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Download our free dictionary (for Windows or Android) and browse both the Italian-English and the English-Italian lists. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list. Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary for Android! Browse the wordlists, look up words and practice your vocabulary at your own rhythm. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Word list information

This dictionary was made by Dario de Judicibus. Many thanks to John Bickerton and Evi for sending us the last updates.

Italian > English: 39,457 words
English > Italian: 33,890 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: 1997

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Selection of a few websites to learn Italian online

Dizionario is the Italian version of Freelang dictionary, with many free dictionaries to download. To learn and practice Italian online, we recommend the website of the BBC, which offers free online courses, as well as eLanguageSchool, which has comprehensive grammar lessons. You can also find free lessons at ZapItalian and Learn Italiano. Or what about practicing by reading some Italian newspapers online? You could check Il Corriere della Sera (a daily national), Il Sole 24 Ore (economy), La Repubblica, La Stampa, or the Italian version of Elle.