disegno

Definitions of disegno
  1. noun
    a decorative or artistic work
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    decalcomania
    either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
    insegna
    special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
    motivo
    a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
    pois
    design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots
    tatuaggio
    a design on the skin made by tattooing
    pezzatura
    a pattern of marks
    cimiero
    (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
    croce
    a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
    bandiera
    emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
    blasone, scudo
    emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
    sigillo, suggello
    a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
    totem
    emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
    totem
    a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
    croce
    a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    chiazza, macchia
    a small contrasting part of something
    svastica
    the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
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    abbellimento, adornamento, decorazione, guarnitura, guarnizione, ornamento
    something used to beautify
  2. noun
    the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
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    calco, lucido
    the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
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    arte, attività artistica
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
  3. noun
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    synonyms: piano, progetto, programma, proponimento, proposito, proposta
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    scaletta
    a schematic or preliminary plan
    abbozzo, accademia, bozza, bozzetto, canovaccio, intreccio, modello, quadro, rudimento, schema, schematizzazione, sommario, traccia, tracciato, trama
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    piano d'azione
    a plan for actively doing something
    forma di governo, governo, regime
    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
    mappa
    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
    bilancio
    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
    gioco, schema di gioco, sistema
    a preset plan of action in team sports
    politica
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    linea, linea politica, manovra, politica, strategia, tattica
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    abbozzo, metodica, metodo, metodologia, schema, sistema, strategia, tattica
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    giro, itinerario, tragitto
    a proposed route of travel
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    concetto, concezione, idea, pensiero
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  4. noun
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    synonyms: abbozzo, accademia, bozza, bozzetto, canovaccio, intreccio, modello, quadro, rudimento, schema, schematizzazione, sommario, traccia, tracciato, trama
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    piano, progetto, programma, proponimento, proposito, proposta
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
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