| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: non applicabile |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: non disponibile |
| nabob {n} /ˈneɪbɑb/ (someone of great wealth) | :: nababbo |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| n-adic {adj} (having a valency of n) | :: n-adico |
| nadir {n} /ˈneɪ.dɪɹ/ (point of the sky) | :: nadir {m} |
| nadiral {adj} /ˈneɪ.dɪɹəl/ (at a nadir) | :: nadirale |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark) | :: nevo vinoso {m} |
| naïf {n} (one who is naive) SEE: naif | :: |
| nag {n} /ˈnæɡ/ (old useless horse) | :: brenna {f}, ronzino {m} |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: assillare |
| nagana {n} (disease of vertebrates) | :: nagana {f}, n'gana {f} |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ (region in South Caucasus) | :: Nagorno-Karabakh {m} |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| nagyka {n} | :: nagaica {f} |
| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary) | :: Nagykanizsa |
| Nahuatl {prop} /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ (language) | :: nahuatl |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Naum |
| naif {n} (one who is naive) | :: ingenuo |
| nail {n} /neɪl/ (on fingers and toes) | :: unghia {f} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: chiodo {m} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: inchiodare |
| nail {v} (catch) | :: inchiodare |
| nailbrush {n} /ˈneɪl.bɹʌʃ/ (a small brush to clean the fingernails) | :: pulisciunghie {m} |
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) | :: tagliaunghie {m} |
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: limetta {f} |
| nail gun {n} (gun which drives nails) | :: sparachiodi |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: smalto per unghie |
| nail polish remover {n} (solvent used to remove nail polish) | :: solvente per smalto {m} |
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| Nairobi {prop} /naɪˈɹoʊbi/ (capital of Kenya) | :: Nairobi {f} |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naissaar |
| naive {adj} /naɪˈiːv/ (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: ingenuo, candido, semplice, spontaneo, credulone, sempliciotto |
| naked {adj} /ˈneɪkɪd/ (not wearing any clothes) | :: nudo, ignudo {m}, svestito {m} |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| naked mole rat {n} | :: talpa senza pelo {f}, eterocefalo glabro {m} |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: nudezza {f}, nudità {f} |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Nal'čik {m} |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: Movimento dei paesi non allineati |
| namaste {n} /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ (a greeting) | :: namaste, namasté, namastèe, namaskar |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| namby-pamby {adj} (insipid and sentimental) | :: sdolcinato {m}, insipido {m}, insulso {m} |
| namby-pamby {adj} (lacking vigor or decisiveness) | :: smidollato {m}, mollaccione {m}, codardo {m} |
| namby-pamby {n} (one who is insipid, sentimental or weak) | :: sdolcinato {m}, mollaccione {m}, codardo {m}, femminuccia, mammoletta, pollo, merlo, smidollato, pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito, fifone, mollusco, vigliacco, pusillanime, eunuco, debole {m}, pisciasotto, cacasotto, pauroso, vile, checca, ricchione |
| name {n} /neɪm/ (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: nome {m} |
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation) | :: fama {f}, riputazione {f} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: denominare |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: nominare |
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify) | :: specificare |
| name {v} (to publicly implicate) | :: identificare |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: nominare |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: onomastico {m} |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: innominato {m} |
| namely {adv} /ˈneɪmli/ (specifically) | :: cioè, ovvero, ovverosia |
| namesake {n} /ˈneɪmseɪk/ (person with the same name as another) | :: omonimo {m} |
| Namibia {prop} /nəˈmɪbi.ə/ (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibia {f} |
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) | :: namibiana {f}, namibiano {m} |
| Nan-ching {prop} (Nanjing) SEE: Nanjing | :: |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| Nanjing {prop} (Chinese city) | :: Nanchino {f} |
| nanny {n} /ˈnæni/ (child's nurse) | :: bambinaia {f}, babysitter, tata {f} |
| nanny {n} (female goat) SEE: nanny goat | :: |
| nanny goat {n} (female goat) | :: capra {f} |
| nano- {prefix} /ˈnænoʊ/ (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanoaggregate {n} | :: nanoaggregato {m} |
| nanoart {n} | :: nanoarte {f} |
| nanobiotechnological {adj} (of or relating to nanobiotechnology) | :: nanobiotecnologico |
| nanobiotechnology {n} (any of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale) | :: nanobiotecnologia {f} |
| nanocandela {n} | :: nanocandela {f} |
| nanocar {n} | :: nanomacchina {f} |
| nanochemistry {n} | :: nanochimica {f} |
| nanocircuitry {n} | :: nanocircuiteria {f} |
| nanocomposite {n} (any composite material one or more of whose components is a nanoparticle) | :: nanocomposito {m} |
| nanocoulomb {n} | :: nanocoulomb {m} |
| nanocrystal {n} (nanometer sized crystal) | :: nanocristallo {m} |
| nanocurie {n} | :: nanocurie {m} |
| nanodiamond {n} (a nanoscale fragment of diamond) | :: nanodiamante {m} |
| nanodust {n} | :: nanopolvere {m} |
| nanoelectrode {n} (a nanoscale electrode) | :: nanoelettrodo {m} |
| nanoelectronic {adj} (describing any electronic device constructed on the nano scale) | :: nanoelettronico |
| nanoelectronics {n} | :: nanoelettronica {f} |
| nanofabrication {n} | :: nanofabbricazione {f} |
| nanofarad {n} (electrical unit) | :: nanofarad {m} |
| nanofiber {n} | :: nanofibra {f} |
| nanofiltration {n} | :: nanofiltrazione {f} |
| nanofluidics {n} (study of the behaviour of fluids confined in nanoscale structures) | :: nanofluidica {f} |
| nanofluidics {n} (design and fabrication of nanostructures containing the controlled movement of fluids) | :: nanofluidica {f} |
| nanofoam {n} (nanoscale foam) | :: nanoschiuma {f} |
| nanogeoscience {n} | :: nanogeoscienza {f} |
| nanogram {n} | :: nanogrammo {m} |
| nanoindentation {n} (an indentation test carried out at nanoscale) | :: nanoindentatura {f}, nanoindentazione {f} |
| nanoindenter {n} | :: nanoindentatore {m} |
| nanoionics {n} | :: nanoionica {f} |
| nanolithography {n} (the use of lithography to fabricate nanoscale patterns) | :: nanolitografia {f} |
| nanomachine {n} | :: nanomacchina {f} |
| nanomagnet {n} | :: nanomagnete {m} |
| nanomanipulation {n} (the manipulation of nanoscale objects using nanotechnology) | :: nanomanipolazione {f} |
| nanomaterial {n} | :: nanomateriale {m} |
| nanomechanics {n} | :: nanomeccanica {f} |
| nanomechatronics {n} | :: nanomeccatronica {f} |
| nanomelia {n} | :: nanomelia {f} |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: nanometro {m} |
| nanometrology {n} | :: nanometrologia {f} |
| nanomotor {n} | :: nanomotore {m} |
| nanoparticle {n} (microscopic particle) | :: nanoparticella {f} |
| nanoparticulate {adj} (composed of nanoparticles) | :: nanoparticolato |
| nanopathology {n} | :: nanopatologia {f} |
| nanophotonic {adj} (of or pertaining to nanophotonics) | :: nanofotonico |
| nanophotonics {n} | :: nanofotonica {f} |
| nanopolymer {n} | :: nanopolimero {m} |
| nanoprocessor {n} | :: nanoprocessore {m} |
| nanori {n} (Japanese kanji readings for names) | :: nanori |
| nanorobotic {adj} (relating to nanorobotics) | :: nanorobotico |
| nanorobotics {n} (the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines) | :: nanorobotica {f} |
| nanoscopic {adj} (having a scale expressed in nanometers) | :: nanoscopico |
| nanoscopy {n} (the application of nanotechnology to the imaging of objects at nanoscale) | :: nanoscopia {f} |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: nanosecondo {m} |
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) | :: nanotecnologia |
| nanotoxicology {n} (the toxicology of nanoparticles) | :: nanotossicologia {f} |
| nanotribology {n} (the branch of tribology that studies friction at the nanoscale) | :: nanotribologia {f} |
| nanowire {n} (wire whose width is of the order of nanometers) | :: nanofilo {m} |
| nanoworld {n} (the sphere of influence of nanotechnology) | :: nanomondo {m} |
| Nanterre {prop} /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/ (city in Île-de-France) | :: Nanterre |
| Naomi {prop} /neɪˈoʊmi/ (Biblical character) | :: Noemi {f}, Naomi {f} |
| Naomi {prop} (female given name) | :: Noemi {f}, Naomi {f} |
| nap {n} /næp/ | :: pisolino {m}, pennichella {f}, sonnellino {m} |
| nap {v} (to have a nap) | :: sonnecchiare, appisolarsi |
| nap {n} (a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather) | :: pelucco {m} |
| nap {n} (card game) | :: napoleone {m} |
| Napaea {n} | :: napea {f} |
| nape {n} /neɪp/ (back part of the neck) | :: nuca {f}, coppa {f} |
| naphtha {n} /ˈnæfθə/ (naturally occurring liquid petroleum) | :: nafta {f} |
| naphtha {n} (liquid distilled from petroleum) | :: nafta {f} |
| naphthalene {n} (white crystalline hydrocarbon) | :: naftalina {f} |
| naphthalene {n} (aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon) | :: naftalene {m} |
| naphthalic acid {n} (acid) | :: acido naftalico {m} |
| naphthene {n} (cycloalkane) | :: naftene {m} |
| naphthogenesis {n} | :: naftogenesi {f} |
| naphthyl {n} | :: naftile {f} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} /ˈnæp.kɪn/ (serviette) | :: tovagliolo {m}, salvietta {f} |
| napkin ring {n} (ring holding napkin) | :: portatovagliolo {m} |
| Naples {prop} /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ (province in Italy) | :: Napoli {f} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napoli {f} |
| Naples yellow {n} (yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate) | :: giallo Napoli {m}, giallo di Napoli {m} |
| Napoleon {prop} (Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: Napoleone |
| Napoleon {prop} (male given name) | :: Napoleone |
| Napoleonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: napoleonico |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissism {n} /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ (excessive love of oneself) | :: narcisismo {m} |
| narcissist {n} | :: narcisista {m} {f}, narciso {m} |
| narcissus {n} /nɑɹˈsɪsəs/ (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: narciso {m} |
| Narcissus {prop} (mythical youth) | :: Narciso |
| narco- {prefix} (pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness) | :: narco- |
| narco- {prefix} (of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use) | :: narco- |
| narcoanalytic {adj} | :: narcoanalitico |
| narcoterrorism {n} (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) | :: narcoterrorismo {m} |
| narcotherapy {n} (narcotic therapy) | :: narcoterapia {f} |
| narcotic {n} (class of drugs) | :: narcotico |
| narcotic {n} (numbing drug) | :: narcotico |
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| Narnia {prop} /ˈnɑː(ɹ).ni.ə/ (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} /ˈnæɹeɪt/ (to relate a story) | :: raccontare, narrare |
| narrate {v} | :: narrare |
| narrative {n} /ˈnæɹətɪv/ (systematic recitation of an event) | :: descrizione {f} |
| narratology {n} (the study of narrative structure) | :: narratologia {f} |
| narrator {n} /ˈnæɹeɪtəɹ/ (in story) | :: narratore {m}, narratrice {f} |
| narrator {n} (in film and television) | :: narratore {m}, narratrice {f} |
| narrow {adj} /ˈnæɹoʊ/ (having small width) | :: stretto {m}, angusto |
| narrowing {n} (process) | :: imbuto {m}, strozzatura {f}, strettoia {f}, collo di bottiglia {f} |
| narrowly {adv} (by a narrow margin; closely) | :: da vicino, per un pelo, di misura |
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) | :: ristretto |
| narthex {n} /ˈnɑɹθɛks/ (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: nartece {m} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} /ˈnɑɹʍəl/ (Arctic cetacean) | :: narvalo {m} |
| nasal {adj} /ˈneɪzəl/ (pertaining to the nose) | :: nasale |
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose) | :: nasale |
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) | :: cavità nasali |
| nasal consonant {n} (nasal consonant) | :: consonante nasale {f} |
| nasalis {n} (muscle) | :: nasale {m}, musculo nasale {m} |
| nasality {n} (state or quality of being nasal) | :: nasalità {f} |
| nasalness {n} (quality of being nasal) | :: nasalità {f} |
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose) | :: setto {m} |
| nasal vowel {n} (nasal vowel) | :: vocale nasale {f} |
| nasard {n} (organ stop) | :: nasardo {m} |
| nase {n} | :: lasca {f} |
| Nash equilibrium {n} (set of choices of players' strategies) | :: equilibrio di Nash {m} |
| naso- {prefix} (relating to the nose) | :: naso- |
| Nassau {prop} /ˈnæsɔː/ (capital of the Bahamas) | :: Nassau {f} |
| nastic {adj} (relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus) | :: nastico |
| nasturtium {n} /nasˈtɜːʃəm/ (plant of the genus Tropaeolum) | :: nasturzio {m} |
| nasturtium {n} | :: nasturzio {m}, cappuccina {m}, tropeolo {m} |
| nasty {adj} /ˈnæs.ti/ (dirty, filthy) | :: sporco, sozzo, zozzo, lurido, lercio, laido |
| nasty {adj} (contemptible of a person) | :: spregevole, cattivo |
| nasty {adj} (indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd) | :: osceno, laido, indecente, lascivo, brutto |
| nasty {adj} (grave or dangerous) | :: pericoloso, insidioso, nocivo |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natalia |
| natation {n} /næ.teɪ.ʃən/ | :: natazione {f} |
| Nathaniel {prop} /nəˈθæn.jəl/ (transliteration of the name) | :: Nataniele {m} |
| nation {n} /ˈneɪ.ʃən/ (community of people) | :: nazione {f} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: stato {m}, nazione {f} |
| nation {n} (association of students) | :: nation {f} |
| national {adj} /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ (of or having to do with a nation) | :: nazionale |
| national academy {n} (coordinator of research on a national level) | :: accademia nazionale {f} |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: inno nazionale {m} |
| national archive {n} (place for storing materials relating to the history of a nation) | :: archivio nazionale {m} |
| nationalism {n} /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nazionalismo {m} |
| nationalist {adj} (of or relating to nationalism) | :: nazionalista {m} {f} |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: nazionalista {m} {f} |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} /ˌnæ.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ (membership of a nation or state) | :: nazionalità {f} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| nationality sign {n} (sign on an automobile) | :: sigle automobilistiche internazionali {m} |
| nationally {adv} (in a way relating to the whole nation) | :: nazionalmente |
| national service {n} (compulsory service in the armed forces) | :: servizio di leva {m}, leva {f}, naia {f}, ferma {f} |
| National Socialism {n} (ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP) | :: nazionalsocialismo {m} |
| National Socialist {n} (Adherent of National Socialism) | :: nazionalsocialista {m} {f} |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: nazionale |
| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law) | :: stato di diritto {m} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: Stato-nazione {m} |
| native {adj} /ˈneɪtɪv/ (belonging to one by birth) | :: nativo, natio {m} |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: nativo, indigeno, autoctono, aborigeno |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin) | :: nativo, oriundo |
| native {adj} (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) | :: endemico |
| native {adj} (computing: pertaining to a particular system) | :: nativo |
| native {n} (person who is native to a place) | :: indigeno {m}, aborigeno {m} |
| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker | :: |
| native aluminium {n} (aluminium found in oxygen deficient environments) | :: alluminio nativo |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) | :: madrelingua {m} {f} |
| nativity {n} /nəˈtɪvɪti/ (birth) | :: natività {f} |
| nativity {n} (Nativity) SEE: Nativity | :: |
| Nativity {prop} (birth of Jesus) | :: Natività {f} |
| nativity play {n} (the production/performance) | :: presepio {m} |
| nativity scene {n} (nativity scene) | :: presepe {m}, presepio {m} |
| NATO {prop} /ˈneɪ.toʊ/ (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO, N.A.T.O. |
| natremia {n} (presence of sodium ions in the blood) | :: natriemia {f} |
| natriuresis {n} /ˌneɪ.tɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/ (high levels of sodium in urine) | :: natriuresi, sodiuria |
| natrolite {n} (mineral) | :: natrolite {f} |
| natural {adj} /ˈnætʃəɹəl/ (relating to nature) | :: naturale |
| natural {adj} (without additives) | :: naturale |
| natural {adj} (as expected) | :: naturale |
| natural {n} (musical note, symbol) | :: bequadro {m} |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: figlio illegittimo {m} |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: disastro naturale {m} |
| natural disaster {n} (emergency situation) | :: disastro naturale {m} |
| natural fiber {n} (fiber which is obtained naturally) | :: fibra naturale {f} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: gas naturale {m} |
| naturalism {n} (a state of nature; conformity to nature) | :: naturalismo {m} |
| naturalize {v} (to acclimatize an animal or plant) SEE: acclimatize | :: |
| natural language {n} (human language developed naturally) | :: linguaggio naturale {m} |
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages) | :: elaborazione del linguaggio naturale {f} |
| natural law {n} (An ethical theory) | :: giusnaturalismo {m} |
| natural law {n} (A generally accepted concept of the philosophical system of legal and moral principles) | :: giusnaturalismo {m} |
| naturally {adv} /ˈnætʃ(ə)ɹəli/ (in a natural manner) | :: naturalmente |
| naturally {adv} (inherently or by nature) | :: naturalmente |
| naturally {adv} (surely) | :: naturalmente |
| naturalness {n} (state or quality of being natural) | :: naturalità {f}, naturalezza {f} |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: numero naturale {m} |
| natural numbers {n} (number theory) | :: numero naturale {m} |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: risorsa naturale {f} |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: scienza della natura {f} |
| natural scientist {n} (scientist dedicated to natural science) | :: naturalista {m} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: selezione naturale {f} |
| natural trumpet {n} (valveless brass instrument) | :: clarino {m} |
| nature {n} /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ (the natural world) | :: natura {f} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: natura {f} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: natura {f} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: natura {f} |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: area naturale protetta {f}, riserva naturale {f} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturism {n} /ˈneɪ.tʃəɹˌɪz.əm/ (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad) | :: naturismo {m} |
| naturist {n} (one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health) | :: naturista |
| naturopath {n} (practitioner of naturopathy) | :: naturopata {m} {f} |
| naughty {adj} /ˈnɔti/ (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: birichino, furbetto, malizioso |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: provocante, osceno |
| naumachia {n} (recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome) | :: naumachia {f} |
| Naupactus {prop} (Greek town) | :: Lepanto |
| nauplius {n} /ˈnɔː.plɪ.əs/ (crustacean larva) | :: nauplio {m} |
| Nauru {prop} /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru |
| nausea {n} /ˈnɔzi.ə/ (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: nausea {f} |
| nausea {n} (strong dislike or disgust) | :: nausea {f} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| Nausicaa {prop} /nɔːˈsɪkeɪə/ (princess in the Odyssey) | :: Nausicaa {f} |
| nautical {adj} /ˈnɔːtɪkl̩/ (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: nautico |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: miglio nautico {m} (miglia nautiche {f-p}), miglio marino {m} (miglia marine {f-p}) |
| Navajo {prop} /ˈnæv.ə.həʊ/ (language) | :: navajo {m} |
| naval {adj} /ˈneɪvəl/ (of or relating to a navy) | :: navale |
| naval {adj} (of or relating to ships) | :: navale, nautico |
| naval infantry {n} (marine corps) | :: fanteria di marina {f} |
| navalism {n} (naval militarism) | :: navalismo {m} |
| navalistic {adj} | :: navalistico |
| Navarran {adj} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese | :: |
| Navarran {n} (Navarrese) SEE: Navarrese | :: |
| Navarre {prop} /nəˈvɑː(ɹ)/ (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| Navarrese {adj} /ˌnævəˈɹiːz/ (from Navarre) | :: navarrese |
| nave {n} /neɪv/ (the middle or body of a church) | :: navata |
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel) | :: mozzo {m} |
| navel {n} /ˈneɪvəl/ (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: ombelico {m}, (unusual) onfalo {m} |
| navicular {adj} (Shaped like a boat) | :: navicolare |
| navigability {n} (state of being navigable) | :: navigabilità {f} |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: nautica {f} |
| navigation {n} (traffic or travel by vessel) | :: navigazione {f} |
| navigational chart {n} (map of a maritime area) | :: carta nautica {f} |
| navigator {n} (officer who navigates) | :: navigante {m}, marinaio {m}, marittimo {m}, navigatore {m} |
| navigator {n} (sea explorer) | :: navigatore {m} |
| navvy {n} (laborer) | :: manovale {m} |
| navy {n} /ˈneɪvi/ (sea force) | :: marina {f}, marina militare {f} |
| Naxos {prop} (an island in Greece) | :: Nasso {f} |
| nay {adv} /neɪ/ (or rather) | :: anzi, o per meglio dire |
| Naypyidaw {prop} /ˈneɪpjɪˌdɔː/ (capital of Burma) | :: Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| Nazareth {prop} /ˈnæzəɹəθ/ (a city in northern Israel) | :: Nazaret {f} |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {n} /ˈnɑːtsi/ (member of the Nazi party) | :: nazista {m} {f} |
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) | :: nazista |
| Nazianzus {prop} /ˌnæzɪˈænzəs/ (Town in the region of Cappadocia) | :: Nazianzo {f} |
| Nazification {n} | :: nazificazione {f} |
| Nazism {prop} /ˈnɑːtsɪzəm/ (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nazismo {m} |
| nduja {n} /(ə)nˈduːjə/ (spicy spreadable sausage from Calabria) | :: 'nduja {f} |
| née {adj} /neɪ/ (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) | :: nata {f} |
| Neapolitan {adj} /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ (pertaining to Naples) | :: napoletano, partenopeo |
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples) | :: napoletano {m}, napoletana {f}, partenopeo {m}, partenopea {f} |
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy) | :: napoletano {m} |
| near {adj} /nɪɹ/ (physically close) | :: vicino |
| near {adj} | :: prossimo |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: circa |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: vicino a |
| near {v} (come closer to) | :: avvicinare |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: accanto |
| nearby {adv} (close to) | :: vicino (a) |
| Nearctic {adj} (relating to the Neartcic ecozone) | :: neoartico |
| nearly {adv} /ˈnɪɹli/ (almost, but not quite) | :: quasi, praticamente, circa |
| near miss {n} | :: per un pelo |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: miopia {f} |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} /niːt/ (tidy, free from dirt) | :: pulito |
| neat {adj} (chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent) | :: puro |
| neat {adj} (having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful) | :: ordinato |
| neatness {n} (the state of being neat) | :: pulizia {f} |
| Nebraska {prop} /nəˈbɹæskə/ (US state) | :: Nebraska {m} |
| nebris {n} /ˈnɛbɹɪs/ | :: nebride {f} |
| Nebuchadnezzar {prop} /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/ (a ruler of Babylon) | :: Nabucodonosor |
| nebula {n} /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ (a space cloud) | :: nebulosa {f} |
| nebulosity {n} (cloudiness) SEE: cloudiness | :: |
| nebulosity {n} (the characteristic of being nebulous) | :: nebulosità {f} |
| necessarily {adv} /ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/ (of necessity) | :: necessariamente, a tutti i costi, di riffa o di raffa, volente o nolente, per forza |
| necessary {adj} /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/ (needed, required) | :: necessario |
| necessary {adj} (such as must be) | :: necessario |
| necessitate {v} /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ (to make necessary; require something to be brought about) | :: necessitare |
| necessity {n} /nɪˈsɛsəti/ (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) | :: necessità {f} |
| necessity {n} | :: necessità |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno, di necessità virtù |
| neck {n} /nɛk/ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: collo {m} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: collo {m} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: collo {m} |
| neck {v} (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) | :: strangolare, appendere per il collo, impiccare |
| neck {v} (make love) | :: pomiciare, limonare, slinguare, fare l'amore |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| neckerchief {n} (type of scarf) | :: cravatta {f}, fazzoletto da collo {m}, foulard {m}, fazzoletto {m} |
| necklace {n} /ˈnɛkləs/ (jewelry) | :: collana {f}, girocollo {m} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} /ˈnɛk.taɪ/ (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: cravatta {f} |
| necro- {prefix} /ˈnɛkɹəʊ/ (related to death) | :: necro- |
| necrobiotic {adj} | :: necrobiotico |
| necrocracy {n} /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/ (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader) | :: necrocrazia {f} |
| necrohormone {n} | :: necrormone {m} |
| necrology {n} /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ (listing of people who have died) | :: necrologia {f} |
| necromancer {n} /ˈnekɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ (person who practices necromancy) | :: negromante |
| necromancy {n} /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ (divination involving the dead) | :: negromanzia {f} |
| necromantic {adj} (of necromancy) | :: negromantesco |
| necrophage {n} (organism) | :: necrofago {m} |
| necrophagia {n} (all senses) | :: necrofagia {f} |
| necrophagic {adj} | :: necrofagico |
| necrophagy {n} /nɛˈkɹɒfəd͡ʒi/ (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) | :: necrofagia {f} |
| necrophile {n} /ˈnɛkɹəʊ̆faɪl/ (one who is subject to necrophilia) | :: necrofilo {m} |
| necrophilia {n} /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/ (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: necrofilia {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death) | :: necrofilia {f} |
| necrophobe {n} (a person who has a morbid fear of death) | :: necrofobo {m} |
| necrophobia {n} (fear of death or corpses) | :: necrofobia |
| necrophobic {adj} (relating to necrophobia) | :: necrofobico |
| necrophyte {n} | :: necrofito {m} |
| necropolis {n} /nɛˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ (cemetery) | :: necropoli {f} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: necrosi |
| necrotic {adj} (of or pertaining to necrosis) | :: necrotico |
| necrotrophic {adj} (nutrition) | :: necrotrofo |
| necrotrophy {n} (nutrition) | :: necrotrofia {f}, necrotrofismo {m} |
| nectar {n} /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ (drink of the gods) | :: nettare {m} |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: nettare {m} |
| nectar {n} (any delicious drink) | :: nettare {m} |
| nectar {n} | :: [1,2,3] nettare {m} |
| nectarine {n} /ˈnɛk.tə.ɹin/ (fruit) | :: nettarina {f}, pesca noce {f} |
| nectary {n} (gland that secretes nectar) | :: nettario {m} |
| nectin {n} (protein) | :: nectina {f} |
| need {n} /niːd/ (something required) | :: bisogno {m}, necessità {f} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: aver bisogno di |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: essere obbligato a , necessitare |
| needle {n} /ˈniː.dl/ (implement for sewing etc.) | :: ago {m} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: lancetta {f} |
| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus) | :: puntina {f} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: ago {m} |
| needle {v} (to pierce with a needle) | :: punzonare |
| needle {v} (to tease in order to provoke) | :: punzecchiare |
| needlecase {n} (case for keeping needles) | :: agoraio {m} |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: ago in un pagliaio {m} |
| needle lace {n} (form of lace) | :: merletto {m}, pizzo {m}, trina {f} |
| needlenose pliers {n} (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions) | :: pinza a becchi lunghi |
| needlepoint {n} (craft) | :: ricamo {m} |
| needle valve {n} (valve type) | :: valvola a spillo {f} |
| needlewoman {n} (a woman who works with a needle) | :: cucitrice {f} |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| needy {adj} /ˈniːdi/ (in need, poor) | :: povero, indigente, bisognoso |
| ne'er cast a clout til May be out {proverb} (advice not to change from winter clothes) | :: aprile, non ti scoprire; maggio, adagio adagio; giugno, allarga il pugno |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| NEET {n} (person not in employment, education or training) | :: né-né |
| nefandous {adj} /nəˈfændəs/ (unspeakable, appalling) | :: nefando |
| nefarious {adj} /nɛˈfɛəɹi.əs/ (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics) | :: nefasto, scellerato, diabolico, infernale, sinistro |
| negation {n} /nəˈɡeɪʃən/ | :: negazione {f} |
| negationism {n} (denialism) SEE: denialism | :: |
| negative {adj} /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ (not positive or neutral) | :: negativo |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negativo |
| negative {n} (photography) | :: negativo {m}, negativa {f} |
| negative {n} (grammar: word that indicates negation) | :: negativa {f} |
| negative {n} (mathematics: negative quantity) | :: negativo {m} |
| negatively {adv} (in a negative manner) | :: negativamente |
| negativism {n} | :: negativismo {m} |
| negativization {n} (process by which a seropositive person becomes seronegative) | :: negativizzazione {f} |
| Negev {prop} /ˈnɛɡɛv/ (a desert in southern Israel) | :: Negev {m} |
| neglect {v} /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ (disregard) | :: tralasciare |
| neglect {v} (fail to care for) | :: mancare, negligere, omettere, ignorare |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: negligenza {f} |
| neglected {adj} /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ (suffering from neglect) | :: negletto, abbandonato |
| neglectful {adj} (tending to neglect) | :: negligente |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: negligenza {f} |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligent {adj} /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/ (culpable due to negligence) | :: negligente |
| negligently {adv} (in a negligent manner) | :: negligentemente |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: insignificante, trascurabile |
| negotiability {n} (state of being negotiable) | :: negoziabilità {f} |
| negotiable {adj} /nɪˈɡoʊʃi.əbəl/ (open to negotiation or bargaining) | :: negoziabile |
| negotiable instrument {n} (legal document) | :: effetto negoziabile {m}, effetto di commercio {m} |
| negotiate {v} /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: negoziare |
| negotiation {n} /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (process of achieving agreement) | :: negoziato {m}, negoziazione {f} |
| negotiator {n} /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/ (One who negotiates) | :: negoziatore {m}, negoziatrice {f} |
| negress {n} /ˈniːɡɹɪs/ (A black female) | :: nera {f}, negra {f} |
| negritude {n} /ˈnɛɡɹɪtjuːd/ | :: negritudine {f} |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} /ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ (person with dark skin) | :: nero {m}, nera {f}, negro {m} |
| negroni {n} /nəˈɡɹoʊni/ (cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth) | :: negroni {m} |
| Negros {prop} (island) | :: Isola di Negros |
| negus {n} /ˈniːɡəs/ (supreme Ethiopian ruler) | :: negus {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ (book of the Bible) | :: Neemia {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Neemia {m} |
| neigh {n} /neɪ/ (the cry of a horse) | :: nitrito {m} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: nitrire |
| neigh {v} (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) | :: nitrire |
| neigh {v} | :: nitrire |
| neighborhood {n} /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ (largely obsolete: quality of being a neighbor) | :: vicinato {m} |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: vicinato {m}, quartiere {m} |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: vicinato {m} |
| neighborhood {n} (division of a municipality or region) | :: quartiere {m} |
| neighborhood {n} (quality of physical proximity) | :: vicinanza {f} |
| neighborhood {n} (topology: set containing an open subset containing some specified point) | :: intorno {m} |
| neighborhood {n} | :: quartiere {m} |
| neighboring {adj} /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/ (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to) | :: confinante, contiguo, vicino, finitimo, limitrofo |
| neighbour {n} /ˈneɪbɚ/ (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: vicino {m}, vicina {f} |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: prossimo {m} |
| neighbourly {adj} (friendly) | :: amichevole, cordiale, gentile |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {determiner} /ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/ (not one of two; not either) | :: nessuno |
| neither {pron} (not either one) | :: nessuno |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: né X né Y |
| neither {conj} | :: neanche, nemmeno, neppure, manco |
| neither {adv} (similarly not) | :: né |
| neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring {phrase} (unsuitable for anything or anybody) | :: né carne né pesce |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: né carne né pesce |
| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas) | :: né … né |
| nekton {n} (organisms in the ocean) | :: necton {m} |
| nematic {adj} | :: nematico |
| nematode {n} /ˈnɛm.ət.əʊd/ (small invertebrate animal) | :: nematode {m} |
| Nemean Lion {prop} /ˌnimi.ən ˈlai.ən/ (mythical lion of Nemea) | :: leone Nemeo {m}, leone di Nemea {m} |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| Nenets {prop} (language) | :: lingua neneziana |
| neo- {prefix} /ˈnioʊ/ (new) | :: neo- |
| neo- {prefix} (contemporary) | :: neo- |
| neoantigen {n} | :: neoantigene {m} |
| Neo-Attic {adj} | :: neoattico |
| neocolonialism {n} (colonial linguistic expression) | :: neocolonialismo {m} |
| neocortex {n} (part of mammal brain) | :: neocorteccia {f} |
| neocortical {adj} (pertaining to the neocortex) | :: neocorticale |
| neocriticism {n} | :: neocriticismo {m} |
| neocriticist {n} | :: neocriticista {m} {f} |
| neodymium {n} /ˌniː.oʊˈdɪmiəm/ (chemical element) | :: neodimio {m} |
| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement) | :: neofascismo {m} |
| neofascist {adj} (of or pertaining to neofascism) | :: neofascista {m} {f} |
| neofascist {n} (a follower of neofascism) | :: neofascista {m} {f} |
| neoformed {adj} (newly-formed) | :: neoformato |
| neogothic {adj} | :: neogotico {m} |
| neoguelphism {n} (Italian movement) | :: neoguelfismo |
| neo-historicism {n} | :: neostoricismo {m} |
| neoidealist {n} | :: neoidealista {m} {f} |
| neokorate {n} | :: neocoria {f} |
| neokoros {n} | :: neocoro {m} |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: neoliberismo {m} |
| Neolithic {prop} /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (the New Stone Age) | :: neolitico {m} |
| neologically {adv} (in a neological manner) | :: neologicamente |
| neologism {n} /niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/ (recently coined word) | :: neologismo {m} |
| neon {n} /ˈni.ɒn/ (element) | :: neon {m}, neo {m} |
| neonatal {adj} (of or pertaining to the time immediately birth) | :: neonatale |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neonatology {n} /ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants) | :: neonatologia {f} |
| neo-Nazi {n} /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/ (person who believes in a Nazi ideology) | :: neonazista {m} {f} |
| neo-Nazi {n} (insult: person with right-wing views) | :: neonazista |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: neonazismo {m} |
| neon lamp {n} (small gas discharge lamp) | :: lampada al neon {f} |
| neophilia {n} /niːəˈfɪ.li.ə/ (love of new things) | :: neofilia {f} |
| neophobia {n} /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ (fear of new things) | :: neofobia {f} |
| neophyte {n} /ˈni.əˌfaɪt/ (beginner) | :: neofita {m} {f} |
| neophyte {n} (novice (recent convert)) | :: neofita {m} {f} |
| neoplasm {n} /ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/ (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) | :: neoplasma {m} |
| neoplastic {adj} (relating to neoplasm) | :: neoplastico |
| Neoplatonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Neoplatonism) | :: neoplatonico |
| Neoplatonism {prop} (school of philosophy) | :: neoplatonismo {m} |
| neoprene {n} /ˈniɵpɹin/ (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products) | :: neoprene {m} |
| neorealism {n} (movement in art) | :: neorealismo {m} |
| neorealistic {adj} (pertaining to neorealism) | :: neorealistico |
| neo-Ricardian {adj} | :: neoricardiano {m} |
| neo-romantic {adj} | :: neoromantico |
| neo-romanticism {n} | :: neoromanticismo {m} |
| neoteny {n} /niˈɑːtəni/ (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult) | :: neotenia {f} |
| neoteny {n} (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage) | :: neotenia {f} |
| neo-testamentary {adj} | :: neotestamentario |
| neo-Thomism {n} | :: neotomismo {m} |
| neoytterbia {n} (former name of ytterbium) | :: neoitterbio {m} |
| Nepal {prop} /nəˈpɔːl/ (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal {m} |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {n} /nəˈpɔːli/ (person) | :: nepalese |
| nepheline {n} (feldspathoid mineral) | :: nefelina {f} |
| nephelopia {n} | :: nefelopia {f} |
| nephew {n} /ˈnɛf.ju/ (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: nipote {m} |
| nephling {n} (nephew or niece) SEE: nibling | :: |
| nephology {n} /nɪˈfɒlədʒi/ (branch of meteorology) | :: nefologia {f} |
| nephoscopy {n} | :: nefoscopia {f} |
| nephralgia {n} (pain in the kidneys) | :: nefralgia {f} |
| nephrectomy {n} (the surgical removal of a kidney) | :: nefrectomia {f} |
| nephridium {n} (biology: a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates) | :: nefridio {m} |
| nephridium {n} | :: nefridio {m} |
| nephrite {n} (semi-precious stone) | :: nefrite {f} |
| nephritis {n} (inflammation of the kidney) | :: nefrite {f} |
| nephro- {prefix} (of or relating to the kidneys) | :: nefro- |
| nephrocarcinoma {n} | :: nefrocarcinoma {m} |
| nephrogenic {adj} (that forms the tissues of the kidney) | :: nefrogenico |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nephrologist {n} (physician) | :: nefrologo {m} |
| nephrology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys) | :: nefrologia {f} |
| nephron {n} (basic structural and functional unit of the kidney) | :: nefrone {m} |
| nephropexy {n} | :: nefropessi {f} |
| nephroplegia {n} | :: nefroplegia {f} |
| nephrorrhaphy {n} | :: nefrorrafia {f} |
| nephrosic {adj} (of or pertaining to nephrosis) | :: nefrosico |
| nepotism {n} /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/ (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: nepotismo {m} |
| Neptune {prop} /ˈnɛptuːn/ (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Nettuno {m} |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Nettuno {m} |
| Neptunian {adj} /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ (of or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune) | :: nettunio [literary, poetic] |
| Neptunian {adj} (of or pertaining to water or the sea) | :: nettunio [literary, poetic] |
| Neptunian {adj} (formed by the action of water) | :: nettunico |
| Neptunian {adj} (of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism) | :: nettuniano |
| Neptunian {n} (proponent of Neptunism) | :: nettunista {m} {f} |
| Neptunian {adj} (of or pertaining to the planet Neptune) | :: nettunense, nettuniano |
| neptunium {n} /nɛpˈtuːniəm/ (chemical element) | :: nettunio {m} |
| nerd {n} /nɝːd/ (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: secchione {m} |
| neritic {adj} | :: neritico |
| Nero {prop} /ˈnɪəɹəʊ/ (Roman Emperor from 54 to 68) | :: Nerone {m} |
| neroli {n} /ˈnɪəɹəli/ (essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange) | :: neroli, nerola [obsolete] |
| nerve {n} /nɝv/ (bundle of neurons) | :: nervo {m} |
| nerve {n} ((botany) vein; grain in wood) | :: nervo {m}, nervatura {f} |
| nerve {n} (courage) | :: coraggio {m} |
| nerve {n} (patience) | :: pazienza |
| nerve {n} (audacity) | :: faccia tosta {f}, sfacciataggine {f} |
| nerve {n} (agitation caused by a negative emotion) | :: nervi {m} |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas | :: |
| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon | :: |
| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction) | :: gas nervino {m} |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervous {adj} /ˈnɜːvəs/ (easily agitated or alarmed) | :: nervoso |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: nervoso |
| nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves) | :: nervoso |
| nervously {adv} (in a nervous manner) | :: nervosamente |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: nervosismo {m} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: sistema nervoso {m} |
| nesonym {n} (toponym of an island) | :: nesonimo {m} |
| -ness {suffix} /nəs/ (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -ità, -ezza |
| nest {n} /nɛst/ (bird-built structure) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (snug residence) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (retreat) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {n} (hideout) | :: nido {m} |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: annidarsi |
| nest box {n} (birdhouse) SEE: birdhouse | :: |
| nest egg {n} (egg placed in a bird's nest) | :: uovo per nido, nidiandolo {m}, endice {m} |
| nest egg {n} (savings) | :: gruzzolo {m}, risparmio {m} |
| nestle {v} /ˈnɛsəl/ (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly) | :: accomodarsi |
| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius) | :: nestoriano {m} |
| Nestorian {n} (A member of a "Nestorian" church) | :: nestoriano {m}, nestoriana {f} |
| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius) | :: nestorianesimo |
| net {n} /nɛt/ (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: rete {f} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: rete {f}, retino {m} |
| net {n} (anything that has the appearance of a net) | :: rete {f} |
| net {n} (figurative: trap) | :: rete {f} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: rete {f} |
| net {v} (catch by means of a net) | :: impigliare in una rete , intrappolare con una rete , irretire |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: netto |
| net {adj} (final) | :: finale |
| nether {adj} /nɛð.ɚ/ (lower) | :: inferiore |
| nether {adj} (beneath the earth's surface) | :: sotterraneo |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} /ˈnɛðələndz/ (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Paesi Bassi {m-p}, Olanda {f} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: olandese |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: Antille olandesi {p} |
| netizen {n} (member of Internet community) | :: internauta {f} |
| nettle {n} /ˈnɛt(ə)l/ (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: ortica {f} |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| nettlesome {adj} (causing irritation) | :: urticante |
| network {n} /nɛtwɝk/ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) | :: rete {f}, reti {f-p} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: rete {f} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: rete {f} |
| network {v} (interact socially) | :: socializzare |
| Neuchâtel {prop} /ˌnɜːʃɑːˈtɛl/ (canton) | :: Neuchâtel |
| neumatic {adj} (written using neumes) | :: neumatico |
| neume {n} /n(j)um/ (sign used in early musical notation) | :: neuma {f} |
| neural {adj} /ˈnʊɹəl/ (of or relating to the nerves) | :: neurale |
| neuralgia {n} (nerve pain) | :: nevralgia {f} |
| neuralization {n} | :: neuralizzazione {f} |
| neurasthenic {adj} /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ (pertaining to neurasthenia) | :: nevrastenico |
| neuro- {prefix} /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊ/ (relating to nerves or the nervous system) | :: neuro- |
| neuroanastomosis {n} | :: neuroanastomosi {f} |
| neuroanatomy {n} /njʊəɹəʊəˈnatəmi/ (the anatomy of the nervous system) | :: neuroanatomia {f} |
| neuroballistic {adj} | :: neurobalistico |
| neurobiologism {n} | :: neurobiologismo {m} |
| neuroblast {n} (embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell) | :: neuroblasto {m} |
| neuroblastoma {n} (form of cancer) | :: neuroblastoma {m} |
| neurochemist {n} (professional in the field of neurochemistry) | :: neurochimico {m}, neurochimica {f} |
| neurocranium {n} (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) | :: neurocranio {m} |
| neurodynia {n} | :: neurodinia {f} |
| neuroepithelial {adj} (of or relating to the neuroepithelium) | :: neuroepiteliale |
| neuroglycopenia {n} (shortage of glucose in the brain) | :: neuroglicopenia {f} |
| neurohormone {n} (hormone that stimulates the nervous system) | :: neurormone {m} |
| neurohypophysis {n} (posterior lobe of the pituitary gland) | :: neuroipofisi {f} |
| neuroimmunological {adj} (of or pertaining to neuroimmunology) | :: neuroimmunologico |
| neuroleptic {n} (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) | :: neurolettico {m} |
| neuroleptic {adj} (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) | :: neurolettico |
| neurological {adj} (dealing with the study of the brain) | :: immunologico |
| neurologically {adv} (with regard to neurology) | :: neurologicamente |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: neurologo {m}, neurologa {f} |
| neurology {n} /n(j)uˈɹɒlədʒi/ (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: neurologia {f} |
| neuroma {n} (tumor composed of nerve cells) | :: neuroma {m} |
| neuronal {adj} (of, or relating to a neuron) | :: neuronale |
| neuro-oncology {n} (study of brain neoplasms) | :: neurooncologia |
| neuropathic {adj} (of, or relating to neuropathy) | :: neuropatico, neurolabile |
| neuropathology {n} (pathology of the nervous system) | :: neuropatologia {f} |
| neuropeptide {n} (peptide that function as a neurotransmitter) | :: neuropeptide {m} |
| neurophysiologist {n} (a scientist who studies neurophysiology) | :: neurofisiologo {m} |
| neurophysiology {n} (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) | :: neurofisiologia {f} |
| neurophysiopathologist {n} | :: neurofisiopatologo {m} |
| neurophysiopathology {n} (physiopathology of the nervous system) | :: neurofisiopatologia {f} |
| neuroprosthetics {n} (design and manufacture of neural prosthetics) | :: neuroprotesi {f} |
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system) | :: neuroscienza {f} |
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: nevrosi {f}, neurosi {f} |
| neurotic {n} /njʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ (person who has a neurosis) | :: isterico, nevrotico |
| neurotoxic {adj} (having a toxic effect on nerve tissue) | :: neurotossico |
| neurotypical {adj} (having normal way of processing information) | :: neurotipico |
| neurovascular {adj} (of or pertaining to nerves and blood vessels) | :: neurovascolare |
| neuter {adj} /ˈn(j)uːtɚ/ (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: neutro |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: intransitive, see also: intransitive) | :: neutro |
| neuter {adj} | :: neutro |
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal) | :: castrare |
| neutral {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəl/ (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neutrale |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: neutro, neutrale |
| neutral {n} (electrical terminal) | :: neutro {m} |
| neutralino {n} (hypothetical particle) | :: neutralino |
| neutralisation {n} (neutralisation) SEE: neutralization | :: |
| neutrality {n} /nuˈtɹæləti/ (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: neutralità {f} (all senses) |
| neutralization {n} (neutralization) | :: neutralizzazione {f} |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neutralizzare |
| neutrinic {adj} (physics: relating to neutrinos) | :: neutrinico |
| neutrino {n} /njuːˈtɹiːnoʊ/ (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: neutrino {m} |
| neutron {n} /ˈn(j)uːtɹɒn/ (subatomic particle) | :: neutrone {m} (attributive neutronico) |
| neutronium {n} (neutron star material) | :: neutronio {m} |
| neutron number {n} (number of neutrons in the nucleus) | :: numero neutronico {m} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: stella neutronica {f} |
| neutropause {n} (boundary) | :: neutropausa {f} |
| neutrophil {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/ (easily stained by neutral dyes) | :: neutrofilo |
| neutrosphere {n} | :: neutrosfera {f} |
| Neva {prop} (river) | :: Neva {f} |
| Nevada {prop} /nɪˈvædə/ (US state) | :: Nevada {m} |
| never {adv} /ˈnɛ.vɚ/ (at no time) | :: mai, giammai [emphatic, obsolete] |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: mai più |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: giammai |
| never in a month of Sundays {adv} (at no time) | :: mai e poi mai |
| neverland {n} (an ideal or imaginary place) | :: isola che non c'è |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: non importa , non pensare, non pensarci |
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)) | :: non si preoccupi, non preoccuparti |
| never mind {v} (I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement) | :: come non detto |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| never say die {interj} (do not despair) | :: mai dire mai |
| nevertheless {adv} /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/ (in spite of what preceded) | :: nondimeno, tuttavia, eppure, nonostante, ciononostante |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: nuovo |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: nuovo |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: nuovo |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: fresco |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: nuovo |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} /ˈnjuːbi/ (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: nabbo {m}, niubbo {m} |
| newborn {n} (recently born baby) | :: neonato {m} |
| New Brunswick {prop} /njuː ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk/ (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nuovo Brunswick {m} |
| New Caledonia {prop} /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (overseas territory of France) | :: Nuova Caledonia {f} |
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry) | :: malattia di Newcastle {f} |
| New Delhi {prop} /n(j)uː ˈdɛli/ (capital of India) | :: Nuova Delhi {f} |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: Nuova Inghilterra {f} |
| Newfoundland {prop} /ˈn(j)uˌfaʊnd.lənd/ (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Terranova {f} |
| Newfoundland {n} (dog) | :: terranova |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Nuova Guinea {f} |
| New Hampshire {prop} /nuːˈhæmpʃɚ/ (US state) | :: New Hampshire {m}, Nuovo Hampshire {m} |
| New Jersey {prop} /nuːˈdʒɝzi/ (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: New Jersey {m} |
| New Mexico {prop} /nu ˈmɛk.si.koʊ/ (US State) | :: Nuovo Messico {m} |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: luna nuova {f}, novilunio {m} |
| new moon {n} (the moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: congiunzione {f} |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when it is waxing) | :: novilunio {m} |
| newness {n} /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ (novelty) | :: novità {f} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: nuova oggettività {f} |
| news {n} /njuːz/ (new information of interest) | :: novità {f-p}, notizie {f-p}, fatto {m}, avvenimento {m} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: notizie {f-p}, telegiornale {m} [on television] |
| newsagent {n} (person) | :: giornalaio {m}, edicolante {m} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: Nuovo Galles del Sud {m} |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Nuova Spagna {f} |
| newspaper {n} /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/ (publication) | :: giornale {m}, quotidiano {m} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: carta da giornale {f} |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: neolingua |
| newsreel {n} (a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence) | :: cinegiornale {m} |
| newsroom {n} /ˈnjuːzɹuːm/ (the office of a news organisation) | :: redazione {f} |
| newsstand {n} (open stall where newspapers and magazines are on sale) | :: edicola {f} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| newt {n} /ˈn(j)ut/ (type of salamander) | :: tritone {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nuovo Testamento {m} |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: newton {m} |
| Newtonian {adj} /n(j)uˈtoʊniən/ (related to Newton) | :: newtoniano |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: Nuovo Mondo {m} |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: capodanno {m} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: capodanno {m} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: vigilia di Capodanno {m}, capodanno |
| New Year's resolution {n} /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: buoni propositi {m-p} |
| New York {prop} /nu ˈjɔɹk/ (state) | :: New York {m} |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: New York {f}, Nuova York {f} |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City) | :: newyorkese {m} {f}, newyorchese {m} {f}, [dated] nuovaiorchese {m} {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} /nju ˈziː.lənd/ (country in Oceania) | :: Nuova Zelanda {f} |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: neozelandese |
| New Zealand spinach {n} (Plant) | :: tetragonia {f} |
| next {adj} /nɛkst/ (following in a sequence) | :: seguente, successivo, prossimo |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: vicino, prossimo |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: più vicino, prossimo |
| next {adv} (In a time, place or sequence closest or following) | :: accanto, vicino |
| next {adv} (On the first subsequent occasion) | :: dopo, poi |
| next {prep} (on the side of) | :: vicino a, accanto a, presso |
| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)) | :: il prossimo {m}, la prossima {f} |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| next door {adv} (in the adjacent home or place) | :: accanto a |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: parente prossimo {m}, parente stretto {m}, familiare stretto {m} |
| next time {n} (on the following occasion) | :: la prossima volta |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: vicino a |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next to nothing {pron} (very little) | :: quasi niente, una miseria |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: l'anno prossimo |
| nexus {n} /ˈnɛk.səs/ (connection) | :: nesso {m}, legame {m}, connessione {f} |
| nexus {n} (connected group) | :: cose (idee, concetti, etc) connesse (or connessi according to the gender) |
| nexus {n} (centre of something) | :: centro {m} |
| niacin {n} (water-soluble vitamin) | :: niacina |
| nib {n} /nɪb/ (tip of a pen) | :: punta {f} |
| nib {n} (bill of a bird) | :: rostro {m}, becco {m} |
| nibble {n} /ˈnɪbəl/ (a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth) | :: boccone {m}, morso {m}, morsetto {m}, bocconcino {m} |
| nibble {n} (small snacks) | :: stuzzichino {m} |
| nibble {v} (eat with small bites) | :: rosicchiare, mordicchiare, rosicare |
| nibble {v} (bite lightly) | :: mordicchiare |
| nibble {n} ((computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits) | :: unità di 4 bit {f}, semibyte {m} |
| nibling {n} /ˈnɪblɪŋ/ (gender-neutral term for child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law) | :: nipote {m} {f} |
| Nicaea {prop} /naɪˈsiːə/ (ancient city) | :: Nicea {f} |
| Nicaragua {prop} /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/ (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua |
| nice {adj} /naɪs/ (pleasant) | :: simpatico, piacevole, gentile |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: bello |
| nice {adj} (having a pleasant taste or aroma) | :: buono |
| Nice {prop} /niːs/ (city in France) | :: Nizza {f} |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: credo niceno {m} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} /nɪt͡ʃ/ (cavity, hollow, or recess) | :: nicchia {f}, edicola {f} |
| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism) | :: nicchia {f} |
| Nicholas {prop} /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/ (male given name) | :: Nicola, Niccolò |
| nickel {n} /ˈnɪk.əl/ (element) | :: nichel {m}, nickelio {m} |
| nickel {n} (coin) | :: moneta di cinque centesimi {f}, nichelino {m} |
| nickeline {n} (a mineral, nickel arsenide) | :: niccolite {f} |
| nickel-plated {adj} (coated with nickel) | :: nichelato |
| nickel silver {n} (alloy) | :: argentone {m} |
| nickname {n} /ˈnɪkneɪm/ (familiar, invented given name) | :: soprannome {m} |
| nickname {v} (to give a nickname to) | :: soprannominare |
| Nicodemism {n} | :: nicodemismo {m} |
| Nicodemite {n} /nɪkəˈdiːmʌɪt/ | :: nicodemita {m} {f} |
| Nicola {prop} /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/ (feminine form of Nicholas) | :: Nicoletta {f} |
| Nicolaism {n} | :: nicolaismo {m} |
| Nicole {prop} (Nicola) SEE: Nicola | :: |
| Nicomachean {adj} (of or pertaining to Nicomachus) | :: nicomacheo |
| Nicopolis {prop} (city in Epirus) | :: Nicopoli {f} |
| Nicosia {prop} /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ (capital of Cyprus) | :: Nicosia {f} |
| nicotine {n} /ˈnɪkətiːn/ (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nicotina {f} |
| nicotinism {n} (nicotine poisoning) | :: nicotinismo {m} |
| nictemeral {adj} (varying regularly with a day/night cycle) | :: nittemerale |
| nictitating {adj} /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/ (winking, blinking) | :: nittitante |
| nidamental {adj} | :: nidamentale |
| nide {n} /naɪd/ (nest of pheasants) | :: nidiata {f} |
| nidicolous {adj} (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) | :: nidicolo |
| nidiform {adj} /ˈnaɪdɪfɔːm/ (nest-shaped) | :: nidiforme |
| nidifugous {adj} | :: nidifugo |
| nidify {v} /ˈnɪd.əˌfaɪ/ (to make a nest) | :: nidificare |
| Nidwalden {prop} (Canton) | :: Nidvaldo |
| niece {n} /niːs/ (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: nipote {f} |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| Nietzschean {adj} /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ (pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings) | :: nietzschiano, nicciano, nietzscheano |
| Nietzschean {n} (a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas) | :: nietzschiano {m}, nietzschiana {f}, nicciano {m}, nicciana {f}, nietzscheano {m}, nietzscheana {f} |
| Nietzscheanism {n} /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ənɪzəm/ (philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche) | :: nietzschianesimo {m}, niccianesimo {m}, nietzscheanesimo {m} |
| nifty {adj} /ˈnɪfti/ (good, useful) | :: valido, buono |
| Niger {prop} /ˈnaɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ (country) | :: Niger {m} |
| Nigeria {prop} /naɪˈdʒɪə.ɹɪə/ (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria {f} |
| Nigerian {n} /naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən/ (person) | :: nigeriano |
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) | :: nigeriano |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| nigger {n} /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: negro {m}, negra {f} [female] |
| night {n} /naɪt/ (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: notte {f} |
| nightcap {n} /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ (warm cap worn at night) | :: berretto da notte {m}, papalina {f} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: notturno {m}, night club {m}, discoteca {f} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightfall {n} /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: crepuscolo {m} |
| nightgown {n} /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/ (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: camicia da notte {f} |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| nighthawk {n} /ˈnaɪthɑk/ (Caprimulgus europaeus) | :: nottolone {m}, succiacapre {m}, caprimulgo {m} |
| nighthawk {n} (New World nightjar) | :: nottolone {m}, caprimulgo {m}, succiacapre {m} |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/ (bird) | :: usignolo {m} |
| nightjar {n} /ˈnaɪtdʒɑː/ (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: caprimulgo {m}, succiacapre {m} |
| nightlife {n} /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ (Selection of nocturnal activities) | :: vita notturna {f} |
| nightly {adj} /ˈnaɪtli/ (occurring every night) | :: notturno |
| nightly {adv} (every night) | :: di notte, ogni notte |
| nightmare {n} /naɪt.mɛəɹ/ (dream) | :: incubo {m}, brutto sogno |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: incubo {m} |
| nightmarish {adj} (resembling a nightmare) | :: da incubo |
| night owl {n} /ˈnaɪt aʊl/ (one who is awake at night) | :: nottambulo {m}, nottolone {m} |
| night safe {n} | :: cassa continua {f} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: comodino {m} |
| night terror {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: terrore notturno {m}, pavor nocturnus {m} |
| nightwandering {adj} (wandering at night) | :: nottivago |
| nigraniline {n} | :: nigranilina {f} |
| nihilism {n} /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: nichilismo {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nichilismo {m}, nullismo {m} |
| nihilist {n} /ˈnaɪɪlɪst/ (person who accepts nihilism) | :: nichilista {m} {f} |
| nihilistic {adj} (of or relating to nihilism) | :: nichilista |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nihonium {n} /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/ | :: nihonio {m} |
| Nijmegen {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Nimega |
| Nike {prop} /ˈnaɪki/ (Greek goddess of victory) | :: Nike |
| nikud {n} (system of diacritics for Hebrew) | :: nikud {m} |
| Nile {prop} /naɪl/ (river) | :: Nilo {m} |
| Nilean {adj} (Nilotic) SEE: Nilotic | :: |
| nilgai {n} (large antelope of northern India) | :: nilgau {m}, antilope azzurra {f}, nilgai {f}, nilghais {m} |
| Nilotic {adj} /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ (pertaining to the Nile) | :: nilotico, niliaco |
| nimble {adj} /ˈnɪmbl̩/ (quick and light in movement or action) | :: agile, leggero, svelto |
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert) | :: intelligente, versatile, sveglio, pronto |
| nimbleness {n} /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ (the quality of being nimble) | :: leggerezza {f}, agilità {f}, scioltezza {f} |
| nimbostratus {n} (cloud type) | :: nembostrato {m} |
| nimbus {n} /ˈnɪmbəs/ (circle of light; halo) | :: nimbo {m} |
| Nimzowitsch Defence {n} (chess opening 1.e4 Nc6) | :: difesa Nimzowitsch {f} |
| Nina {prop} /ˈniːnə/ (female given name) | :: Nina |
| nincompoop {n} /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ (foolish or silly person) | :: babbeo {m}, coglione, cretino, idiota, imbecille, stupido |
| nine {num} /naɪn/ (cardinal number) | :: nove |
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9) | :: nove |
| nine {n} | :: nove {m} |
| nine hundred {num} /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (cardinal number 900) | :: novecento {m} {f} |
| nineteen {num} /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/ (cardinal number) | :: diciannove |
| nineteenth {adj} /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: diciannovesimo (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) diciannovesimo {m}, diciannovesima {f} (after the name) (abbreviation XIX) |
| nineteenth {n} | :: diciannovesimo {m}, diciannovesima {f} , diciannovesimo {m} |
| nine thousand {num} (9000) | :: novemila |
| ninetieth {adj} /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ (ordinal form of ninety) | :: novantesimo, 90º |
| ninetieth {n} (person or thing in the ninetieth position) | :: novantesimo {m} |
| ninetieth {n} (one of ninety equal parts of a whole) | :: novantesimo {m} |
| ninety {num} /ˈnaɪn.ti/ (90) | :: novanta |
| ninety-eight {num} (98) | :: novantaotto |
| ninety-five {num} (95) | :: novantacinque |
| ninety-four {num} (94) | :: novantaquattro |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: novantanove |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: novantuno |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: novantasette |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: novantasei |
| ninety-three {num} (93) | :: novantatré |
| ninety-two {num} (92) | :: novantadue |
| Nineveh {prop} /ˈnɪnɪvə/ (capital of Assyria) | :: Ninive {f} |
| ninhydrin {n} (organic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione) | :: ninidrina {f} |
| ninja {n} /ˈnɪndʒə/ (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja {m} {f} |
| Nintendo {n} /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: Nintendo, Nintendo {f} |
| ninth {adj} /naɪnθ/ (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: nono (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) nono, (after the name) (abbreviation IX) |
| ninth {n} (something in the ninth position) | :: nono {m}, nona {f} |
| ninth {n} (one of nine equal parts of a whole) | :: nono {m} |
| niobic {adj} (relating to niobium) | :: niobico |
| niobium {n} /naɪˈoʊbiəm/ (chemical element) | :: niobio {m} |
| nip and tuck {adv} (evenly matched with vacillating advantage) | :: testa a testa |
| nip and tuck {n} (skin-tightening cosmetic surgery) | :: ritidectomia {f}, lifting {m} |
| nip in the bud {v} /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ (to prevent at an early stage) | :: troncare sul nascere, stroncare sul nascere |
| nipper {n} /ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/ (slang term for a small child) | :: pinza |
| nipple {n} /ˈnɪp(ə)l/ (projection of mammary gland) | :: capezzolo {m} |
| nipple {n} (artificial nipple for bottle feeding) | :: tettarella {f} |
| nipplewort {n} (Lapsana communis) | :: lassana {f} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| niqqud {n} (nikud) SEE: nikud | :: |
| Nishapur {prop} (a city in Iran) | :: Nishapur, Neyshabur |
| nit {n} /nɪt/ (egg of a louse) | :: lendine {m} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpick {v} /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ (to correct minutiae or find fault) | :: cercare il pelo nell'uovo |
| nitpicker {n} /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/ (one who nitpicks) | :: pignolo |
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) | :: pignoleria {f}, cavillosità {f}, pedantismo {m}, puntigliosità {f} |
| nitramidine {n} | :: nitramidina {f} |
| nitrary {n} (place where potassium nitrate is produced) | :: nitreria {f}, nitriera {f} |
| nitrate {n} /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nitrato {m} |
| nitrated {adj} | :: nitrato |
| nitration {n} (reaction with nitric acid) | :: nitrazione |
| nitrator {n} | :: nitratore |
| nitric {adj} (pertaining to nitrogen) | :: nitrico |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: acido nitrico {m} |
| nitric oxide {n} (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) | :: ossido di azoto |
| nitride {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/ (compound of nitrogen) | :: nitruro {m} |
| nitriding {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/ (method of hardening steel) | :: nitrurazione |
| nitrification {n} (act of nitrifying) | :: nitrificazione |
| nitrile {n} /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/ (class of organic compounds) | :: nitrile |
| nitrite {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ (salt or ester of nitrous acid) | :: nitrito |
| nitrite {n} (-NO2 and NO2-) | :: nitrito |
| nitrobacterium {n} (species) | :: nitrobatterio {m} |
| nitrocellulose {n} (the chemical nitrocellulose) | :: nitrocellulosa {f} |
| nitroformate {n} | :: nitroformiato {m} |
| nitrogen {n} /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.dʒən/ (chemical element) | :: azoto {m} |
| nitrogen dioxide {n} (the binary compound NO2) | :: diossido di azoto |
| nitrogen fixation {n} (the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen) | :: azotofissazione {f} |
| nitrogen-fixing {adj} (able to convert inorganic nitrogen) | :: azotofissatore |
| nitrogen monoxide {n} (nitric oxide) SEE: nitric oxide | :: |
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) | :: nitroglicerina {f} |
| nitroglycol {n} | :: nitroglicol {m} |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitrous {adj} (of or relating to nitrogen) | :: nitroso |
| nitrous acid {n} (weak acid, HNO2) | :: acido nitroso {m} |
| nitrox {n} /ˈnaɪtɹɒks/ (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas) | :: nitrox {m} |
| Nitti {prop} (Nitti) | :: Nitti |
| Nitti {prop} (Nitto) | :: Nitto |
| Nitto {prop} | :: Nitto |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| nitty {adj} (shining; elegant) SEE: shining | :: |
| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| nitwit {n} /ˈnɪtwɪt/ (scatterbrained or stupid person) | :: sciocco {m} |
| Niue {prop} /ˈnjuːeɪ/ (island of Niue) | :: Niue {f} |
| Nivkh {prop} /nɪvk/ (language) | :: nivkh |
| Nivôse {prop} /niˈvoʊz/ (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: nevoso {m} |
| nix {n} /nɪks/ (colloquial: nothing) | :: niente |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| nizatidine {n} (antihistamine drug) | :: nizatidina {f} |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Nižnij Novgorod |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: non, [emphatically] nessuno {m} |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: non [followed by an infinitive], vietato [followed by an infinitive], divieto di [followed by an infinitive or the corresponding noun] |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: no |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: no |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: nº, n., n.ro, N |
| Noah {prop} /ˈnoʊə/ (biblical character) | :: Noè {m} |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noè |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: arca di Noè {f} |
| nobelium {n} /noʊˈbiːliəm/ (chemical element) | :: nobelio {m} |
| Nobel laureate {n} (person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize) | :: vincitore del premio Nobel {m} |
| Nobel Prize {n} /ˈnoʊˌbɛl ˈpɹaɪz/ (international prize) | :: premio Nobel {m} |
| nobility {n} /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ (noble or privileged social class) | :: nobiltà {f} |
| nobility {n} (the quality of being noble) | :: nobilità {f} |
| noble {adj} /ˈnoʊbəl/ (having honorable qualities) | :: nobile |
| noble {adj} (of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth) | :: nobile, aristocratico |
| noble {adj} (grand, magnificent, splendid) | :: splendido |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: gas nobile |
| nobleman {n} /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/ (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: nobiluomo {m}, nobile {m} {f} |
| noble rot {n} (fungus) | :: muffa nobile {f} |
| noble savage {n} | :: buon selvaggio |
| noblesse oblige {n} /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: noblesse oblige {m} |
| nobly {adv} /ˈnoʊbli/ (in a noble manner) | :: nobilmente |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody {n} /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ (unimportant person) | :: nessuno {m}, nullità {f}, zero assoluto, uomo da niente {m} |
| nocebo {n} /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/ (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: nocebo {m} |
| nociception {n} (physiological process underlying the sensation of pain) | :: nocicezione {f} |
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information) | :: no comment |
| no comment {phrase} (refusal to say the obvious impolite retort) | :: no comment |
| noctilucent {adj} ((meteorology) glowing at night) | :: nottilucente {f} |
| noctivagant {adj} (nightwandering) SEE: nightwandering | :: |
| noctule {n} /ˈnɑktʃul/ (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: nottola {f} |
| nocturlabe {n} | :: notturlabio {m} |
| nocturne {n} /ˈnɒktɜːn/ (a dreamlike or pensive composition) | :: notturno {m} |
| nod {v} /nɒd/ (incline the head up and down) | :: annuire, accennare, scuotere |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: addormentarsi, appisolarsi, cadere in catalessi |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: cenno {m} |
| nodal {adj} (Relating to a node) | :: nodale |
| node {n} (computer attached to a network) | :: nodo |
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network) | :: nodo {m} |
| nod off {v} (fall asleep) | :: addormentarsi, assopirsi, cadere in catalessi |
| nodularin {n} (type of hepatotoxin) | :: nodularina {f} |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: entrata vietata, vietato entrare, divieto di entrare, divieto d'accesso, vietato l'accesso, accesso vietato |
| noetherian {adj} (math) | :: noetheriano |
| noetic {adj} /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to the mind or intellect) | :: noetico |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| no-frills {adj} (basic or simple) | :: senza fronzoli |
| Nogai {n} /noʊˈɡaɪ/ (person) | :: nogai |
| noggin {n} /ˈnɑɡɨn/ (head) | :: zucca {f} |
| no holds barred {adj} | :: senza regole, senza restrizioni (literally, "without/no restrictions") |
| noise {n} /nɔɪz/ (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: rumore {m} |
| noise {n} (level of variation in gene expression) | :: rumore |
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise) | :: inquinamento acustico {m} |
| noisily {adv} (in a noisy manner) | :: rumorosamente |
| noisome {adj} /ˈnɔɪ.səm/ (hurtful or noxious to health) | :: nocivo, insalubre {m} {f}, malsano {m} |
| noisome {adj} (offensive to the senses) | :: disgustoso {m}, repulsivo {m} |
| noisy {adj} /ˈnɔɪzi/ (making a noise) | :: rumoroso |
| noisy {adj} (full of noise) | :: chiassoso |
| no kidding {interj} (exclamation of amazement) | :: sul serio, seriamente, scherzi a parte, ma dai, non dirmi |
| no kidding {interj} (response to obvious statement) | :: eh si, eh già, proprio così |
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly | :: |
| no less {adv} (furthermore, not to mention) | :: nientemeno, nientedimeno, nientepopodimeno |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: non più |
| nomad {n} /ˈnoʊmæd/ (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: nomade {m} |
| nomad {n} (a wanderer) SEE: wanderer | :: |
| nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad) | :: nomadismo {m} |
| nomadistic {adj} (all senses) | :: nomadistico |
| no man's land {n} /ˈnoʊˌmænzˌlænd/ (place where no one can or should be) | :: terra di nessuno {f} |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: terra di nessuno {f} |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: caschi il mondo, succeda quel che succeda |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nomen agentis {n} (agent noun) SEE: agent noun | :: |
| nomenclature {n} /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃəɹ/ (set of names or terms) | :: nomenclatura {f} |
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun) | :: sostantivazione, nominalizzazione {f} |
| nominalize {v} /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/ (to change into a noun) | :: nominalizzare |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative {adj} /ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/ (being in the nominative case) | :: nominativo {m} |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: nominativo {m} |
| nominator {n} (One who nominates) | :: nominatore {m} |
| nominee {n} /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) | :: prestanome {m} {f} |
| nomophobia {n} | :: nomofobia |
| nomophylactic {adj} | :: nomofilattico |
| nomophylax {n} | :: nomofilace {m} |
| -nomy {suffix} (system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a particular field) | :: -nomia {f} |
| nonaggression {n} (a lack of aggression) | :: non belligeranza {f} |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: principio di non aggressione {m} |
| nonagon {n} /ˈnɑn.ə.ɡɑn/ (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles) | :: nonagono {m}, ennagono {m} |
| nonane {n} (nonane) | :: nonano {m} |
| nonapplication {n} (failure to apply an existing rule) | :: disapplicazione {f} |
| non-binary {adj} /ˌnɑnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ (not binary) | :: non-binario |
| nonce {n} (a stupid or worthless person) SEE: goof | :: |
| nonchurchgoer {n} (one who does not attend church) | :: non praticante |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: sottufficiale {m} |
| non-compete {adj} (describing contractual clause) | :: di non concorrenza |
| nonconformity {n} (rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws) | :: anticonformismo {m} |
| noncototient {n} (integer) | :: numero noncototiente {m} |
| non-disclosure agreement {n} (contract not to disclose certain information) | :: accordo di riservatezza {m}, accordo di confidenzialità {m} |
| none {pron} /nʌn/ (not any person) | :: nessuno {m}, nessuna {f} |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: nessuno {m}, nessuna {f}, niente |
| nonego {n} (philosophy: part of the psyche) | :: non-io {m} |
| nonentity {n} (an unimportant or insignificant person) | :: uomo da niente {m}, zero assoluto, nullità {f}, estraneo {m}, sconosciuto {m} |
| nonentity {n} (nonexistence) SEE: nonexistence | :: |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonet {n} (composition) | :: nonetto {m} |
| nonetheless {adv} /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/ (nevertheless) | :: nondimeno, malgrado ciò, ciononostante |
| non-Euclidean geometry {n} (Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry) | :: geometria non euclidea {f}, metageometria {f} |
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | :: Nulla nuova, buona nuova |
| nonexistence {n} (The state of not existing) | :: inesistenza {f} |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: inesistente |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: saggistico {m}, saggistica {f} |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: organizzazione non governativa {f} |
| nonillion {num} (1030, see also: quintillion) | :: quintilione |
| nonillion {num} (1054, see also: septendecillion) | :: nonilione |
| non-iron {adj} (not needing to be ironed) | :: lavaindossa |
| nonius {n} /ˈnəʊnɪəs/ (device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments) | :: nonio {m} |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: nonuccidere {m} |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line) | :: non lineare |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input) | :: non lineare |
| non-negative {adj} | :: non negativo |
| nonobservance {n} (failure to observe) | :: inosservanza {f} |
| nonpareil {n} /nɑnpəˈɹɛl/ (that has no equal) | :: impareggiabile, ineguagliabile |
| nonpareil {n} (6-point type) | :: nompariglia |
| non-player character {n} (character in a role-playing game or computer game) | :: personaggio non giocante (PNG) |
| nonplussed {adj} /nɒnˈplʌst/ (bewildered) | :: perplesso |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: non a scopo di lucro |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: organizzazione non a scopo di lucro {f} |
| nonsense {n} /ˈnɑnsɛns/ (meaningless words) | :: sciocchezza {f}, senza senso, priva di significato, ridicolaggine {f}, a vanvera, idiozia {f}, assurdità {f}, cavolata {f}, corbelleria {f}, stupidaggine {f}, cazzata {f}, fesseria {f}, coglionata {f}, minchiata {f} |
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement) | :: balla {f}, fandonia {f}, scemenza {f}, fola {f}, baggianata {f} |
| nonsense {adj} (resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon) | :: senza senso |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: non fumatore {m}, non fumatrice {f} |
| nonstandard {adj} (not standard) | :: non standard |
| nonstandard {adj} (not conforming to the standard variety) | :: non standard |
| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug {n} (group of drugs) | :: farmaco antinfiammatorio non steroideo {m}, FANS {m} |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| nontotient {n} (integer) | :: numero nontotiente {m} |
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence) | :: nonviolenza {f} |
| noob {n} /n(j)uːb/ (newbie) | :: nabbo {m} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} /nuːdl̩/ (string or strip of pasta) | :: [string] taglierino {m}, [strip] tagliatella {f}, fettuccina {f}, tagliolino {m} |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: senza offesa |
| nook {n} /nʊk/ (small corner formed by two walls) | :: angolo, nicchia {f} |
| nook {n} (hidden or secluded spot) | :: angolo, recesso {m} |
| nook and cranny {n} (small or remote place) | :: anfratto {m} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} /nuːn/ (midday) | :: mezzogiorno {m} |
| no one {pron} /ˈnəʊ wʌn/ (not even a single person) | :: nessuno |
| no one is born a master {proverb} (no one is born a master) | :: nessuno nasce maestro |
| noose {n} /nuːs/ (adjustable loop or rope) | :: cappio {m}, laccio {m} |
| noosphere {n} /ˈnoʊ.əsfɪəɹ/ (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development) | :: noosfera {f} |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: per apparire bisogna soffrire [to appear you must suffer], chi non risica non rosica [who doesn't risk doesn't gnaw] |
| nopal {n} /noʊˈpɑl/ (cactus of genus Opuntia) | :: nopal {m}, nopale {m} |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: divieto di parcheggio |
| nope {particle} /noʊp/ (informal "no") | :: no |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: nessun problema, non c'è problema, ci mancherebbe altro |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: non c'è di che, prego, di nulla |
| nor {conj} /nɔːɹ/ (nor) | :: né |
| norbixin {n} (the carboxylic acid of which bixin is the methyl ester) | :: norbissina {f} |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: paesi nordici {m-p} |
| Nordic walking {n} (sport) | :: camminata nordica {f}, camminata con bastoni {f} |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais {prop} (region of France) | :: Nord-Passo di Calais {m} |
| Norfolk Island {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/ (external territory of Australia) | :: Isola Norfolk |
| noria {n} /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ (a water wheel with buckets) | :: noria {f} |
| norm {n} /nɔːm/ (that which is normal) | :: norma {f} |
| norm {n} (rule that is enforced by members of a community) | :: norma {f} |
| norm {n} (math: function that maps vectors to non-negative scalars) | :: norma {f} |
| normal {adj} /ˈnɔɹməl/ (according to norms or rules) | :: normale |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: normale |
| normalcy {n} /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ (state of being normal) | :: normalità {f} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribuzione normale {f} |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalità {f} |
| normalization {n} (any process that makes something more normal or regular) | :: normalizzazione {f} |
| normalize {v} /ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/ (to make normal) | :: normalizzare |
| normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation) | :: sottogruppo normale {m}, sottogruppo invariante {m} |
| Norman {n} /ˈnɔɹmən/ (a person from Normandy) | :: normanno {m}, normanna {f} |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandia {f} |
| normation {n} (establishment of a norm) | :: normazione {f} |
| normative {adj} /ˈnɔɹmətɪv/ (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) | :: normativo |
| normativism {n} | :: normativismo {m} |
| normativization {n} | :: normativizzazione {f} |
| normoergy {n} | :: normoergia {f} |
| normothermia {n} (condition of having normal body temperature) | :: normotermia {f} |
| normothermic {adj} /nɔɹmoʊˈθɝmɪk/ (having normal body temperature) | :: normotermico |
| Norse {adj} /nɔɹs/ (of Scandinavia/Norway) | :: norreno {m} |
| Norse {adj} (of North Germanic languages) | :: norreno {m} |
| Norse {n} (Scandinavian/Norwegian people) | :: i norreni {m-p} |
| Norse {prop} (The ancient language spoken by Vikings) | :: norreno {m} |
| north {n} /nɔːθ/ (compass point) | :: nord {m}, settentrione {m}, mezzanotte |
| north {adj} (toward the north) | :: a nord |
| north {adj} | :: settentrionale, nordico |
| North African {adj} (of or pertaining to North Africa) | :: nordafricano |
| North African {n} (native or inhabitant of North Africa) | :: nordafricano |
| North America {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ (continent) | :: America del Nord {f} |
| North American {adj} (relating to North America) | :: nordamericano |
| North American {n} (North American person) | :: nordamericano {m} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Organizzazione del Trattato Nord Atlantico {f} |
| North Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Brabante Settentrionale {m}, Brabante del Nord {m} |
| North Dakota {prop} /ˈnɔɹθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ (state of the United States of America) | :: Dakota del Nord |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nordest {m} |
| northern {adj} /ˈnɔɹðɚn/ (facing, situated in or related to the north) | :: settentrionale, nordico, boreale |
| northern birch mouse {n} (Sicista betulina) | :: sicista {f}, topo delle betulle {m} |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Cipro del Nord {m}, Repubblica Turca di Cipro del Nord {f} |
| northerner {n} (person from the north of a region) | :: nordista, nordico |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Europa settentrionale {f} |
| Northern European {adj} (Northern European) | :: nordeuropeo |
| northern fur seal {n} (Callorhinus ursinus) | :: callorino dell'Alaska {m} |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: sula bassana {f} |
| northern greater galago {n} (Otolemur garnettii) | :: galagone gigante settentrionale {m} |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: emisfero boreale {m} |
| Northern Ireland {prop} /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaiə(ɹ)lənd/ (Northern Ireland) | :: Irlanda del Nord {f} |
| Northern Irish {adj} (relating to Northern Ireland) | :: nordirlandese |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: pavoncella {f} |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: aurora boreale {f} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/ (archipelago) | :: Isole Marianne Settentrionali {f-p} |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Marianne settentrionali |
| northern pintail {n} (Anas acuta) | :: codone {m} |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Sotho {prop} (language) | :: sotho del nord {m} |
| Northern Territory {prop} /ˈnɔːðən ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Territorio del Nord |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: culbianco {m}, castrica {f}, codibianco {m}, massaiola {f}, petragnola {f} |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: frisone settentrionale |
| North Korea {prop} /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ kəˈɹiːə/ (North Korea) | :: Corea del Nord {f} |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: nordcoreano {m}, nordcoreana {f} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: nordcoreano |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Macedonia del Nord {f} |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: polo nord {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: mare del Nord {m} |
| North Star {prop} (Pole Star) SEE: Pole Star | :: |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: nordovest |
| north wind {n} (wind blowing from the north) | :: tramontana {f} [specific] |
| Nortia {prop} (the goddess) | :: Norzia {f} |
| Norway {prop} /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ (Scandinavian country) | :: Norvegia {f} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: acero riccio |
| Norwegian {n} /nɔɹ.ˈwiː.dʒən/ (native of Norway) | :: norvegese {m} {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: norvegese {m} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norvegese {m} {f} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norvegese {m} {f} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norvegese {m} {f} |
| Norwegian forest cat {n} (domestic cat breed) | :: gatto delle foreste norvegesi |
| Norwegian Sea {prop} (part of the Atlantic) | :: Mar di Norvegia |
| nose {v} /nəʊz/ (to move cautiously) | :: andare a naso |
| nose {v} (to snoop) | :: mettere il naso |
| nose {v} (to detect) | :: nasare, annusare, fiutare |
| nose {v} (to win by a narrow margin) | :: vincere per un soffio |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: naso {m} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: muso {m}, naso {m} |
| nose {n} (tip of an object) | :: muso {m} |
| nose {n} (skill at finding information) | :: fiuto {m}, naso {m} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: capezzina {f} |
| nosebleed {n} /ˈnoʊzˌblid/ (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: perdita di sangue dal naso, epistassi {f} |
| nosegay {n} /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/ (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) | :: erbe aromatiche, mazzetto {m}, mazzolino {m} |
| nose to the grindstone {n} | :: lavoratore incallito {m}, lavoratore indefesso {m} |
| nosey parker {n} (prying person) | :: ficcanaso {m} |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no shit {interj} (vulgar: response to obvious statement) | :: grazie al cazzo |
| no shit, Sherlock {interj} (a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious) | :: grazie al cazzo |
| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) | :: non c'è fumo senza arrosto |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: vietato fumare |
| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease) | :: nosologia {f} |
| no sooner said than done {phrase} (no sooner than something is said it will be done) | :: detto, fatto |
| nosoparasite {n} | :: nosoparassita {m} |
| nosotherapy {n} | :: nosoterapia {f} |
| nosotropic {adj} | :: nosotropico |
| nostalgia {n} /nɑˈstældʒə/ (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostalgia {f} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| Nostratic {prop} /nɑːˈstɹætɪk/ (language grouping) | :: nostratico |
| nostril {n} /ˈnɒstɹɪl/ (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: narice {f} |
| no strings attached {adj} (characterized by an abscence of conditions or obligations) | :: senza se e senza ma |
| nosy {adj} /ˈnoʊzi/ (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: ficcanaso |
| not {adv} /nɒt/ (negates meaning of verb) | :: non, [colloquial] mica |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: non |
| notable {adj} /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: notevole |
| notable {n} (person or thing of distinction) | :: [person] notabile {m}, persona importante {f}, cosa importante {f} |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: notaio {m} |
| notary public {n} /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations) | :: notaio |
| not at all {adv} /nɑʔ.æʔ.ɔl/ (not) | :: non ... per niente |
| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude) | :: prego, non c'è di che |
| notate {v} (to mark with spots or lines) | :: annotare |
| notation {n} /noʊˈteɪʃən/ (act or process of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures or characters) | :: notazione {f} |
| notation {n} (system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities) | :: notazione {f} |
| notation {n} (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation) | :: notazione {f} |
| notational {adj} (of or pertaining to notation) | :: notazionale |
| not bad {adj} (reasonably good) | :: niente male, non male, non c'è male |
| notch {n} /nɒtʃ/ (V-shaped cut) | :: tacca {f} |
| notch {n} (such a cut, used for keeping a record) | :: tacca {f} |
| notch {n} (indentation) | :: incavo {m}, dentellatura {f} |
| notch {n} (mountain pass) | :: gola {f}, passo {m} |
| notch {n} (level or degree) | :: livello {m} |
| notch {v} (to cut a notch) | :: intaccare |
| notch {v} (to record by notches) | :: marcare |
| notch {v} (to achieve) | :: marcare, segnare, realizzare, conquistare |
| note {n} /nəʊt/ (mark, or sign, made to call attention) | :: nota {f}, richiamo {m} |
| note {n} (marginal comment or explanation) | :: nota {f}, nota a margine {f} |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: nota {f}, memoria {f} |
| note {n} (short informal letter) | :: memoria {f} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: nota |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: blocco {m}, taccuino, quaderno {m} |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: taccuino |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: neppure, nemmeno, manco |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| not guilty {adj} (legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law) | :: incolpevole, inconfesso [having pleaded not guilty] |
| no, thanks {interj} (no, thanks) | :: no, grazie |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: no, grazie |
| nothing {pron} /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ (not any thing) | :: niente, non + verb + niente (not + verb + nothing) [colloquial], nulla |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| notice {v} /ˈnoʊtɪs/ (to remark upon) | :: notare |
| notice board {n} (bulletin board) SEE: bulletin board | :: |
| notifiability {n} | :: notificabilità {f} |
| notifiable {adj} (all senses) | :: notificabile |
| notification {n} /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (act of notifying) | :: notificazione {f} |
| notify {v} /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: notificare |
| notion {n} /ˈnoʊʃən/ (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: nozione, concetto |
| notion {n} (sentiment; an opinion) | :: opinione |
| notion {n} (inclination; intention; disposition) | :: inclinazione, intenzione |
| notochord {n} | :: notocorda {f} |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: non solo … ma anche |
| notorious {adj} /nəˈtɔɹiəs/ (known widely and infamously) | :: famigerato |
| notoriously {adv} /nəˈtɔːɹɪəsli/ (In a notorious or notable manner) | :: notoriamente |
| no trespassing {phrase} (phrase forbidding access to a place) | :: accesso vietato |
| not touch something with a ten foot pole {v} (to avoid at all costs) | :: [idiomatic] essere come il diavolo e l'acqua santa |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {prep} /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ (in spite of) | :: nonostante |
| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later) | :: non ancora |
| Nouakchott {prop} /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/ (capital of Mauritania) | :: Nouakchott |
| nought {n} /nɔːt/ (zero) | :: zero |
| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe | :: |
| noumenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the noumenon) | :: noumenico |
| noumenon {n} /ˈnuːmənɒn/ (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: thing-in-itself) | :: noumeno {m} |
| noun {n} /naʊn/ (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: sostantivo {m}, nome sostantivo {m} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: nome |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: locuzione nominale {f} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourish {v} /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ (to feed and cause to grow) | :: nutrire |
| nourishing {adj} (that provides nourishment) | :: nutriente |
| nova {n} /ˈnoʊ.və/ (sudden brightening of a star) | :: nova {f} |
| Nova Gorica {prop} (town in Slovenia) | :: Nuova Gorizia {f} |
| Novara {prop} (province) | :: Novara |
| Novara {prop} (town) | :: Novara {f} |
| Nova Scotia {prop} /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/ (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nuova Scozia {f} |
| novation {n} /noʊˈveɪʃən/ (new contract) | :: novazione {f} |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: Novaja Zemlja {f} |
| novel {adj} /ˈnɑvəl/ (new, original, especially in an interesting way) | :: nuovo, originale |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: romanzo {m} |
| novelist {n} /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ (author of novels) | :: romanziere {m} |
| novella {n} (short novel) | :: novella {f} |
| novelty {n} /ˈnɑvəlti/ (state of being new) | :: novità {f} |
| novelty {n} (new product) | :: novità {f} |
| November {prop} /noʊˈvɛmbəɹ/ (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: novembre {m} |
| novena {n} (a recitation of prayers for nine days) | :: novena {f} |
| novendial {adj} | :: novendiale |
| novendial {n} (religious ceremony; funeral ceremony) | :: novendiale {m} |
| novice {n} /ˈnɑːvɪs/ (beginner) | :: principiante {m} {f}, debuttante {m} {f}, novizio {m}, esordiente, novellino {m} |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| Novorossiysk {prop} (city) | :: Novorossijsk {m} |
| now {adv} /naʊ/ (at the present time) | :: adesso, ora, mò [regional] |
| now {interj} (signal to begin) | :: ora |
| nowadays {adv} /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (at the present time) | :: oggidì, oggigiorno |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: oggidì, oggigiorno |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} /ˌnaʊ ən(d) ˈðɛn/ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto |
| no way {interj} | :: assolutamente no, neanche per sogno |
| nowhere {adv} /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (in no place) | :: da nessuna parte, in nessun posto |
| nowhere {adv} (to no place) | :: da nessuna parte |
| nowhere else {adv} (in no other place) | :: da nessun'altra parte |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| noxious {adj} /ˈnɒkʃəs/ (harmful) | :: insalubre, nocivo, malsano |
| nozzle {n} /ˈnɒzəl/ (short tube) | :: ugello |
| nozzle {n} | :: ugello {m} |
| nth {adj} /ɛnθ/ (occurring at position n) | :: ennesimo, n-esimo |
| nth {n} (the item at position n) | :: ennesimo {m} |
| nuance {n} /ˈnuː.ɑːns/ (minor distinction) | :: sfumatura, sottigliezza {f} |
| nuance {n} (subtlety or fine detail) | :: sottigliezza |
| Nubia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Nubia {f} |
| nubiferous {adj} | :: nubifero |
| nubile {adj} /ˈnubaɪl/ (marriageable) | :: nubile |
| nubuck {n} (type of brushed leather) | :: nabuk {m} |
| nucellus {n} (tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo) | :: nocella |
| nuchal {adj} (of or pertaining to the back of the neck) | :: nucale |
| nuclear {adj} /ˈn(j)ukliɚ/ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) | :: nucleare |
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy) | :: nucleare |
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) | :: nucleare |
| nuclear chemistry {n} (application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics) | :: chimica nucleare {f} |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: energia nucleare {f} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: fissione {f} |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: fusione nucleare {f} |
| nuclearization {n} (act of arming with nuclear weapons) | :: nuclearizzazione {f} |
| nuclearize {v} (to arm with nuclear weapons) | :: nuclearizzare |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: energia nucleare {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (nation with nuclear weapons) | :: potenza nucleare {f} |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: centrale elettronucleare |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: reazione nucleare {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: reattore nucleare |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: guerra nucleare {f} |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: arma nucleare {f} |
| nuclease {n} (any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester) | :: nucleasi {f} |
| nucleasic {adj} (of or pertaining to a nuclease) | :: nucleasico |
| nucleic {adj} (referring to the nucleus) | :: nucleico |
| nucleic acid {n} /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: acido nucleico {m} |
| nucleocosmochronology {n} (technique for estimating age of astronomical objects) | :: nucleocosmocronologia {f} |
| nucleogenic {adj} (produced by a nuclear reaction) | :: nucleogenico |
| nucleoid {n} /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/ (the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized) | :: nucleoide {m} |
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron) | :: nucleone {m} |
| nucleoside {n} (organic molecule) | :: nucleoside {m} |
| nucleosome {n} (repeating subunit in chromatin) | :: nucleosoma {m} |
| nucleosynthesis {n} (process that leads to synthesis in stars) | :: nucleosintesi {f} |
| nucleosynthetic {adj} (of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis) | :: nucleosintetico |
| nucleotide {n} / ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtʰaɪd/ (monomer constituting DNA or RNA) | :: nucleotide {m} |
| nucleotidic {adj} (of or pertaining to a nucleotide) | :: nucleotidico |
| nucleus {n} /ˈnuːkli.əs/ (core, central part of something) | :: nucleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (initial part which will receive additions) | :: nucleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: nucleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: nucleo {m} |
| nucleus {n} (linguistics: centre of a syllable) | :: nucleo {m} |
| nuclide {n} /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/ (nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass) | :: nuclide |
| nude {adj} /n(j)uːd/ (without clothing or other covering) | :: nudo |
| nude {n} (image depicting a human in a state of undress) | :: nudo {m} |
| nude {n} (state of total nudity) | :: nudità {f}, costume adamitico {m}, abito adamitico {m} |
| nudge {v} /nʌdʒ/ (To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) | :: sospingere |
| nudge {v} (To near or come close to something) | :: lambire |
| nudism {n} /njuː.dɪzəm/ (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: nudismo {m} |
| nudist {n} /ˈnudɪst/ (person who practices nudism) | :: nudista {m} {f} |
| nudity {n} /ˈnudɪti/ (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: nudità {f} |
| nugget {n} /ˈnʌɡət/ (small chunk or clump) | :: pepita {f} |
| nullify {v} /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ (to make legally invalid) | :: annullare, cassare |
| nullify {v} | :: annullare |
| nulliploid {adj} (cell that has no chromosome) | :: nulliploide |
| nulliploidy {n} (condition of being nulliploid) | :: nulliploidia {f} |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| null set {n} (negligible set) | :: insieme nullo {m} |
| numb {adj} /nʌm/ (physically unable to feel) | :: intorpidito {m}, intorpidita {f} |
| number {n} /ˈnʌmbə/ (abstract entity) | :: numero {m} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: numero {m}, cifra {f} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: numero {m} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: numero {m} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: numero {m}, quantità {f} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: numero {m} |
| number {n} (performance) | :: numero {m} |
| number {n} (issue of a periodical publication) | :: numero {m} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: numerare |
| number {v} (to total; to amount to) | :: ammontare |
| numbered list {n} (list) | :: lista numerata {f} |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numbering {n} (the action of creating such a sequence) | :: numerazione |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Numeri |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numerable {adj} (able to be counted) | :: numerabile |
| numerable {adj} | :: numerabile |
| numeracy {n} (numerical skill) | :: abilità di calcolo, abilità numerica |
| numeral {n} /ˈnuməɹəl/ (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: numero {m}, cifra {f} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪkəl/ (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numerico |
| numerical analysis {n} (study of algorithms) | :: analisi numerica {f} |
| numerology {n} (study) | :: numerologia {f} |
| numerous {adj} /ˈnuməɹəs/ (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: numeroso |
| numerousness {n} (the state or quality of being numerous) | :: numerosità {f} |
| Numidia {prop} (region in northern Africa) | :: Numidia {f} |
| numinous {adj} /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/ (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: numinoso {m}, numinosa {f} |
| numismatics {n} /ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks/ (study of coins) | :: numismatica {f} |
| nummary {adj} (of or pertaining to coins or money) | :: nummario |
| numnah {n} (pad placed under a horse's saddle) | :: sottosella {m} |
| nun {n} /nʌn/ (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: suora {f}, monaca {f} |
| nun {n} (member of a non-Christian religious community of women) | :: monaca {f} |
| nuncheon {n} (afternoon snack) | :: merenda {f} |
| nuncial {adj} | :: nunziale |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| Nuoro {prop} (province) | :: Nuoro |
| Nuoro {prop} (town) | :: Nuoro {f} |
| nuptial {adj} /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ (pertaining to wedding and marriage) | :: nuziale |
| nuptials {n} /ˈnʌpʃ(ə)ls/ (wedding ceremony, see also: wedding) | :: nozze {f-p} |
| nuraghe {n} (type of megalithic building) | :: nuraghe {m} |
| Nuragic {adj} (of or relating to an ancient Sardinian civilisation) | :: nuragico |
| Nuremberg {prop} /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəɡ/ (city in Germany) | :: Norimberga {f} |
| nurse {n} /nɝs/ (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: nutrice {f}, balia {f} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: infermiera {f}, infermiere {m} |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursehound {n} (Scyliorhinus stellaris) | :: gattopardo {m}, [regional] cagnola {f} |
| nursemaid {n} (child's nurse) | :: bambinaia {f}, babysitter, tata {f} |
| nursery {n} /ˈnɜːsəɹi/ (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out) | :: nursery {f} |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: vivaio {m} |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: asilo {m} |
| nurse shark {n} (any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae) | :: squalo nutrice {m} |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nursing home {n} (place of residence) | :: casa di riposo |
| nut {n} /nʌt/ (hard-shelled fruit) | :: noce {f} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: dado {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: pazzo {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: coglione {m}, minchione {m}, palla {f} |
| nutational {adj} | :: nutazionale |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: schiaccianoci {m} |
| Nutella {prop} /nuːˈtɛlə/ (hazelnut spread) | :: Nutella {f} |
| nutfarm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nuthouse {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nutlet {n} (small nut) | :: nocciolino {m} |
| nutmeg {n} /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ (seed) | :: noce moscata {f} |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {n} /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (substance that provides nourishment) | :: nutriente {m}, principe nutritivo {m} |
| nutrition {n} /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/ (nutrition) | :: nutrizione {f} |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: nutrizionale |
| nutritionism {n} | :: nutrizionismo {m} |
| nutritionist {n} | :: nutrizionista {m} {f} |
| nutritive {adj} /ˈnjuːtɹətɪv/ (nourishing, nutritional) | :: nutriente, nutritivo |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| nuts {adj} /nʌts/ (insane) | :: pazzo |
| nuzzle {v} /nʌzəl/ (touch with the nose) | :: annusare, strofinare col naso |
| nyctinasty {n} (the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness) | :: nictinastia {f} |
| nyctograph {n} | :: nictografo {m} |
| nyctography {n} | :: nictografia {f} |
| nylon {n} /ˈnaɪlɑn/ (substance) | :: nylon {m}, nailon {m} |
| nylon {n} (sheer stocking) | :: calza di nylon {f}, calza di nailon {f}, filanca {f} |
| -nym {suffix} (type of word or name) | :: -nimo |
| nymph {n} /ˈnɪmf/ (insect larva) | :: ninfa {f} |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: ninfa {f} |
| nymph {n} (young girl who may inspire lust) | :: ninfa {f}, sirenetta {f} |
| nymphomania {n} /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/ (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: ninfomania {f}, andromania {f} |
| nymphomaniac {n} /ˈnɪɱfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/ (woman with excessive sexual desire) | :: ninfomane {f} |
| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac | :: |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: Notte, Nyx |
