɹoʊst/ (to cook food by heating in an oven or fire) | :: arrostire |
| roast {n} (cut of meat) | :: arrosto {m} |
| roast {n} | :: arrosti {p} |
| roast {adj} (having been cooked by roasting) | :: al forno |
| roast beef {n} (Beef cooked by roasting) | :: rosbif {m}, manzo arrostito {m}, arrosto di manzo {m} |
| roasted {adj} /ˈɹoʊstɪd/ (cooked by roasting) | :: arrostito |
| rob {v} /ɹɑb/ (to steal from, using violence) | :: rapinare, saccheggiare |
| rob {v} (to deprive of) | :: rubare, privare |
| rob {v} | :: derubare |
| robber {n} /ˈɹɒ.bə(ɹ)/ (one who robs) | :: rapinatore {m}, ladro {m}, ladrone {m} |
| robber crab {n} (coconut crab) SEE: coconut crab | :: |
| robbery {n} /ˈɹɒbəɹi/ (act or practice of robbing) | :: furto {m}, ruberia {f}, rapina {f} |
| robe {n} /ɹoʊb/ (long, loose outer garment) | :: veste {f}, abito {m}, toga {f} |
| Robert {prop} /ˈɹɒb.ət/ (given name) | :: Roberto |
| Roberta {prop} (female given name) | :: Roberta {f} |
| robin {n} /ˈɹɑb.ɪn/ (Erithacus rubecula) | :: pettirosso {m} |
| Robin Hood {prop} /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/ (legendary outlaw) | :: Robin Hood {m} |
| robot {n} /ˈɹoʊbɑt/ (intelligent mechanical being) | :: robot {m} |
| robot {n} (person who does not seem to have any emotions) | :: robot {m}, automa {m} |
| robot {n} (machine to perform complex tasks) | :: robot {m}, automa {m} |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| robotic {adj} /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪk/ (of, relating to, or resembling a robot) | :: robotico |
| robotics {n} /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪks/ (The science and technology of robots) | :: robotica {f} |
| robotization {n} | :: robotizzazione {f} |
| robust {adj} /ɹoʊˈbʌst/ (evincing strength) | :: robusto |
| rocambolesque {adj} (fantastic) | :: rocambolesco |
| Rocco {prop} (male given name) | :: Rocco |
| rock {n} /ɹɑk/ (natural mineral aggregate) | :: roccia {f} |
| rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) | :: roccia {f} |
| rock {n} (large stone or boulder) | :: roccia {f} |
| rock {n} | :: roccia {f}, pietra {f}, sasso {m}, masso {m}, scoglio {m} |
| rock {v} (move gently back and forth) | :: cullare, ondeggiare, trastullare |
| rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) | :: cullare |
| rock {n} (style of music) | :: rock {m} |
| rock {v} (to play, perform, or enjoy rock music) | :: suonare il rock |
| rock {n} (distaff) SEE: distaff | :: |
| rock bottom {n} (the very lowest possible level) | :: fondo del barile {m} |
| rock climber {n} (one who rock climbs) | :: rocciatore {m} |
| rock dove {n} /ɹɒk dʌv/ (Columba livia) | :: piccione selvatico occidentale {m} |
| rocker {n} /ˈɹɒkə(ɹ)/ (Hence, a rocking chair) | :: sedia a dondolo {f} |
| rocket {n} /ˈɹɑkɪt/ (rocket engine) | :: motore a razzo {m} |
| rocket {n} (military: non-guided missile) | :: razzo {m} |
| rocket {n} (vehicle) | :: razzo {m} |
| rocket {n} (rocket-propelled firework, see also: skyrocket) | :: razzo {m} |
| rocket {n} (arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket launcher {n} (device for launching a missile) | :: lanciarazzi {m} |
| rocket salad {n} (rocket, arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rockfish {n} (stonefish) SEE: stonefish | :: |
| rock hyrax {n} (Procavia capensis) | :: irace del Capo {f} |
| Rockies {prop} (Rocky Mountains) SEE: Rocky Mountains | :: |
| rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) | :: sedia a dondolo {f} |
| rocking horse {n} (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) | :: cavallo a dondolo {m} |
| rock lobster {n} (spiny lobster) SEE: spiny lobster | :: |
| rockmelon {n} (Cucumis melo reticulatus) SEE: cantaloupe | :: |
| rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) | :: morra cinese {f}, carta, forbice, sasso {m} |
| rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove | :: |
| rockstar {n} (member of a rock band) | :: rockstar {f} |
| rock the boat {v} (disturb the status quo) | :: causare guai |
| rockwool {n} (inorganic material, resembling fiber) SEE: mineral wool | :: |
| rocky {adj} /ˈɹʷɒki/ (unstable, easily rocked) | :: traballante, instabile, vacillante, malfermo |
| rocky {adj} (figurative: troubled) | :: travagliato |
| rocky {adj} (full of rocks) | :: roccioso, petroso, sassoso, rupestre |
| Rocky Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Montagne Rocciose {f} |
| rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned | :: |
| rod {n} /ɹɑd/ (straight round stick, shaft, or bar) | :: palo {m}, pertica {f}, stecca {f}, bastone {m} |
| rod {n} (fishing rod or pole) | :: canna {f}, canna da pesca {f} |
| rod {n} (stick or bundle used for punishment) | :: verga {f}, bacchetta {f} |
| rod {n} (stick to measure length) | :: pertica {f} |
| rod {n} (unit of length) | :: pertica {f} |
| rod {n} (connector, part of a machine) | :: barra {f}, biella {f} |
| rod {n} (part of the retina of the eye) | :: bastoncello {m} |
| rod {n} (stirring rod) | :: bacchetta {f} |
| rod {n} (slang: penis) | :: verga {f} |
| rod {n} | :: asta |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rodent {n} /ˈɹəʊdənt/ (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: roditore {m} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} /ˈɹoʊ/ (eggs of fish) | :: uova |
| roebuck {n} /ˈɹəʊ.bʌk/ (male roe deer) | :: capriolo {m} |
| roe deer {n} /ˈɹəʊˌdɪə/ (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: capriolo {m} |
| roentgenium {n} /ɹɛntˈɡɛniəm/ (chemical element) | :: roentgenio {m} |
| roger {interj} /ˈɹɒdʒə/ (received) | :: ricevuto |
| Roger {prop} /ˈɹɒdʒə/ (male given name) | :: Ruggero {m} |
| roger that {interj} (received) SEE: roger | :: |
| rogue {n} /ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/ (a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person) | :: briccone {m}, canaglia {f}, buono a nulla {m} |
| roguery {n} (malicious or reckless behaviour) | :: birbantaggine {f}, birbanteria {f}, bricconaggine {f}, bricconeria {f}, marioleria {f}, baronata {f}, ribalderia {f} |
| roguery {n} (mischievous behaviour) | :: birboneria {f}, furfantaggine {f}, furfanteria {f} |
| rogue wave {n} (unexpected, dangerously large wave) | :: onda anomala {f} |
| roil {v} /ɹɔɪl/ (render turbid) | :: intorbidare, rendere torbido |
| Roland {prop} (male given name) | :: Rolando, Orlando |
| role {n} /ɹəʊl/ (character or part) | :: ruolo {m} |
| role {n} (the function or position of something) | :: ruolo |
| role model {n} (a person who serves as an example) | :: modello di comportamento {m}, esempio {m}, modello {m}, falsariga {f}, paradigma {m} |
| roleplay {n} (roleplaying game) SEE: roleplaying game | :: |
| roleplaying game {n} (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) | :: gioco di ruolo {m} |
| roll {v} /ɹəʊl/ (to cause to revolve) | :: far rotolare, far girare |
| roll {v} (to wrap round on itself) | :: arrotolare , accartocciare , formare una palla di , rullare |
| roll {v} (to bind or involve by winding) | :: impacchettare , involtolare, avvolgere |
| roll {v} (to drive or impel forward with an easy motion) | :: spingere |
| roll {v} (to beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum) | :: far rullare |
| roll {n} (the act of rolling) | :: rotolare, rotolamento {m} |
| roll {n} (that which rolls; a roller) | :: rotolo {m} |
| roll {n} (a heavy cylinder used to break clods) | :: rullo {m} |
| roll {n} (one of a set of revolving cylinders between which metal is pressed) | :: rullo |
| roll {n} (a heavy, reverberatory sound) | :: tonfo {m} |
| roll {n} (the uniform beating of a drum) | :: rullo di tamburi |
| roll {n} (that which is rolled up) | :: arrotolato |
| roll {n} (an official or public document) | :: rotolo {m} |
| roll {n} (a cylindrical twist of tobacco) | :: rullare, rotolo {m} |
| roll {n} (shortened raised biscuit or bread) | :: panino {m} |
| rollback {n} (a return to a prior state) | :: arretramento {m}, retrocessione {f} |
| rollback {n} (a withdrawal of military forces) | :: retromarcia {f}, ritirata {f}, arretramento {m} |
| roll call {n} (reading of a list of names and responses) | :: appello {m} |
| rolled fillet {n} (chopped veal rolled in a piece of bacon) | :: messicano {m}, involtino {m} |
| roller {n} (slang: police) SEE: cop | :: |
| roller {n} /ˈɹəʊlə/ (large, wide, curling wave) | :: cavallone {m} |
| roller {n} (hair roller) SEE: hair roller | :: |
| rollerblade {n} (type of roller skate) | :: pattino in linea {m} |
| roller blind {n} (blind for a window) | :: avvolgibile {m}, tapparella {f} |
| rollercoaster {n} /ˈɹoʊlɚˌkoʊstɚ/ (amusement ride) | :: montagne russe {f-p}, otto volante {m}, ottovolante {m} |
| roller derby {n} (sport) | :: roller derby {m} |
| roller towel {n} (continuous loop of towelling attached to a roller) | :: bandinella {f} |
| roller towel {n} (long length of towelling fed from a device that takes up the used portion) | :: bandinella {f} |
| Rolle's theorem {prop} (theorem that a differentiable function with points of equal value must have a point of zero slope between them) | :: teorema di Rolle {m} |
| rollie {n} (cigarette rolled by hand) SEE: roll up | :: |
| rolling paper {n} (paper for rolling cigarettes) | :: cartina {f} |
| rolling pin {n} (food preparation utensil) | :: matterello {m} |
| rolling stone {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| roll out the red carpet {v} (extend the utmost hospitality) | :: offrire un trattamento coi fiocchi |
| roll up {v} (to make into a bundle) | :: arrotolare |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (roll one's sleeves up) | :: rimboccarsi le maniche, smanicarsi |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (prepare to work) | :: darsi da fare, rimboccarsi le maniche |
| roly-poly {n} /ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli/ (toy that rights itself when pushed over) | :: misirizzi {m} |
| Rom {n} /ɹoʊm/ (a member of the Romani people) | :: zingaro {m}, zingara {f} |
| Roma {prop} (the Romani people) | :: Rom |
| Romagnol {prop} (a Romance language) | :: romagnolo {m} |
| Romaic {adj} (of or pertaining to modern Greece) | :: romaico |
| romaji {n} /ˈɹoʊmədʒi/ (romanization of Japanese) | :: romaji {m}, rōmaji {m} |
| Roman {adj} /ˈɹoʊmən/ (of or from Rome) | :: romano {m}, romana {f} |
| Roman {n} (a native or resident of Rome) | :: romano {m}, romana {f} |
| Roman {n} (a native or inhabitant of the Roman Empire) | :: romano {m}, romana {f} |
| Roman alphabet {n} (Latin alphabet) SEE: Latin alphabet | :: |
| Roman candle {n} (a type of firework) | :: candela romana |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: Chiesa cattolica romana {f} |
| romance {n} /ɹoʊˈmæns/ (intimate relationship, love affair) | :: storia d'amore |
| romance {n} (idealized love) | :: romanticheria {f}, idillio {m} |
| romance {n} (mysterious, fascinating quality) | :: poesia {f}, atmosfera fantasiosa {f} |
| romance {n} (story or novel dealing with idealized love) | :: romanzo {m} |
| romance {n} (embellished account) | :: esagerazione fantasiosa {f} |
| Romance {adj} (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) | :: neolatino, romanzo, romanico |
| Romance language {n} (language descended from Latin) | :: lingua romanza {f} |
| Romandy {prop} (French-speaking Switzerland) | :: Romandia {f}, Svizzera francese {f}, Svizzera romanda {f} |
| Roman Empire {prop} /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ (ancient Latin empire) | :: Impero romano {m} |
| Romanesque {adj} /ˌɹoʊməˈnɛsk/ (Applied to the debased style of the later Roman empire) | :: romanico |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romani {n} (nomadic people) SEE: Roma | :: |
| Romania {prop} /ɹoˈmeɪˌni.ə/ (South-Eastern European country) | :: Romania {f} |
| Romanian {adj} /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) | :: romeno {m}, romena {f}, rumeno {m}, rumena {f} |
| Romanian {n} (native of Romania) | :: romeno {m}, romena {f}, rumeno {m}, rumena {f} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: romeno {m}, rumeno {m} |
| romanise {v} (romanize) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Romanise {v} (romanize) SEE: romanize | :: |
| romanize {v} (to put letters or words into the Latin alphabet) | :: romanizzare |
| Roman nose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose | :: |
| Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) | :: numero romano {m} |
| Romans {prop} /ˈɹəʊmənz/ (book of the Bible) | :: Romani |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Romani {m-p} |
| Romansch {n} /ɹə(ʊ)ˈmanʃ/ (the Romance language) | :: romancio |
| romantic {adj} /ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/ (fantastic, idealistic) | :: romantico |
| romantic {adj} (powerfully sentimental, evocative) | :: romantico |
| romantic {adj} (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) | :: romantico |
| romantic {n} (person with romantic character) | :: romantico |
| romantic {n} (person who is behaving romantically) | :: romantico |
| romantically {adv} (in a romantic way) | :: romanticamente |
| Romanticism {prop} (artistic and intellectual movement) | :: Romanticismo {m} |
| romanticize {v} (to view something in a romantic manner) | :: romanzare |
| Rome {prop} /ɹoʊm/ (city) | :: Roma {f} |
| Rome {prop} (empire) | :: impero romano {m}, Roma {f} |
| Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Romeo {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) | :: Romeo {m} |
| Romeo {prop} (letter R in the ICAO spelling alphabet) | :: Roma |
| Romeo {n} (man who is a great lover) | :: romeo {m}, casanova {m}, dongiovanni {m} |
| Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | :: Roma non fu fatta in un giorno |
| romp {v} (to play roughly or energetically) | :: spassarsela, ruzzare, scorrazzare |
| romp {n} (period of boisterous play) | :: scorrazzata {f} |
| romper suit {n} (one-piece garment) SEE: onesie | :: |
| Romulus {prop} /ˈrɒmjʊləs/ (legendary founder of Rome) | :: Romolo {m} |
| Ronald {prop} /ˈɹɑnəld/ (male given name) | :: Ronaldo {m} |
| rondel {n} (long thin medieval dagger) | :: daga a rondelle {f} |
| roof {n} /ɹuːf/ (the cover at the top of a building) | :: tetto {m} |
| roof rabbit {n} | :: coniglio di grondaia |
| roof tile {n} (tile covering a roof) | :: tegola {f} |
| rook {n} /ɹʊk/ (bird) | :: corvo comune {m} |
| rook {v} (cheat, swindle) | :: imbrogliare |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: rocco {m}, torre {f} |
| rook {n} (fortification) | :: rocca |
| rookery {n} (a colony of breeding birds or other animals) | :: colonia {f}, zona di nidificazione {f} |
| rookie {adj} (amateur) SEE: amateur | :: |
| rookie {n} /ˈɹʊki/ (an inexperienced recruit) | :: recluta |
| rookie {n} (a novice) | :: principiante |
| room {n} /ɹuːm/ (opportunity or scope) | :: motivo {m}, opportunità {f} |
| room {n} (space) | :: spazio {m} |
| room {n} (specific area of space) | :: posto {m} |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: stanza {f}, camera {f} (a bedroom), sala {f} |
| room {v} (to reside) | :: alloggiare |
| roommate {n} /ˈɹumˌmeɪt/ (a person with whom one shares a room) | :: compagno di stanza {m} |
| roommate {n} (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) | :: coinquilino {m} |
| roost {n} /ɹuːst/ (place for sleeping birds) | :: pollaio {m} |
| roost {v} | :: appollaiarsi |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} /ˈɹustəɹ/ (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: gallo {m} |
| rooster {n} (powerful person) SEE: big cheese | :: |
| rooster {n} (informant) SEE: informant | :: |
| root {n} /ɹuːt/ (part of a plant) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (part of a hair under the skin) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (part of a hair near the skin) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) | :: radice {f} |
| root {n} (linguistic morphology: primary lexical unit of a word) | :: radice {f} |
| root {v} (coarse slang: to have sexual intercourse) | :: scopare, trombare, fottere |
| root {n} (coarse slang: act of sexual intercourse) | :: trombata {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| root cause {n} (initiating cause) | :: causa scatenante {f}, causa ultima {f} |
| root for {v} (encourage a favored person) | :: tifare, fare il tifo |
| rooting {n} (The process of forming roots.) | :: radicazione |
| root mean square {n} (type of average) | :: media quadratica |
| root of unity {n} (field element, some positive power of which equals 1) | :: radice dell'unità {f} |
| roots {n} /ɹuːts/ (ancestors) | :: antenati |
| roots {n} (beginnings) | :: origini, radici |
| rootstock {n} (a healthy plant used as the base for grafting) | :: portainnesto {m} |
| rope {n} /ɹoʊp/ (thick, strong string) | :: corda {f}, cavo {m} |
| rope {n} (a length of this string) | :: corda {f} |
| ropemaker {n} (maker of ropes) | :: cordaio {m} |
| ropemaking {n} (the manufacture of rope) | :: cordatura {f} |
| rorqual {n} /ˈɹɒɹkwəl/ (whale with long skin folds below mouth) | :: balenottera {f} |
| rosé {n} /ɹoʊ̯ˈzeɪ̯/ (wine) | :: rosé {m}, rosato {m} |
| Rosa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Rose | :: |
| rosacea {n} (chronic condition) | :: rosacea {f} |
| Rosalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosalia |
| Rosalind {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosalinda |
| Rosamund {prop} /ˈroʊzəmənd/ (female given name) | :: Rosmunda {f} |
| rosary {n} /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/ (Catholic prayer beads) | :: rosario {m} |
| rosary {n} (devotion) | :: rosario |
| rosasite {n} (mineral) | :: rosasite |
| rose {n} /ɹoʊz/ (shrub) | :: rosa {f} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: rosa {f} |
| rose {n} (colour) | :: rosa {f}, rosato {m} |
| rose {n} (nozzle) | :: cipolla {f} |
| rose {adj} (colour) | :: rosa |
| Rose {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosa |
| rosebush {n} (rose plant) | :: rosaio {m} |
| rose-colored glasses {n} (overly optimistic perception of something) | :: gli occhi di un bambino {m-p}, occhi di bambino {m-p} |
| rosehip {n} /ˈɹoʊzhɪp/ (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: cinorrodo {m}, frutto della rosa canina {m} |
| roselle {n} /ɹəʊˈzɛl/ (Hibiscus sabdariffa) | :: carcadè {m} |
| rosemary {n} (shrub) | :: rosmarino {m}, ramerino {m} |
| Rosemary {prop} (female given name) | :: Mariarosa {f} |
| rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) | :: quarzo rosa {m} |
| Rosetta Stone {prop} (large inscribed stone) | :: Stele di Rosetta |
| rosette {n} /ɹoʊˈzɛt/ (ornamental imitation of a rose) | :: coccarda {f} |
| rosewater {n} (a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water) | :: acqua di rose {f} |
| rose window {n} (circular window) | :: rosone {m} |
| rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin | :: |
| rosin {n} /ˈɹɒ.zən/ (solid form of resin) | :: colofonia {f} |
| rosish {adj} (somewhat rosy, pale pink) | :: rosastro {m}, rosastra {f} |
| Rossi {prop} | :: Rossi |
| Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) | :: gabbiano di Ross {m} |
| roster {n} (schedule) SEE: schedule | :: |
| roster {n} /ˈɹɑstɚ/ (a list of names) | :: ruolino {m}, ruolino di servizio {m}, ruolino di marcia {m}, calendario di lavoro {m} |
| Rostov-na-Donu {prop} (a city in Russia) SEE: Rostov-on-Don | :: |
| Rostov-on-Don {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Rostov-sul-Don {m} |
| rostral {adj} (relating to the rostrum) | :: rostrale |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rostrum {n} /ˈɹɑː.stɹəm/ (dais, pulpit, or similar platform) | :: rostro {m}, pulpito {m} |
| rostrum {n} (projecting prow of a rowed warship) | :: rostro {m} |
| rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) | :: vino rosato {m} |
| rosy {adj} /ˈɹoʊzi/ (rose-coloured) | :: roseo |
| rot {v} /ɹɒt/ ((intransitive) to suffer decomposition) | :: marcire, putrefarsi |
| rota {n} /ˈɹəʊ.tə/ (schedule) | :: ruolino di marcia {m}, calendario di lavoro {m}, ruolino di servizio {m} |
| Rotarian {n} /ɹoʊˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ (member of a Rotary Club) | :: rotariano {m} |
| rotary {n} (traffic circle) SEE: traffic circle | :: |
| rotate {v} /ˈɹoʊteɪt/ (to spin, turn, or revolve) | :: ruotare |
| rotation {n} /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/ (act of turning around a centre) | :: rotazione |
| rotation {n} (single cycle of turning) | :: rotazione {f}, giro completo {m}, rivoluzione {f}, ciclo completo {m} |
| rotation {n} (regular variation in a sequence) | :: rotazione {f}, rotazione delle colture {f} |
| rotational {adj} (of, pertaining to or caused by rotation) | :: rotazionale |
| rotelle {n} /ɹəʊˈtɛleɪ/ (type of pasta) | :: rotelle {f-p} |
| rotisserie {n} /ɹəʊˈtɪ.sə.ɹi/ | :: rosticceria {f} |
| rotodyne {n} | :: rotodina {f} |
| roton {n} (quantum of rotation) | :: rotone {m} |
| rotor {n} /ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/ (a rotating part of a mechanical device) | :: rotore {m} |
| rotor {n} (the wing of a helicopter or similar) | :: rotore {m}, pala {f} |
| rotorcraft {n} (aircraft that obtains its lift from rotors) | :: aerogiro {m} |
| rotten {adj} /ˈɹɑtn̩/ (decayed, gone bad) | :: marcito, marcio |
| rotten {adj} (mean) | :: malvagio |
| rottol {n} /ˈɹɑdɑl/ (unit of dry weight) | :: rotolo {m} |
| rotula {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| rotund {adj} /ɹoʊˈtʌnd/ (Having a round or spherical shape) | :: rotondo {m}, tondo |
| rotund {adj} (Round in body shape) | :: rotondo |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| Rotzo {prop} (town in Italy) | :: Rotzo |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| rough {adj} /ɹʌf/ (not smooth) | :: ruvido, rugoso, scabro {m} |
| rough {adj} (approximate) | :: approssimato |
| rough {adj} (turbulent) | :: mosso |
| rough {adj} (difficult) | :: difficile |
| rough {adj} (crude, unrefined) | :: rude |
| rough breathing {n} (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) | :: spirito aspro {m} |
| rough-hew {v} (cut or shape something roughly) | :: sbozzare, sgrossare, sgrezzare |
| roughly {adv} /ˈɹʌf.li/ (unevenly) | :: aprprossimativamente, a grosso modo |
| roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| rouille {n} /ˈɹui/ (type of sauce from Provence, France) | :: rouille |
| roulade {n} /ɹuːˈlɑːd/ (A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked) | :: involtino |
| roulette {n} (game of chance) | :: roulette {f} |
| roulette {n} (locus) | :: rulletta {f} |
| round {adj} /ˈɹaʊnd/ (circular or cylindrical) | :: rotondo, tondo |
| round {adj} (plump) | :: rotondo |
| round {n} (circular object) | :: tondo {m}, circolo {m}, cerchio {m} |
| round {n} (circular or repetitious route) | :: giro {m}, tappa |
| round {n} (outburst) | :: salva {f}, scroscio {m}, esplosione {f}, scoppio {m} |
| round {n} (song with each subset starting at a different time) | :: canone {m} |
| round {n} (serving) | :: giro {m}, mano {m} |
| round {n} (single individual portion or dose of medicine) | :: ciclo {m}, serie {f} |
| round {n} (circular paintbrush) | :: pennello a testa tonda {m} |
| round {n} (individual ammunition shell) | :: carica {f}, salva {f} |
| round {n} (segment of a sport event) | :: ripresa {f} |
| round {n} (rounded relief or cut at an edge) | :: bisello {m}, smussatura {f} |
| round {n} (strip of material with a circular face) | :: imbottitura {f}, antiurto {m} |
| round {n} (hindquarters of a bovine for butchering) | :: girello {m}, lombo {m} |
| round {n} (rung of a ladder) | :: piolo {m} |
| round {v} (to complete, fill out) | :: riempire, completare |
| round {prep} (around) SEE: around | :: |
| round {adv} (around) SEE: around | :: |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: rotatoria {f}, rotonda {f} |
| round angle {n} (an angle of 360 degrees) | :: angolo giro {m} |
| round bracket {n} (parenthesis, bracket) | :: parentesi tonda {f}, parentesi {f} |
| round down {v} (to round downwards to the desired accuracy) | :: arrotondare per difetto {m} |
| rounded {adj} /ˈɹaʊndɪd/ (pronounced with the lips drawn together) | :: arrotondato |
| roundel {n} /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/ (heraldry: a circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle) | :: of tincture: torta {f}, tortello {m}; of metal: bisante {m} |
| roundel {n} | :: coccarda |
| Roundhead {n} (English Civil War: nickname) | :: testa rotonda {f}, teste rotonde {f-p} |
| roundhouse kick {n} | :: calcio circolare |
| rounding {adj} /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ (round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish) | :: arrotondamento |
| rounding {n} (the act of rounding a mathematical value) | :: arrotondamento {m} |
| Round Table {prop} (King Arthur's table) | :: Tavola Rotonda {f} |
| round the clock {prep} (24 hours per day) SEE: around the clock | :: |
| round trip {n} (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) | :: andata e ritorno |
| round up {v} (to round up a number) | :: arrotondare per eccesso {m} |
| roundworm {n} (invertebrate of the phylum Nematoda) SEE: nematode | :: |
| Rousseauian {adj} /ɹuːˈsəʊɪən/ (of or relating to the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau) | :: rousseauiano, russoiano, russoviano |
| Roussillon {prop} (region of southern France) | :: Rossiglione {m} |
| rout {v} /ɹaʊt/ (to defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat) | :: sbarattare |
| route {n} /ɹuːt/ (course or way traveled) | :: percorso {m} |
| route {n} (passing, course, road) | :: via {f}, strada {f} |
| route {n} (way to do something) | :: via {f}, strada {f} |
| route {v} (to direct along a particular course) | :: avviare, instradare, dirigere |
| route {v} (internet: to connect two LANs) | :: connettere, instradare |
| router {n} /ˈɹaʊtɚ/ (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: router {m} |
| routine {adj} /ɹuːˈtiːn/ (regular; habitual) | :: di routine |
| routing {n} /ˈɹutɪŋ/ (a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet) | :: instradamento {m} |
| rove {v} /ɹoʊv/ (to wander about at random) | :: girovagare, vagabondare |
| Rovereto {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Rovereto |
| rovibronic {adj} | :: rovibronico |
| Rovigo {prop} (province) | :: Rovigo |
| Rovigo {prop} (town) | :: Rovigo {f} |
| Rovinj {prop} (city in Croatia) | :: Rovigno |
| row {n} /ˈɹoʊ/ (line of objects) | :: fila {f}, serie {f}, sequenza {f}, successione {f} |
| row {n} (in a table) | :: riga {f} |
| row {n} /ɹoʊ/ (exercise) | :: remata {f} |
| row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) | :: remare |
| row {v} (intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars) | :: remare, vogare |
| row {n} /ɹaʊ/ (noisy argument) | :: lite {f}, rissa {f}, cazziata {f}, cazziatone {m} |
| row {n} (continual loud noise) | :: chiasso {m}, schiamazzo {m}, baccano {m} |
| row {v} (intransitive: to argue noisily) | :: berciare, litigare, schiamazzare |
| rowan {n} /ˈɹaʊ.ən/ (Sorbus aucuparia) | :: sorbo degli uccellatori {m} |
| rowan {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus) | :: sorbo {m} |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: barca a remi {f} |
| rowdy {adj} /ˈɹaʊdi/ (rough and disorderly) | :: chiassoso |
| rowen {n} | :: guaime {m} |
| rower {n} /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ (person who rows a boat) | :: rematore {m}, rematrice {f} |
| rowhome {n} (house) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| row house {n} (rowhouse) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| rowhouse {n} (house) | :: casa a schiera {f} |
| rowing {n} /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ (action of the verb "to row") | :: voga {f} |
| rowing {n} (the sport) | :: canottaggio {m} |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| rowlock {n} /ˈɹʌlək/ (support for an oar) | :: scalmo {m} |
| Roxana {prop} (the wife of Alexander the Great) | :: Rossane |
| Roxana {prop} (female given name) | :: Rossana |
| Roxanne {prop} (female given name) SEE: Roxana | :: |
| Roya {prop} (river and associated valley) | :: Roia {f} |
| royal {adj} /ˈɹɔɪəl/ (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: reale, regale |
| royal {adj} (majestic) SEE: majestic | :: |
| royal antelope {n} (species of antelope) | :: antilope pigmea {f} |
| royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) | :: famiglia reale {f} |
| royal fish {n} | :: pesce reale {m} |
| royal flush {n} (ace-high straight flush) | :: scala reale {f} |
| royalist {n} (supporter of monarchy) | :: realista {m} {f} |
| royal jelly {n} (substance secreted by bees) | :: pappa reale {f} |
| Royal Navy {prop} (British navy) | :: Marina Reale |
| royal poinciana {n} (flamboyant) SEE: flamboyant | :: |
| Roy G. Biv {prop} /ɹɔɪ d͡ʒiː bɪv/ (mnemonic) | :: RAGVAIV |
| rozzer {n} /ˈɹɒzə(ɹ)/ ((slang) police officer) | :: poliziotto {m} |
| RPG {n} (role-playing game) | :: GDR {m}, RPG {m} |
| -rrhea {suffix} (flowing) | :: -rragia |
| rRNA {n} (ribosomal RNA) | :: rRNA |
| rösti {n} /ˈɹɔsti/ (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) | :: rösti {m} |
| RTFM {phrase} (Abbreviation of Read the fucking manual) | :: LIFM (leggi il fottuto manuale) |
| rub {n} /ɹʌb/ (act of rubbing) | :: strofinamento {m} |
| rub {v} (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) | :: strofinare, fregare |
| rubber {n} /ˈɹʌbɚ/ (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: gomma {f} |
| rubber {n} (condom) | :: preservativo {m} |
| rubber {n} | :: gomma {f}, gomma da cancellare {f} |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubber band {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| rubber duck {n} (toy shaped like a duck) | :: paperella di gomma {f}, papera di gomma {f} |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubberneck {n} (someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring, see also: rubbernecker) | :: ficcanaso {m}, curioso {m}, impiccione {m} |
| rubbernecker {n} /ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/ (someone who cranes their neck to see something) | :: curioso {m}, curiosa {f}, ficcanaso {m}, impiccione {m}, impicciona {f} |
| rubber tree {n} (Hevea brasiliensis) | :: albero della gomma {m} |
| rubbery {adj} (relating to or resembling rubber) | :: gommoso |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubbish {n} /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ (nonsense) | :: corbelleria {f}, cretinata {f}, assurdità {f} |
| rubbish {n} | :: porcherie {f-p} |
| rubbish {interj} (used to express that something is exceedingly bad) | :: schifezza {f}, sciocchezza {f} |
| rubbish {interj} (used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue) | :: corbelleria {f}, cretinata {f}, assurdità {f} |
| rubbish bin {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| rubble {n} /ˈɹʌb.əl/ (the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry) | :: calcinacci {m-p}, macerie {f-p}, detriti {m-p} |
| rubella {n} /ɹuːˈbɛlə/ (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract) | :: rosolia {f} |
| rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles | :: |
| rubidium {n} /ˌɹuːˈbɪd.i.əm/ (element with atomic number 37) | :: rubidio {m} |
| ruble {n} /ɹuːbəl/ (Russian monetary unit) | :: rublo {m} |
| rub salt in the wound {v} (to make an injury feel worse) | :: mettere il dito nella piaga |
| rub someone the wrong way {v} (to bother) | :: infastidire, irritare |
| ruby {n} /ˈɹuːbi/ (type of gem) | :: rubino {m} |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| ruckus room {n} (recreation room) SEE: recreation room | :: |
| rudder {n} /ˈɹʌdɚ/ (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) | :: timone {m}, timone orizzontale {m} |
| rudder {n} (control surface of an aircraft) | :: timone {m}, timone di coda {m}, timone di profondità {m}, timone di direzione {m} |
| ruddy {adj} /ˈɹʌdi/ (reddish) | :: rubicondo |
| rude {adj} /ɹuːd/ (bad-mannered) | :: rude, maleducato {m} |
| rude {adj} (obscene, pornographic, offensive) | :: oscena {f}, offensivo {m} |
| rudely {adv} /ˈɹuːdli/ (in a rude manner) | :: ignorantemente, villanamente, scortesemente, inurbanamente, maleducatamente, sgarbatamente, incivilmente, screanzatamente, scorrettamente, malamente |
| ruderal {adj} (grows in poor soil) | :: ruderale |
| Rudolph {prop} /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ (male given name) | :: Rodolfo |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer {prop} (the red-nosed reindeer) | :: Rudolph la renna dal naso rosso {m} |
| rue {n} /ɹuː/ (any of various perennial shrubs) | :: ruta {f} |
| ruff {n} /ɹʌf/ (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) | :: gorgiera {f} |
| ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) | :: combattente {m} |
| ruff {v} (play a trump card) SEE: trump | :: |
| ruff {n} (fish of the genus Gymnocephalus) SEE: ruffe | :: |
| ruffe {n} (fish of the genus Gymnocephalus) | :: acerina {f} |
| ruffian {n} /ˈɹʌfi.ən/ (scoundrel, rascal) | :: facinoroso {m} |
| ruffle {n} /ˈɹʌfəl/ (strip of fabric) | :: falpalà {m}, frangia {f}, gala {f}, frappa {f}, guarnitura {f}, volant {m} |
| rufous-bellied kookaburra {n} (Dacelo gaudichaud) | :: kookaburra dal ventre rossiccio {m} |
| rufous-capped antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) | :: averla formichiera caporossiccio |
| rufous-vented ground-cuckoo {n} (Neomorphus geoffroyi) | :: cuculo di terra ventrerosso {m}, cuculo terragnolo culorossiccio {m} |
| rufous-winged antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus torquatus) | :: averla formichiera alirossiccie |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| rug {n} /ɹʌɡ/ (partial floor covering) | :: tappeto, tappetino, scendiletto |
| rugby {n} /ˈɹʌɡbi/ (a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball) | :: rugby {m} |
| rugby league {n} (version of rugby football) | :: rugby a 13 {m} |
| rugby player {n} (one who plays rugby) | :: rugbista {m} {f} |
| rugby sevens {n} (a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball) | :: rugby a 7 {m} |
| rugby union {n} (form of rugby) | :: rugby a 15, rugby a XV |
| rugged {adj} /ˈɹʌɡɪd/ (broken into sharp points) | :: ruvido |
| ruin {n} /ˈɹu.ɪn/ (remains of destroyed construction) | :: rovina {f} |
| ruin {n} (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed) | :: rovina {f} |
| ruin {n} (something which leads to serious troubles) | :: rovina {f} |
| ruin {v} (to destroy) | :: rovinare |
| ruin {v} (to ruin) SEE: wreck | :: |
| ruination {n} (state of being ruined) | :: rovina |
| ruination {n} (act of ruining) | :: rovina |
| ruinous {adj} (destructive) | :: rovinoso |
| ruinously {adv} (in a way that will cause ruin) | :: rovinosamente, esizialmente |
| rule {n} /ɹuːl/ (regulation) | :: regola {m} |
| rule {v} (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over) | :: governare |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) | :: a lume di naso |
| rule out {v} (to make something impossible) | :: escludere |
| ruler {n} /ˈɹulɚ/ (measuring or drawing device) | :: righello {m} |
| ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) | :: sovrano {m} |
| rum {n} /ɹʌm/ (distilled spirit) | :: rum {m} |
| rumble {n} /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/ (low, heavy, continuous sound) | :: sferragliamento {m}, rombo {m}, rimbombo {m} |
| rumble {n} (street fight or brawl) | :: rissa {f}, caciara {f}, battibecco {m} |
| rumble {v} (to make a low pitched noise) | :: brontolare |
| rumble {v} (to discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour) | :: smascherare |
| rumble {v} (to move while making a rumbling noise) | :: sferragliare |
| rumen {n} /ˈɹu.mən/ (first stomach of ruminants) | :: rumine {m} |
| ruminant {n} /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) | :: ruminante |
| ruminate {v} /ˈɹumɪneɪt/ (to chew cud) | :: ruminare |
| rummage {v} /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ (to search something which contains many items) | :: frugare, rovistare |
| rummage {v} (to search something thoroughly and with disregard) | :: rivoltare, scuriosare, buttare all'aria |
| rummage {v} (to hastily search for) | :: rovistare, frugare, spulciare, armeggiare |
| rummage sale {n} (informal sale) | :: mercatino {m}, mercato delle pulci {m}, vendita di oggetti usati {f} |
| rummy {n} /ˈɹʌmɪ/ (card game) | :: ramino {m} |
| rumor {n} /ˈɹumɚ/ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) | :: voce {f} |
| rumormonger {n} (a person who spreads rumors and gossip) | :: sussurrone {m} |
| rump {n} /ˈɹʌmp/ (the hindquarters of an animal) | :: girello {m}, culaccio {m}, culatta {f}, groppa {f}, posteriore {m} |
| rump {n} (a cut of meat from the rump) | :: culaccio {m}, scamone {m} |
| rump {n} (the buttocks) | :: natiche, deretano, sedere, chiappe, posteriore {m}, didietro {m} |
| rumpled {adj} (creased, ruffled, dishevelled) | :: sgualcito |
| rumpus {n} (noise and confusion) | :: chiasso |
| rumpus room {n} (recreation room) SEE: recreation room | :: |
| run {v} /ɹʌn/ (to move quickly on two feet) | :: correre |
| run {v} (to be in charge of) | :: condurre |
| run {v} (to flow) | :: fluire |
| run {v} (of a machine, to be operating normally) | :: funzionare |
| run {v} (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) | :: lanciare |
| run {v} (to cost a large amount of money) | :: venire |
| run {n} (the act of running) | :: corsa |
| run {n} (the route taken while running) | :: percorso {m} |
| run {n} (flow of liquid) | :: scorrere {m}, flusso {m}, sgocciolamento {m}, sgocciolio {m} |
| run {n} (creek) | :: corso d'acqua {m} |
| run {n} (amount of something made) | :: mandata {f}, uscita {f}, quantitativo {m}, tiratura {f} |
| run {n} (faster than a walk) | :: corsetta {f} |
| run {n} (gallop) | :: galoppata {f}, trotterellata {f} |
| run {n} (interval of distance or time) | :: periodo {m}, distacco {m}, giro {m} |
| run {n} (enclosure for animals) | :: recinto {m}, stabbio {m}, addiaccio {m}, stazzo {m} |
| run {n} (unravelled stitches) | :: smagliatura {f} |
| run {n} | :: corsa {f} , smagliatura {f}, giro {m} |
| run {v} (to smuggle illegal goods) SEE: smuggle | :: |
| run after {v} (follow quickly) | :: rincorrere, cacciare, inseguire, correre dietro |
| run after {v} (try to win someone's affections) | :: andare dietro |
| run aground {v} (to be immobilized by shallow water) | :: incagliarsi, arenarsi |
| run along {v} (to leave) | :: partire |
| run amok {v} (run amok) | :: andare fuori controllo |
| run a red light {v} (1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated) | :: passare con il rosso |
| run away {v} (to flee by running) | :: scappare, fuggire |
| runaway {n} /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ (a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions) | :: fuggiasco {m} |
| runaway {n} (a train that is out of control) | :: fuori controllo, impazzito {m}, inarrestabile, ingovernabile |
| runaway {n} (an object or process that is out of control) | :: fuggifuggi |
| runaway {adj} (having run away) | :: scappato, fuggito, sfuggito |
| runaway {adj} (deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.) | :: dissidente, dissenziente |
| run away with {v} (to overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm | :: |
| runcinate {adj} | :: roncinato |
| run down {v} (to hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them) | :: investire, mettere sotto |
| rundown {n} (a rough outline) | :: punti salienti {m-p} |
| rune {n} /ɹuːn/ (letter or character) | :: runa {f} |
| runestone {n} (stone with a runic inscription) | :: pietra runica {f} |
| rung {n} /ɹʌŋ/ (ladder step) | :: scalino {m}, piolo {m} |
| rung {n} (crosspiece between chair legs) | :: traversa {f} |
| Réunion {prop} /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/ (Overseas department of France) | :: Riunione |
| runner {n} /ˈɹʌnɚ/ (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace) | :: podista {m}, corridore {m} |
| runner {n} (long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area) | :: , passatoia {f} |
| runner {n} (baseball: player who runs the bases) SEE: baserunner | :: |
| runner bean {n} | :: fagiolo rampicante {m} |
| running {n} /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/ (sport) | :: corsa {f} |
| running headline {n} /ˈɹʌnɪŋ ˈhɛdlaɪn/ (text printed at the top of every page of a book, newspaper etc) | :: testatina {f} |
| running in {n} (operation of a new engine for testing) | :: rodaggio {m} |
| runny nose {n} (condition of discharge of mucus from the nose) | :: naso che cola {m} |
| runology {n} (study of runes) | :: runologia {f} |
| run out {v} (to use up) | :: essere a corto, essere a corto |
| run out {v} (to expire, to come to an end) | :: esaurire, finire |
| run out of steam {v} (to run out of energy or motivation) | :: finire la benzina, perdere energia |
| run over {v} (to drive over, causing injury or death) | :: investire |
| runs {n} /ɹʌnz/ (diarrhea) | :: diarrea {f}, sciolta {f}, cagotto {m}, cagarella {f} |
| runt {n} /ˈɹʌnt/ (smallest child in the family) | :: piccoletto {m} |
| run-up {n} (the approach run of a highjumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum) | :: rincorsa {f} |
| runway {n} /ˈɹʌnweɪ/ (usual path taken by wild animals) | :: pista {f}, sentiero {m}, passaggio {m}, varco {m} |
| runway {n} (walkway extending from a stage) | :: passerella {f} |
| runway {n} ((athletics) short track) | :: pista {f}, circuito {m}, tracciato {m} |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: pista di atterraggio {f}, pista di decollo {f}, pista {f} |
| runway {n} (number of months that a startup company can operate on its cash reserves) | :: autonomia {f}, copertura {f}, operatività {f}, autosufficienza {f} |
| runway {n} (stream bed) | :: letto {m}, alveo {m}, fondo {m} |
| rupee {n} /ˌɹuːˈpiː/ (monetary currency) | :: rupia {f} |
| Rupelian {prop} (subdivision of the Oligocene epoch) | :: Rupeliano |
| rupicolous {adj} (all senses) | :: rupicolo |
| rupture {n} /ˈɹʌptʃə/ (burst or split) | :: rottura |
| rupture {n} (failure mode) | :: rottura {f} |
| rural {adj} /ˈɹʊɹəl/ (pertaining to non-urban areas) | :: rurale |
| rurality {n} (state of being rural) | :: ruralità {f} |
| rurality {n} (rural characteristic) | :: ruralità {f} |
| Rus {prop} /ɹuːs/ (medieval East Slavic state) | :: Rutenia {f} |
| rusalka {n} (female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths) | :: rusalka {f} |
| rush {n} /ɹʌʃ/ (plant) | :: giunco {m} |
| rush {n} (stem of that plant) | :: midollino {m} |
| rush {n} (haste) | :: fretta {f} |
| rushed {adj} /ɹʌʃt/ (very busy) | :: frettoloso, indaffarato |
| rushed {adj} (done in haste) | :: precipitoso, in fretta e furia |
| rush hour {n} (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) | :: ora di punta {f} |
| rusk {n} /ɹʌsk/ (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven) | :: biscotto, fetta biscottata |
| Russia {prop} /ˈɹʌʃə/ (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Russia {f} |
| Russian {adj} /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: russo |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: russo {m}, russa {f} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: russo {m} |
| Russian Blue {n} (cat breed) | :: blu di Russia {m} |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: matrioska, matriosca |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Federazione Russa |
| Russianism {n} (a word or other feature originating in the Russian language) | :: russismo {m} |
| Russian olive {n} (oleaster) SEE: oleaster | :: |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Chiesa ortodossa russa {f} |
| Russian roulette {prop} (deadly game with revolver and random spinning) | :: roulette russa |
| Russian salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad | :: |
| russification {n} (Russification) SEE: Russification | :: |
| Russification {n} (process of making anything Russian) | :: russificazione {f} |
| Russophobia {n} (the fear of Russia or Russian) | :: russofobia {f} |
| Russophone {adj} (Russian-speaking) | :: russofono |
| Russophone {n} (someone who speaks Russian) | :: russofono {m} |
| rust {n} /ɹʌst/ (result of oxidation) | :: ruggine {f} |
| rust {n} (colour) | :: colore ruggine {m} |
| rust {n} (plant disease) | :: ruggine {f} |
| rust {v} (to oxidise) | :: ossidare |
| rustic {adj} /ˈɹʌstɪk/ (country-styled) | :: rustico, agreste |
| rustic {n} (person from a rural area) | :: agreste, villico {m}, campagnolo {m}, paesano {m} |
| rustle {v} /ˈɹʌsəl/ (to move (something) with a soft crackling sound) | :: crepitare |
| rusty {adj} /ˈɹʌsti/ (affected by rust) | :: arrugginito |
| rusty {adj} (lacking recent experience, out of practice) | :: arrugginito |
| rusty {adj} | :: arrugginito |
| rusty-spotted cat {n} (Prionailurus rubiginosus) | :: gatto rugginoso |
| rut {n} /ɹʌt/ (sexual desire or oestrus) | :: estro {m}, foia {f}, fregola {f} |
| rutabaga {n} /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/ (plant) | :: ravizzone {f} |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: ravizzone {f} |
| Ruth {prop} /ɹuːθ/ (book of the Bible) | :: Rut |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Rut |
| Ruthenia {prop} /ruːˈθiː.ni.ə/ (alternative name of Rus, see also: Rus) | :: Rutenia {f} |
| ruthenium {n} /ɹuːˈθiːniəm/ (chemical element) | :: rutenio {m} |
| rutherfordium {n} /ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/ (chemical element) | :: rutherfordio {m} |
| ruthless {adj} /ˈɹuːθləs/ (without pity or compassion) | :: spietato, crudele |
| ruthlessly {adv} /ˈɹuːθ.ləs.li/ (in a ruthless manner) | :: crudelmente, sadicamente, senza pietà, spietatamente |
| rutilant {adj} /ˈɹuːtɪl(ə)nt/ (shining or glowing with a red colour or light) | :: rutilante |
| rutile {n} (the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide) | :: rutilo {m} |
| Rwanda {prop} /ɹuˈɑndə/ (country) | :: Ruanda |
| rye {n} /ɹaɪ/ (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: segale {f} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: pane di segale {m} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |