| Żywiec {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Żywiec |
| za {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| zabaglione {n} /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/ (custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine) | :: zabaione {m}, zabaglione {m}, zabajone {m} |
| Zachariah {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah | :: |
| Zachariah {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary | :: |
| Zacharias {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah | :: |
| Zacharias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary | :: |
| Zachary {prop} /ˈzækəɹi/ (male given name) | :: Zaccaria {m} |
| Zadar {prop} (A city in Croatia) | :: Zara |
| Zagreb {prop} /ˈzɑːɡɹɛb/ (capital of Croatia) | :: Zagabria {f} |
| zaire {n} (currency) | :: zaire {m} |
| Zaire {prop} /zɑːˈɪəɹ/ (former name of DR of Congo) | :: lo Zaire {m} |
| Zakynthos {prop} /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/ (Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands) | :: Zante {f}, Zacinto {f} |
| Zambia {prop} /ˈzæmbiə/ (country in Southern Africa) | :: Zambia {m} |
| Zambian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language) | :: zambiano |
| Zanclean {prop} (subdivision of the Pliocene epoch.) | :: Zancleano |
| zander {n} (Sander lucioperca) | :: lucioperca {f}, sandra {f} |
| Zannone {prop} /t͡saˈnəʊneɪ/ (island in the Tyrrhenian Sea) | :: Zannone {f} |
| zany {adj} /ˈzeɪni/ (ludicrously or incongruously comical) | :: demenziale |
| Zanzibar {prop} (island region) | :: Zanzibar |
| zap {n} /zæp/ (electrical shock) | :: scossa {f} |
| zap {interj} (representing the sound of a zap) | :: zaff |
| Zapotec {adj} (of or relating to their language) | :: zapoteco |
| zaptieh {n} (A Turkish policeman) | :: zaptiè {m} |
| Zaragoza {prop} (city in Spain) | :: Saragozza {f} |
| Zarathustra {prop} (Zoroaster) SEE: Zoroaster | :: |
| zeal {n} /zil/ (fervor or devotion) | :: zelo {m} |
| Zealand {prop} (Dutch province) SEE: Zeeland | :: |
| Zealand {prop} (Danish island) | :: Zelanda |
| zealot {n} /ˈzɛl.ət/ (zealous person) | :: fanatico {m} |
| zealot {n} (member of the Zealot movement in Judea) | :: zelota {m} |
| zealotry {n} (Something characteristic of a zealot) SEE: fanaticism | :: |
| zealous {adj} /ˈzɛl.əs/ (full of zeal; ardent) | :: zelante |
| zealously {adv} (with zealotry) | :: zelantemente |
| Zebedee {prop} (biblical character) | :: Zebedeo |
| zebra {n} /ˈzɛbɹə/ (African animal) | :: zebra |
| zebra crossing {n} (pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes) | :: strisce pedonali {f}, attraversamento zebrato {m} |
| zebra dove {n} (Geopelia striata) | :: tortora zebrata {f} |
| zebra finch {n} (bird) | :: diamante mandarino {m} |
| zebra shark {n} (Stegostoma fasciatum) | :: squalo zebra {m} |
| zebu {n} /ˈziː.buː/ (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa) | :: zebù {m} |
| Zechariah {prop} /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪə/ (king of Israel) | :: Zaccaria |
| Zechariah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Zaccaria |
| Zechariah {prop} (Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah) | :: Zaccaria |
| Zechariah {prop} (father of John the Baptist) | :: Zaccaria |
| zed {n} (name of the letter Z, z) SEE: zee | :: |
| zedoary {n} /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/ (Curcuma zedoaria) | :: zedoària {f}, zettovario {m} |
| zee {n} /ˈziː/ (name of the letter Z, z) | :: zeta {f} |
| Zeeland {prop} (province) | :: Zelanda |
| Zeelandic {prop} (language) | :: dialetto zelandese {m} |
| zelkova {n} (kind of tree in the elm family) | :: olmo siberiano {m}, zelcova {f} |
| Zemfira {prop} /zɪɱˈfiɹə/ (transliteration of Земфи́ра) | :: Zemfira |
| zenith {n} /ˈzi.nɪθ/ (astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer) | :: zenit {m} |
| zenith {n} (highest point or state; peak) | :: zenit {m}, culmine {m}, apice {m} |
| zenithal {adj} /ˈzi.nɪθəl/ (of or pertaining to a zenith) | :: zenitale |
| Zeno {prop} /ˈziːnoʊ/ (Greek name) | :: Zenone {m} |
| zeotrope {n} (A mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase) | :: zeotropo {m} |
| Zephaniah {prop} /zɛfəˈnaɪə/ (book of the Bible) | :: Sofonia |
| zephyr {n} /zɛfə(ɹ)/ (light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze, see also: breeze) | :: zefiro {m}, zeffiro {m} |
| zephyr {n} (thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric) | :: zefir {m}, zefiro {m} |
| Zephyr {prop} (Greek god) | :: Zefiro {m} |
| zeppola {n} /ˈtsɛpələ/ (any of several varieties of fried pastry from southern Italy) | :: zeppola {f} |
| Zermelo set theory {n} (early axiomatisation of set theory) | :: teoria degli insiemi di Zermelo {f} |
| zero {num} /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) | :: zero {m} |
| zero {n} (numeric symbol of zero) | :: zero {m} |
| zero {n} (digit zero) | :: zero {m} |
| zero {n} (nothing, or none) | :: zero {m} |
| zero {n} (point of origin on a scale) | :: zero {m} |
| zero {n} (person of little importance) | :: zero assoluto {m}, un uomo da niente {m}, nullità {f} |
| zero {adj} (informal: virtually none) | :: nessun |
| zero {adj} (linguistics: present at an abstract level but not realized in the data) | :: senza |
| zero {v} (to set to zero) | :: azzerare |
| zero {v} (to cause or set some value or amount to be zero) | :: azzerare, finire |
| zero-point energy {n} (The lowest energy possible energy of a system) | :: energia di punto zero |
| zero-sum game {n} (system in which one player's winnings must equal losses of others) | :: gioco a somma zero {m} |
| zeroth {adj} /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊθ/ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) | :: zeresimo |
| zeroth {adj} (corresponding to a position preceding the first) | :: zeresimo |
| zerovalent {adj} (Having a valency of zero) | :: zerovalente |
| Zerubbabel {prop} (a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity) | :: Zorobabele |
| zest {n} /zɛst/ (enthusiasm) | :: entusiasmo {m} |
| zest {n} (outer skin of citrus) | :: buccia {m}, scorza {f} |
| zeta {n} /ˈziː.tə/ (Sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ)) | :: zeta {f} |
| zeta {n} (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) | :: zeta {f} |
| zetetic {adj} /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ (proceeding by inquiry) | :: zetetico |
| Zeuxis {prop} /ˈzjuːksɪs/ (given name) | :: Zeusi |
| zhanmadao {n} | :: zhǎnmǎ dāo |
| Zhdanovism {n} (The political and cultural doctrine of Andrei Zhdanov) | :: zdanovismo {m} |
| Zhdanovist {n} (A supporter of Zhdanovism) | :: zdanovista {m} {f} |
| Zhdanovist {adj} (Relating to, or characteristic of Zhdanovism) | :: zdanovista |
| Zhukov {prop} (Russian surname) | :: Žukov |
| zigzag {n} /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ (line or path) | :: zigzag {m} |
| Zimbabwe {prop} /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ (Republic of Zimbabwe) | :: Zimbabwe {m} |
| Zimbabwean {n} (а person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent) | :: zimbabwese {m} {f} |
| Zimbabwean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people) | :: zimbabwese {m} {f} |
| zinc {n} /zɪŋk/ (element) | :: zinco {m} |
| zincate {n} (any salt formally derived from zinc oxide or hydroxide by combination with a more electropositive element) | :: zincato {m} |
| zinnia {n} (flower) | :: zinnia {f} |
| Zionism {n} (Jewish national liberation movement) | :: sionismo {m} |
| Zionist {n} (advocate of Zionism) | :: sionista {m} {f} |
| zip {n} /zɪp/ (high-pitched sound) | :: sibilo {m}, fischio {m} |
| zip {n} (energy, vigor, vim) | :: vigore {m}, vivacità {f}, brio {m} |
| zip {interj} (high-pitched sound (interjection)) | :: zip! |
| zip {v} (to close with a zip fastener) | :: tirare cerniera lampo |
| zip {v} (to close as if with a zip fastener) | :: tappare la bocca |
| zip {v} (to convert a computer file into a smaller package) | :: zippare, comprimere |
| zip {v} (to move rapidly with a high-pitched sound) | :: sfrecciare |
| zip {v} (to move in haste) | :: affrettarsi |
| zip {n} (any postal code) | :: CAP {m}, codice di avviamento postale {m} |
| zip {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| zip code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| zip fastener {n} (a fastener used in clothing, bags) | :: chiusura lampo {f}, cerniera {f} |
| zipline {n} /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/ (pulley suspended on a cable) | :: teleferica {f} |
| zipper {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| Zipporah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Sefora {f} |
| zippy {adj} (quick, speedy) SEE: quick | :: |
| zip-wire {n} (zipline) SEE: zipline | :: |
| zircon {n} (mineral) | :: zircone {m} |
| zirconia {n} (oxide of zirconium) | :: zirconia {f} |
| zirconic {adj} (Pertaining to, or composed of zirconium or zircons) | :: zirconico |
| zirconium {n} /zɜːɹˈkoʊniəm/ (chemical element) | :: zirconio {m} |
| zither {n} /ˈzɪ.ðɚ/ (musical instrument) | :: cetra {f} |
| ziti {n} /ˈziɾi/ (type of pasta) | :: ziti {f} |
| zodiac {n} /ˈzoʊ.dɪ.æk/ (belt-like region in the sky) | :: zodiaco {m} |
| zodiac {n} (twelve signs in astrology) | :: zodiaco {m} |
| zodiac sign {n} (star sign) | :: segno zodiacale {m} |
| zokor {n} (an Asiatic burrowing rodent) | :: spalace {m} |
| Zolian {adj} /ˈzəʊlɪən/ (of or relating to Émile Zola) | :: zoliano |
| zombie {n} /ˈzɒmbi/ (the undead) | :: zombi |
| zombify {v} (To turn into a zombie) | :: zombificare |
| zone-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo albonotatus) | :: poiana codafasciata {f} |
| zonked {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| zonked {adj} (slang: extremely fatigued) | :: distrutto {m}, distrutta {f} |
| zonohedron {n} (special case of convex polyhedron) | :: zonoedro {m} |
| zoo {n} /zuː/ (park where live animals are exhibited) | :: zoo {m} |
| zoo- {prefix} /ˈzoʊ.ə/ (pertaining to animals) | :: zoo- |
| zoochory {n} (dispersion of plants by animals) | :: zoocoria {f} |
| zoogeographic {adj} (pertaining to zoogeography) | :: zoogeografico |
| zoogeography {n} (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) | :: zoogeografia {f} |
| zookeeper {n} (person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals) | :: guardiano dello zoo {m}, custode dello zoo {m} |
| zoolite {n} (fossilized animal) | :: zoolito {m} |
| zoologic {adj} (zoological) SEE: zoological | :: |
| zoological {adj} /zoʊəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ (of, or relating to animals) | :: zoologico |
| zoological {adj} (of, or relating to zoology) | :: zoologico |
| zoologically {adv} (with regard to zoology) | :: zoologicamente |
| zoology {n} /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/ (science that studies the animal kingdom) | :: zoologia {f} |
| zoom {n} /zuːm/ (humming noise from something moving very fast) | :: rombo {m}, rintrono {m}, fragore {m}, rimbombo {m}, boato {m} |
| zoom {n} (quick ascent) | :: cabrata {f}, impennata {f}, salita {f} |
| zoom {n} (big increase) | :: ingrandimento {m} |
| zoom {n} (augmentation of a view) | :: zumata {f}, ingrandimento {m} |
| zoom {v} (to fly an airplane straight up) | :: cabrare |
| zoom {v} (to change the focal length of a zoom lens) | :: zoomare |
| zoomorphic {adj} /zoʊəˈmɔɹfɪk/ (having the shape, form, or likeness of an animal) | :: zoomorfico, zoomorfo |
| zoomorphosis {n} (The formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity) | :: zoomorfosi {f} |
| zoonosis {n} /zoʊ.ˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ (animal disease that can be transmitted to humans) | :: zoonosi {f} |
| zoonotic {adj} /ˌzəʊ.ə.ˈnɒ.tɪk/ (relating to zoonosis) | :: zoonotico |
| zoonym {n} (common name for an animal) | :: zoonimo {m} |
| zoophagous {adj} (carnivorous) | :: zoofago |
| zoophagy {n} (feeding on animals) | :: zoofagia {f} |
| zoophobia {n} (unusual fear of animals) | :: zoofobia {f} |
| zoophyte {n} /ˈzəʊəfaɪt/ (invertebrate animal which resembles plants) | :: zoofito {m} |
| zoosemiotics {n} /ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/ (study of animal communication) | :: zoosemiotica {f} |
| zootomy {n} /zoʊˈɑdəmi/ (dissection or anatomy of animals) | :: zootomia {f} |
| zope {n} (fish) | :: abramide medio, zope |
| Zoroaster {prop} /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/ (founder of Zoroastrianism) | :: Zoroastro {m} |
| Zoroastrianism {prop} /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) | :: zoroastrismo {m} |
| Zouave {n} /zwɑv/ (Kabyle or French soldiers in Kabyle dress) | :: zuavo {m} |
| zubr {n} (zubr) SEE: wisent | :: |
| zucchetto {n} /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ (small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy) | :: zucchetto {m} |
| zucchini {n} (courgette) SEE: courgette | :: |
| Zug {prop} (canton) | :: Zugo |
| Zug {prop} (town) | :: Zug |
| zugzwang {n} /ˈzʌɡzwæŋ/ (lack of choice in what to do) | :: zugzwang {m} |
| Zulu {adj} /ˈzuːluː/ (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) | :: zulù |
| Zulu {n} (member of the Zulu people) | :: zulù {m} {f} |
| Zulu {n} (the letter "Z" in ICAO spelling alphabet) | :: Zara |
| Zulu {n} (African ethnic group) | :: zulù {m} {f} |
| Zulu {n} (language) | :: zulù {m} |
| Zurich {prop} /ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/ (city) | :: Zurigo {f} |
| Zurich {prop} (canton) | :: Zurigo {f} |
| Zwergspitz {n} (Pomeranian Dwarf-Spitz) | :: volpino {m} |
| Zwinglian {adj} (relating to Zwingli) | :: zwingliano {m} |
| Zwinglian {n} (a follower of Zwingli) | :: zwingliano |
| zwitterion {n} /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/ (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) | :: zwitterione {m} |
| zygoma {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| zygomatic {adj} /zaɪɡəˈmætɪk/ (Pertaining to the zygoma) | :: zigomatico |
| zygomatic bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| zygomaticus {n} (One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygoma.) | :: zigomatico |
| zygomorphic {adj} (biology: having bilateral symmetry) | :: zigomorfo |
| zygopteran {n} (damselfly) | :: zygoptero |
| zygote {n} /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (fertilized egg cell) | :: zigote {m} |
| zygotic {adj} (of or pertaining to a zygote) | :: zigotico |
| -zygous {suffix} (having a specified zygotic constitution) | :: -zigotico |
| zymotherapy {n} (therapy based on enzymes) | :: zimoterapia {f} |
| zzz {interj} /zː/ | :: zzz |