4. Cognetti Flashcards by o b

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caparbietà

A

stubbornness, obstinacy

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spavalderia

A

cheek, arrogance; brag

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assunzione

A

employment

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casermoni

A

barracks; (housing) estates

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ammansire

A

tame, coax, calm down

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attutire

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muffle, deaden, cushion; ease, soften

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vetta

A

mountain top; summit, peak

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cavalcavia

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flyover

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a scacchi

A

checked

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di velluto

A

velvet, corduroy

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stambecco

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ibex, rock goat, steinbock

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ghiacciaio

A

glacier

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andare a spasso

A

go for a stroll, walk around

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baita

A

= typical alpine building used fir housing or stabling; (mountain) chalet

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aggrovigliare

A

to (en)tangle

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cantilena

A

lullaby; singsong; whining

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rampone

A

harpoon. crampon

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pedana

A

footboard. springboard; piste; throwing circle

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stufo

A

be fed up with

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crepaccio

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large crack, fissure; crevasse

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malora

A

hell

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catasta

A

pile, stack

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salamoia

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brine

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lamiera

A

sheet metal

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cantina

A

cellar

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rupe

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cliff, rock

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una strada sterrata

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dirt road

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falsopiano

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slight slope

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falciare

A

reap, scythe, mow, cut; mow down; bring down

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zattera

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raft

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fienile

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hayloft

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rudere

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ruins, wreck

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frana

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landslip, landslide

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strofinare

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rub, polish, wipe

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ruvido

A

rough, coarse

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ghisa

A

cast iron

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tracimare

A

burst its banks, overflow

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bricco

A

kettle, jug

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rovente

A

red hot

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betulla

A

birch

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slavina

A

snow slide

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irrequieto

A

restless, rowdy, unquiet

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controvoglia

A

reluctantly, grudgingly

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muschio

A

moss

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macigno

A

rock, boulder; sandstone, grit

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congegnare

A

put together, assemble, devise, contrive

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borraccia

A

flask, bottle, canteen

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acuminare

A

sharpen

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foschia

A

haze, mist, haziness

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pantano

A

quagmire, bog; mire, mud

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arroccare

A

to move troops behind defence lines; to castle; to retreat

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felce

A

fern

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acquitrino

A

marsh, swamp, bog, quagmire

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asciutto

A

dry; hard(ened); sober; bald; concise; curt; lean

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moietta

A

strap, strapping

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ispido

A

bristly, wiry, brushy; crabby, crusty

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unto

A

greasy; oily, slimy

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adibire

A

to use (as), to give over (to); to equip

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sterco

A

droppings, cowpat

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stracciare

A

to tear up, rip up, shred; comb; thrash, demolish [opposition]

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crepito

A

crackle, pop, fizz, rustle

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zappa

A

hoe

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rastrello

A

rake

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alpeggio

A

mountain pasture

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panca

A

bench

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sterpaglia

A

brushwood

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levigato

A

smooth, polished, flawless

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oziosamente

A

idly

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frazione

A

fraction. hamlet

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roulotte

A

caravan

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inerpicarsi

A

clamber up

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diroccato

A

in ruins, dilapidated, tumbledown

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capriolo

A

roe deer, roebuck

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ometto

A

pile. cf bonhomme

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canottiera

A

vest