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

it-verb

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


colpo basso

Literally, “low blow”. Compare French coup bas.

Il primo colpo basso gli era arrivato dall'avversaria più agguerrita, che lo aveva attaccato per il passato di segregazionista: la senatrice Kamala Harris, diventata l'11 agosto la candidata alla vicepresidenza.

2020 November 4, Massimo Basile, “Elezioni Usa 2020: dal virus al razzismo, mai una campagna così accesa [US election 2020: from the virus to racism, never a campaign this heated]”, in la Repubblica:

The first low blow came to him from the fiercest opponent, who had attacked him for his segregationist past: (female) Senator Kamala Harris, who became the vice-presidential candidate on 11 August.


mettersi in linea

méttersi in linea (first-person singular present mi métto in linea, first-person singular past historic mi mìsi in linea, past participle mésso in linea)

méttersi in linea (canonical)
mi métto in linea (first-person present singular)
mi mìsi in linea (first-person historic past singular)
mésso in linea (participle past)

(fencing) to get in the on guard position


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.


cinturare

it-verb

cinturàre (first-person singular present cintùro, first-person singular past historic cinturài, past participle cinturàto, auxiliary avére)

cinturàre (canonical)
cintùro (first-person present singular)
cinturài (first-person historic past singular)
cinturàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
cinturàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
cinturàndo (gerund)
cinturànte (participle present)
cinturàto (participle past)
cintùro (first-person indicative present singular)
cintùri (indicative present second-person singular)
cintùra (indicative present singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
cinturàte (indicative plural present second-person)
cintùrano (indicative plural present third-person)
cinturàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cinturàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cinturàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cinturavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cinturavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cinturàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cinturài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
cinturàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
cinturò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
cinturàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
cinturàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
cinturàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
cinturerò (first-person future indicative singular)
cinturerài (future indicative second-person singular)
cinturerà (future indicative singular third-person)
cinturerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
cintureréte (future indicative plural second-person)
cinturerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
cinturerèi (conditional first-person present singular)
cinturerésti (conditional present second-person singular)
cinturerèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
cinturerébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
cinturerémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
cintureréste (conditional plural present second-person)
cinturerèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
cinturerébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
cintùri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cintùri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cintùri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cinturiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cintùrino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cinturàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cinturàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cinturàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cinturàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cinturàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cinturàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cintùra (imperative second-person singular)
cintùri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
cinturàte (imperative plural second-person)
cintùrino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
cinturàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
cintùri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
cinturàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
cintùrino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


danno collaterale

it-noun

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 mezzopunto

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


a tuttopunto

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


falsabraca

(historical, military) Synonym of barbacane


peso mosca

(martial arts, in the plural) flyweight (weight class)

Il peso mosca romano Nasani pareggia con l'argentino Capiello.

1930 January, “Effemeridi sportive”, in Le vie d'Italia - Rivista mensile del Touring Club Italiano, page 246:

Rome's flyweight fighter Nasani draws against Argentinian Capiello.

(martial arts) a flyweight-class fighter


spingitoio

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


percotitoio

(archaic, firearms) Synonym of percussore


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


controtaglio

From contro- (“counter-”) + taglio (“edge”).

(fencing) the back of a sabre/saber's blade

(fencing) a hit with the back of the first third of the blade


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


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)


feditore

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

af

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


arma inastata

it-noun

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