3. Giordano

Question 1

a casaccio

Answer 1

at random, any old how, off t top o 1’s head

Question 2

accidenti

Answer 2

damn (it)!, good heavens!

Question 3

addobbare

Answer 3

to decorate; to put on 1’s glad rags

Question 4

affirvolire

Answer 4

to weaken, to make faint

Question 5

aggeggio

Answer 5

thingy

Question 6

ago, aghi

Answer 6

needle, pointer

Question 7

ago da calza

Answer 7

knitting needle

Question 8

alluce

Answer 8

big toe

Question 9

annegare

Answer 9

to drown

Question 10

anta

Answer 10

door, shutter

Question 11

arrancare

Answer 11

to limp, hobble; struggle along

Question 12

assestare

Answer 12

to settle, deal [blow], adjust [aim]

Question 13

astuccio

Answer 13

case; pencil box

Question 14

avvilire

Answer 14

to humiliate, dishearten, discourage, degrade

Question 15

barare

Answer 15

to cheat

Question 16

bilocale

Answer 16

two-room flat

Question 17

calcare

Answer 17

to press down, tread; stress, accentuate

Question 18

cavalletta

Answer 18

grasshopper, locust

Question 19

compatimento

Answer 19

condescending

Question 20

corrucciato

Answer 20

worried

Question 21

cosca

Answer 21

clan

Question 22

cresima

Answer 22

confirmation (religious)

Question 23

crogiolarsi

Answer 23

to bask; harbour

Question 24

cruscotto

Answer 24

dashboard

Question 25

cvd = come volevasi dimostrare

Answer 25

QED

Question 26

diradare

Answer 26

to thin (out), clear, dissipate; disperse

Question 27

diramare

Answer 27

issue, circulate

Question 28

dirupo

Answer 28

precipice, crag

Question 29

erta

Answer 29

steep slope

Question 30

esanime

Answer 30

lifeless

Question 31

fallo per me

Answer 31

my mistake

Question 32

famelico

Answer 32

ravenous

Question 33

faretto

Answer 33

spot lamp

Question 34

fesso

Answer 34

idiot, fool; stupid, daft, cracked

Question 35

flebo[clisi]

Answer 35

drip

Question 36

foga

Answer 36

enthusiasm, ardour

Question 37

forfora

Answer 37

dandruff

Question 38

forsennatamente

Answer 38

like a madman

Question 39

frignare

Answer 39

whine, snivel

Question 40

gancio

Answer 40

hook

Question 41

goffo

Answer 41

clumsy, awkward, inelegant

Question 42

gradito

Answer 42

welcome

Question 43

grafetta

Answer 43

paper clip

Question 44

grimaldello

Answer 44

picklock

Question 45

grinza

Answer 45

wrinkle, crease

Question 46

in folle

Answer 46

in neutral

Question 47

incespicare

Answer 47

to trip (over sth); to stumble

Question 48

indugiare

Answer 48

to take 1’s time, delayed

Question 49

infradiciato

Answer 49

soaked, drenched

Question 50

lembo

Answer 50

hem, strip

Question 51

logoro

Answer 51

worn (out), threadbare, shabby, ruined

Question 52

neretto

Answer 52

bold (type)

Question 53

origliare

Answer 53

to listen, eavesdrop

Question 54

pantano

Answer 54

marsh, bog

Question 55

piastrella

Answer 55

tile

Question 56

pivello

Answer 56

greenhorn

Question 57

plico

Answer 57

parcel

Question 58

pomiciare

Answer 58

to neck

Question 59

raccomandarsi

Answer 59

to implore. Don’t forget/Please!

Question 60

rannicchiare

Answer 60

to tuck up

Question 61

raziocino

Answer 61

reasoning, common sense

Question 62

rimasuglio

Answer 62

remnant; left overs

Question 63

ringhiare

Answer 63

to growl, snarl

Question 64

ringhiera

Answer 64

railing, banisters

Question 65

riparo

Answer 65

shelter, protection

Question 66

rovesciarsi

Answer 66

to overturn, capsize, spill, be reversed

Question 67

sbieco

Answer 67

at an angle, sloping, slanting; bias

Question 68

sbilenco

Answer 68

rickety; crooked, misshapen; twisted

Question 69

scamosciato

Answer 69

suede

Question 70

scampolo

Answer 70

remnant

Question 71

scansare

Answer 71

move (aside), shift, dodge, avoid

Question 72

schiacciare

Answer 72

squash, crush, mash, crack, stub out

Question 73

schianto

Answer 73

crash. di ~all of a sudden. great! terrific!

Question 74

scocciare

Answer 74

to annoy, bother

Question 75

sconfiggere

Answer 75

to defeat, overcome

Question 76

sconvolgere

Answer 76

to upset, disturb

Question 77

scorta

Answer 77

escort; supply, stock, spare

Question 78

seccato

Answer 78

bothered, annoyed, fed up

Question 79

seccatura

Answer 79

nuisance, bother, trouble

Question 80

sferzata

Answer 80

whipping, lashing

Question 81

sfilza

Answer 81

row, series

Question 82

sgabello

Answer 82

stool

Question 83

sgarbatamente

Answer 83

rudely, impolitely

Question 84

sgarrare

Answer 84

to step out of line; gain, lose

Question 85

sghignazzare

Answer 85

to laugh scornfully, sneer

Question 86

sgomentare

Answer 86

to dismay, alarm

Question 87

soffermarsi

Answer 87

to dwell on

Question 88

solleticare

Answer 88

to tickle, to arouse, to excite, to whet

Question 89

sparecchiare

Answer 89

clear the table

Question 90

spigolo

Answer 90

corner, edge

Question 91

spogliato

Answer 91

changing room

Question 92

storcere

Answer 92

twist

Question 93

storpiare

Answer 93

to cripple, maim; mangle

Question 94

stramberia

Answer 94

eccentricity

Question 95

straziante

Answer 95

harrowing, bloodcurdling, excruciating

Question 96

strizzacervelli

Answer 96

shrink

Question 97

svogliatamente

Answer 97

listlessly, indolently

Question 98

temperamatite

Answer 98

pencil sharpener

Question 99

temperino

Answer 99

penknife

Question 100

teschio

Answer 100

skull

Question 101

toppa

Answer 101

patch; keyhole

Question 102

trafiletto

Answer 102

short article

Question 103

trangugiare

Answer 103

to gulp down, swallow

Question 104

trazione

Answer 104

traction, drive

Question 105

trenta e lode

Answer 105

full marks plus distinction, cum laude

Question 106

vampata

Answer 106

blaze, blast, flush

Question 107

verme

Answer 107

worm, maggot

Question 108

voragine

Answer 108

chasm, abyss