30DM Pefect Object Pronouns Flashcards
La Meta
Destination/goal (as opposed to metà meaning half)
tramandando
handing down
allontanti
allontanare (to move away or move)
gestisce
gestire (to manage)
nuora
daughter-in-law
abbondante
abundant, plentiful
esppore
exhibit/to show
banco
work bench/seat
all’estro
abroad
fuga dei cervelli
escaping brain (refers to young Italians and academics leaving Italy for a better life)
babbo
dad, daddy
non ce lo possiamo permettere
we can’t afford it
risoluto
determined, stubborn
ingrandire
enlarge/increase/expand
concesso
grant/give/allow
ritengono
retenere (hold to be true/believe)
le paghette
the pocket money
gli stava stretta
it didn’t suit him (it was tight on him)
la borsa di studio
the scholarship
andare a cercare problemi
to go get into trouble
i siogni nel cassetto
dreams in the drawer (literal). Childhood dreams
era sicuro che ce l’avrebbe fatta
he was sure he would make it
ormai
by now, at this point
nemmeno stare in pescheria
not even staying in the fish shop