fortificarsi

it-verb

fortificàrsi (first-person singular present mi fortìfico, first-person singular past historic mi fortificài, past participle fortificàto)

fortificàrsi (canonical)
mi fortìfico (first-person present singular)
mi fortificài (first-person historic past singular)
fortificàto (participle past)
fortificàrsi (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
fortificàndosi (gerund)
fortificànte (participle present)
fortificàto (participle past)
mi fortìfico (first-person indicative present singular)
ti fortìfichi (indicative present second-person singular)
si fortìfica (indicative present singular third-person)
ci fortifichiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
vi fortificàte (indicative plural present second-person)
si fortìficano (indicative plural present third-person)
mi fortificàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ti fortificàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
si fortificàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ci fortificavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vi fortificavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
si fortificàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mi fortificài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ti fortificàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
si fortificò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ci fortificàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vi fortificàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
si fortificàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
mi fortificherò (first-person future indicative singular)
ti fortificherài (future indicative second-person singular)
si fortificherà (future indicative singular third-person)
ci fortificherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
vi fortificheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
si fortificherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
mi fortificherèi (conditional first-person present singular)
ti fortificherésti (conditional present second-person singular)
si fortificherèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
si fortificherébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
ci fortificherémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
vi fortificheréste (conditional plural present second-person)
si fortificherèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
si fortificherébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
mi fortìfichi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ti fortìfichi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
si fortìfichi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ci fortifichiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vi fortifichiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
si fortìfichino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mi fortificàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ti fortificàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
si fortificàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ci fortificàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vi fortificàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
si fortificàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fortìficati (imperative second-person singular)
si fortìfichi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fortifichiàmoci (first-person imperative plural)
fortificàtevi (imperative plural second-person)
si fortìfichino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
fortificàrti (imperative negative second-person singular)
ti fortificàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
si fortìfichi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fortifichiàmoci (first-person imperative negative plural)
ci fortifichiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
fortificàtevi (imperative negative plural second-person)
vi fortificàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
si fortìfichino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(military) to take shelter in a fortification


robbio

(military) the red cloth on which some badges of rank are displayed


saccomanno

Borrowed from Middle High German sackman.

bor+

(historical, military) one who is tasked with carrying and guarding supplies

(historical, military) a knight's attendant (tasked with carrying extra weapons, finishing enemies, and taking prisoners for ransom)


sciumbasci

(military) the rank, in the Italian colonial army, equivalent to maresciallo


talpone

(weaponry) tool used to adjust the parallelism between the axis of the barrel and the line of sight


portaguidone

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + guidone (“guidon, pennant”).

it-verb-obj

(military) guidon (soldier who carries a banner)


coprifiamma

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + fiamma (“flame”).


ordine sparso

(military) formation in which military members are divided into groups at irregular distances to make themselves less vulnerable to enemy attack


termobarico

it-adj

termobarico (feminine termobarica, masculine plural termobarici, feminine plural termobariche)

termobarica (feminine)
termobarici (masculine plural)
termobariche (feminine plural)


potenza di fuoco

it-noun

potenza di fuoco f (plural potenze di fuoco)

La maggiore potenza di fuoco che Biden mette in campo per l'acquisto di pubblicità tv ed altre forme di propaganda elettorale, viene interpretata come un segnale positivo sulla mobilitazione della base democratica, malgrado l'assenza quasi totale di quei contatti "porta a porta" che un tempo erano essenziali per aumentare l'affluenza alle urne.

2020 October 16, Federico Rampini, “Le casse piene dei Dem. Così Biden trionfa nella raccolta di fondi [The Dems' full cash desks. This is how Biden triumphs in fundraising]”, in la Repubblica:

The greater firepower that Biden presents for the acquisition of TV ads and other forms of electoral propaganda, is interpreted as a positive signal of the mobilization of the Democratic base, despite the almost-total absence of those "door to door" contacts that were once essential to increase turnout at the ballot box.


guadagnare terreno

it-verb

guadagnàre terreno (first-person singular present guadàgno terreno, first-person singular past historic guadagnài terreno, past participle guadagnàto terreno, auxiliary avére)

guadagnàre terreno (canonical)
guadàgno terreno (first-person present singular)
guadagnài terreno (first-person historic past singular)
guadagnàto terreno (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)

Literally, “to gain terrain”. Compare French gagner du terrain.

Questa significa che il voto di persona che sarà riportato il giorno delle elezioni ha maggiori probabilità di mostrare i primi risultati repubblicani mentre i democratici potranno guadagnare terreno in un secondo momento poiché i voti per posta saranno conteggiati anche nei giorni successivi.

2020 October 28, “Stati Uniti, il voto anticipato batte ogni record: 69,5 milioni di americani hanno già scelto [United States, early voting beats every record: 69.5 million Americans have already chosen]”, in la Repubblica:

This means that the in-person vote that will be reported on election day is very likely to show the first Republican results while Democrats will be able to gain ground later as votes by mail are counted in the following days as well.

(idiomatic, figurative, also military) to gain ground


prendere d'assalto

prèndere d'assalto (first-person singular present prèndo d'assalto, first-person singular past historic prési d'assalto, past participle préso d'assalto, auxiliary avére)

prèndere d' assalto (canonical)
prèndo d' assalto (first-person present singular)
prési d' assalto (first-person historic past singular)
préso d' assalto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)

Literally, “to take of assault”. Compare French prendre d’assaut.

i poliziotti lo presero d'assalto

(also military) to take by storm; to besiege; to storm


sparare a zero

sparàre a zero (first-person singular present spàro a zero, first-person singular past historic sparài a zero, past participle sparàto a zero, auxiliary avére)

sparàre a zero (canonical)
spàro a zero (first-person present singular)
sparài a zero (first-person historic past singular)
sparàto a zero (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)

(intransitive, firearms) to shoot point blank


raggio d'azione

it-noun

raggio d'azione m (plural raggi d'azione)


linea del fuoco

linea del fuoco f (plural linee del fuoco)

Avrei trascinato la mia famiglia, l'avrei esposta alla linea del fuoco.

2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

Family got dragged along for the ride, put in the line of fire.

(idiomatic, also military, also weaponry) line of fire


teste di cuoio

Anche all'hotel le misure di sicurezza erano cambiate, con squadre di teste di cuoio in assetto di guerra schierate sulle scale.

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 9, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

Security had changed at the hotel as well, with armed SWAT teams deployed in the stairwells.


danno collaterale

danno collaterale m (plural danni collaterali)

(chiefly military, also figurative) collateral damage


passare in rassegna

it-verb

passàre in rassegna (first-person singular present pàsso in rassegna, first-person singular past historic passài in rassegna, past participle passàto in rassegna, auxiliary avére)

passàre in rassegna (canonical)
pàsso in rassegna (first-person present singular)
passài in rassegna (first-person historic past singular)
passàto in rassegna (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)


regola di ingaggio

it-noun

regola di ingaggio f (plural regole di ingaggio)

Calque of English rule of engagement. Compare French règle d’engagement.

(military, law enforcement, usually in the plural) rule of engagement


stato d'assedio

stato d'assedio m (plural stati d'assedio)


a tuttopunto

(military, historical) fully-cocked (of a flintlock gun)


a mezzopunto

(military, historical) half-cocked (of a flintlock gun)


falsabraca

(historical, military) Synonym of barbacane


percotitoio

(archaic, firearms) Synonym of percussore


spingitoio

(firearms) a cylinder-shaped device which moves cartridges into the chamber


corona vallare

corona vallare f (plural corone vallari)

Borrowed from Latin vallāris corōna (literally “rampart crown”).

bor+

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) a symbolic honour/honor given to the first soldier who mounted the enemy's rampart


cacciapalla

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to extract”) + palla (“bullet”).

it-verb-obj

(historical, firearms) a tool used to get a projectile out of a muzzleloader's barrel


battipalle

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + palle (“bullets”).

(firearms, historical) the end of a ramrod (used to push the projectile down in a muzzleloader)


controguardia

From contro- + guardia. First attested in the 18th century.


pavesaio

(historical, military) one who carries a coat of arms


sottoammiraglio

it-noun

sottoammiraglio m (plural sottoammiragli)

(military, nautical, historical) sub-admiral


retroammiraglio

retroammiraglio m (plural retroammiragli)

(military, nautical, historical) Synonym of contrammiraglio


gnornò

Apheresis of signornò, by analogy of gnorsì.


mazzagatti

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + gatti (“cats”).

it-verb-obj

mazzare<t:to kill (archaic or southern Italy)>

(historical, firearms) a type of short-barreled pistol


mazzacani

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + cani (“dogs”).

(regional, southern Italy) Synonym of piviere dorato


discavalcare

it-verb

discavalcàre (first-person singular present discavàlco, first-person singular past historic discavalcài, past participle discavalcàto, auxiliary avére or èssere)

discavalcàre (canonical)
discavàlco (first-person present singular)
discavalcài (first-person historic past singular)
discavalcàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
èssere (auxiliary)
discavalcàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
èssere (auxiliary)
discavalcàndo (gerund)
discavalcànte (participle present)
discavalcàto (participle past)
discavàlco (first-person indicative present singular)
discavàlchi (indicative present second-person singular)
discavàlca (indicative present singular third-person)
discavalchiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
discavalcàte (indicative plural present second-person)
discavàlcano (indicative plural present third-person)
discavalcàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
discavalcàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
discavalcàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
discavalcavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
discavalcavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
discavalcàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
discavalcài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
discavalcàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
discavalcò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
discavalcàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
discavalcàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
discavalcàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
discavalcherò (first-person future indicative singular)
discavalcherài (future indicative second-person singular)
discavalcherà (future indicative singular third-person)
discavalcherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
discavalcheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
discavalcherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
discavalcherèi (conditional first-person present singular)
discavalcherésti (conditional present second-person singular)
discavalcherèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
discavalcherébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
discavalcherémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
discavalcheréste (conditional plural present second-person)
discavalcherèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
discavalcherébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
discavàlchi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
discavàlchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
discavàlchi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
discavalchiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
discavalchiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
discavàlchino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
discavalcàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
discavalcàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
discavalcàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
discavalcàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
discavalcàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
discavalcàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
discavàlca (imperative second-person singular)
discavàlchi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
discavalchiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
discavalcàte (imperative plural second-person)
discavàlchino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
discavalcàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
discavàlchi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
discavalchiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
discavalcàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
discavàlchino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

By surface analysis, dis- + cavalcare. Corresponds to Vulgar Latin *discaballicāre.

(transitive, military) to dismount (a gun) from its carriage


incavalcare

incavalcàre (first-person singular present incavàlco, first-person singular past historic incavalcài, past participle incavalcàto, auxiliary avére)

incavalcàre (canonical)
incavàlco (first-person present singular)
incavalcài (first-person historic past singular)
incavalcàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
incavalcàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
incavalcàndo (gerund)
incavalcànte (participle present)
incavalcàto (participle past)
incavàlco (first-person indicative present singular)
incavàlchi (indicative present second-person singular)
incavàlca (indicative present singular third-person)
incavalchiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
incavalcàte (indicative plural present second-person)
incavàlcano (indicative plural present third-person)
incavalcàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
incavalcàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
incavalcàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
incavalcavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
incavalcavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
incavalcàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
incavalcài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
incavalcàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
incavalcò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
incavalcàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
incavalcàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
incavalcàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
incavalcherò (first-person future indicative singular)
incavalcherài (future indicative second-person singular)
incavalcherà (future indicative singular third-person)
incavalcherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
incavalcheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
incavalcherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
incavalcherèi (conditional first-person present singular)
incavalcherésti (conditional present second-person singular)
incavalcherèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
incavalcherébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
incavalcherémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
incavalcheréste (conditional plural present second-person)
incavalcherèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
incavalcherébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
incavàlchi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
incavàlchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
incavàlchi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
incavalchiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
incavalchiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
incavàlchino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
incavalcàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
incavalcàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
incavalcàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
incavalcàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
incavalcàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
incavalcàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
incavàlca (imperative second-person singular)
incavàlchi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
incavalchiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
incavalcàte (imperative plural second-person)
incavàlchino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
incavalcàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
incavàlchi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
incavalchiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
incavalcàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
incavàlchino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

By surface analysis, in- + cavalcare. Corresponds to Vulgar Latin *incaballicāre.

(military) to mount (a gun) on its carriage


guerra per procura

it-noun

guerra per procura f (plural guerre per procura)


colobrina

Colobrina da lire. 14. di longhezza piedi. 8. e meggio, vol di metallo lire. 2233. et per condurla buovi para.

1554, Niccolò Tartaglia, “Libro primo - Quesito undecimo [First Book - Eleventh question]”, in Quesiti et inventioni diverse:

An 8½-feet-long 14-pound culverin needs 2233 pounds of metal, and prepare oxen to move it.

ne furono fatti 110. pezzi d’artiglieria fra colobrine, cannoni, falconi, falconetti, petardi, ed altri strumenti

1784, Carlo Fea, Dissertazione sulle rovine di Roma, page 408, collected in Storia delle arti del disegno presso gli antichi - Tomo terzo:

110 pieces of artillery were made from that, including culverins, cannons, falcons, falconets, and other instruments

Alternative form of colubrina (“culverin”)


colubrinetta

colubrina (“culverin”) + -etta (diminutive suffix)

af

(historical) a smaller culverin (hand-held firearm)


feditore

From fedi(re) (“to wound, injure”, alternative form of ferire) + -tore (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

alternative form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">ferire</i>

A costoro fu commesso d'assalire prima i nemici, ed essendo apparecchiati in sul campo, e le spianate fatte, appresso a lui fu fatta la schiera del conestabile di Francia, […] e questa schiera dovea percuotere appresso i feditori

1348–1363, Matteo Villani, “Libro settimo [Seventh book]”, in Cronica [Chronicle], volume 2, Florence: Magheri, published 1825, Cap. ⅩⅤ. Le schiere e gli ordini de' Franceschi, page 236:

They were tasked with assaulting the enemy first, and, being set on the field, and the clearing [having been] made, the ranks of the conestable of France were put after him, and these ranks were to attack after the first attackers

(historical, military) a 1st-line cavalryman


inverno nucleare

it-noun

inverno nucleare m (plural inverni nucleari)


arma inastata

arma inastata f (plural armi inastate or (archaic) arme inastate)

armi inastate (plural)
arme inastate (archaic plural)

QVeﬅo ſie uno contraﬅo, che chi haueſſe la ſpada da due mano , e vn’altro haueſſe vn arma inaﬅata

1536, Achille Marozzo, “Esordio, o vero amaestramento de spada da due mane contra arme inastate [Preface (or Teachings on a two-handed sword against polearms)]”, Libro quarto, il qual tratta de l'arme inastate [Fourth book, which deals with polearms], in Opera nova chiamata Duello, overo Fiore dell’armi, de' singulari Abbatimenti offensivi, et diffensivi [New work titled Duel, or The best of weapons, of offensive and defensive singular takedowns], Modena, page 70:

This is a clash in which one has a two-handed sword, and the other has a polearm

dicendo queﬅo, accoﬅatoſegli, gli diede d’vna mano sù ’l volto, & in vn medeſimo tempo vſciti alcuni huomini dalla caſa d’eſſo Brianzo con armi inaﬅate, circondarono Papio

1603, Giovanni Battista Olevano, “Caso XII [Case 12]”, Libro secondo [Second book], in Trattato nel quale col mezzo di cinquanta casi vien posto in atto prattico il modo di ridurre a pace ogni sorte di privata inimicizia, nata per cagion d’Onore [Treatise wherein, through fifty cases, the way is put into practice to lead to peace any sort of personal enmity born for matters of honour], Venice: Giacobo Antonio Somasco, page 49:

As he said this, he got closer to him, he slapped him in his face, and at the same time some men, having come out of the house of said Brianzo with polearms, surrounded Papio

Trieﬅe Città Imperiale,porta d’argento con due faſcie roſse, e ſopra il tutto vn ferro di Alebarda, ò arma inaﬅata in forma di Giglio nero.

1686, Cavalier de Beatiano, Il Mercurio araldico in Italia, Venice: Nicolò Pezzana, page 36:

The Imperial City of Trieste shows a silver-coloured [coat of arms] with two red stripes, and over it all the head of a halberd, or a polearm, shaped like a black lily.

Καὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον τύπτοντες ἀλλήλους τοῖς δόρασι, καὶ διὰ τὴν πυκνότητα τῶν πληγῶν τὰ πλεῖστα συντρίψαντες, εἰς τὸν ἀπὸ τῆς μαχαίρας ἀγῶνα κατήντησαν

1793 [1ˢᵗ century], “Epaminonda in soccorso dei Tegeati [Epaminondas rescues the Tegeates]” (chapter 24), in Storia universale [Universal history], volume 4, Gio. Desideri: Rome, translation of Βιβλιοθήκη Ἱστορική (Bibliothḗkē Historikḗ, “Historical Library”) by Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης (Diódōros Sikeliṓtēs, “Diodorus Siculus”), page 276:

They came to blows using polearms; afterwards, since the polearms were largely broken due to the frequency and force of the blows, they clashed with swords and short-range weapons

Kaì tò mèn prôton túptontes allḗlous toîs dórasi, kaì dià tḕn puknótēta tôn plēgôn tà pleîsta suntrípsantes, eis tòn apò tês makhaíras agôna katḗntēsan

Allora il prete incomincia a menar l'arma inastata, tentando di ferire alcun degli avversari

1894, “Memorie sul comune e sull’antica chiesa abbaziale di Villanova [Memoirs on the comune and the old abbatial church of Villanova]”, in Archivio storico per la città e comuni del circondario di Lodi [Historical archive for the city and comuni of the district of Lodi], volume 13, number 1, Tipografia Quirico e Camagni, section IX, page 126:

Then the priest starts swinging the polearm, trying to wound some of the opponents


guerra asimmetrica

guerra asimmetrica f (plural guerre asimmetriche)


tenente colonnello

tenente colonnello m (plural tenenti colonnelli)