Capitolo 6 Flashcards

1
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qualunque

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any

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compress

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impacco

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sagre

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festival

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some, several, quite a few,

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parecchio

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tanto

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so much, so many

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4
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patron

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patrono/a

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4
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to bring bad luck

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portare sfortuna

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stable / firm

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saldo

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various, different

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vario

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costumi

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customs

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7
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Ash Wednesday

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mercoledi delle Ceneri

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8
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anyone

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chiunque

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fairy

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fata

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string

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filo

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8
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Patron saint

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Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona

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attirare

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attract

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affacciarsi

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to appear, look out over

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to appear, look out over

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affacciarsi

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antenati

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ancestors

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dirigersi (pp diretto)

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to head for, to head towards

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fortune-teller

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chiromante

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12
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to run out of / to exhaust

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esaurire

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13
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customs

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usi

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Befana

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A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)

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14
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folklore

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folklore

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15
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rapire

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to kidnap

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16
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many, much

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molto

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17
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tremare

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to tremble

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17
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ghost

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fantasma

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17
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to dispel, to drive away

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scacciare

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17
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superstitious practice

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scongiuro

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18
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petto

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chest

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18
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Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona

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Patron saint

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18
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heritage

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patrimonio

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19
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demolire

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to demolish

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19
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evil eye

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malocchio

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20
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nothing

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nulla / niente

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21
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festeggiare

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to celebrate

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spingere (pp spinto)

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to push

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discolo

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naughty

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25
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lenticchie

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lentils

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26
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superstitious

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scaramantico/a

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chest

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petto

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festival

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sagre

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to head for, to head towards

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dirigersi (pp diretto)

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scaramantico/a

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superstitious

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every

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ogni

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everyone, each

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ognuno

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30
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to stamp on

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pestare

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patrono/a

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patron

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32
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spaventare

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to scare

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33
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cultura contadina

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peasant culture

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34
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luna park

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amusement park

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34
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martedi grasso

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fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras

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35
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impiccare

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to hang

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36
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vario

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various, different

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evolvere (pp evoluto)

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to evolve

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39
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folletto

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goblin, elf

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39
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witch

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strega

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legare

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to tie, to link

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41
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peasant culture

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cultura contadina

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41
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to arrive, to join

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giungere (pp giunto)

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42
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so much, so many

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tanto

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43
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amulet

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amuleto

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alcuni

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some, a few

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molto

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many, much

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troppo

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too much, too many

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45
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to celebrate

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festeggiare

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45
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to bite

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mordere

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some

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qualche

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goblin, elf

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folletto

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48
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fare le corna

A

to knock on wood

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usi

A

customs

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50
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oroscopo

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horoscope

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50
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to be disappointed, upset

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rimanerci male

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51
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Quaresima

A

Lent

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51
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naughty

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discolo

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51
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fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras

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martedi grasso

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grillo

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cricket

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53
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sistemarsi

A

to settle down

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54
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to heal, to recover

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guarire

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fata

A

fairy

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montage russe

A

rollercoaster

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scongiuro

A

superstitious practice

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58
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too much, too many

A

troppo

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59
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ancestors

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antenati

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60
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mordere

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to bite

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61
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wood

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legno

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62
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polverina

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powder

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62
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New Years Day

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Capodanno

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63
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Good luck! / Thanks!

A

In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!

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each, each one

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ciascuno

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65
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town district

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contrada

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67
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ogni

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every

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68
Q

traditional Christmas cake

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pandoro

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69
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tombola

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bingo (Italian style)

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gesture

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something

72
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cricket

74
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poco

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few, little

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chiunque

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qualsiasi

77
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customs

79
Q

diverso

A

various, different

81
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cenone

A

New Years Eve dinner

83
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panettone

A

traditional Christmas cake

84
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to push

A

spingere (pp spinto)

85
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any

85
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seasonal

A

stagionale

86
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tramandare

A

to pass down / to transmit

88
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frittelle

90
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certo

90
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uova di Pasqua

A

chocolate Easter eggs

90
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to settle down

A

sistemarsi

91
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giostra

A

merry-go-ride, ride

92
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attract

93
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to celebrate

95
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pandoro

A

traditional Christmas cake

96
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lock

96
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custom

97
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discorso

99
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celebrare

A

to celebrate

100
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fuochi artificiali

101
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Lent

103
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impacco

104
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chocolate Easter eggs

A

uova di Pasqua

106
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portare fortuna

A

to bring good luck

107
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nano

107
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puppet

108
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parade

109
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ciascuno

A

each, each one

110
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thunder

112
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tuono

112
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to knock on wood

A

fare le corna

112
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yearly festival

A

ricorrenza

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Carnival

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ciondolo

116
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to tell (a story), to narrate

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raccontare

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regalo

117
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traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove

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to tie, to link

118
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to knock on wood (to touch iron)

A

toccare ferro

119
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fireworks

A

fuochi artificiali

121
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guarire

A

to heal, to recover

123
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stemma

A

coat of arms

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pungere

126
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malocchio

127
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talisman

129
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sfilata

130
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scacciare

A

to dispel, to drive away

131
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Carnevale

132
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nessuno

A

no one, not…any

133
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toccare ferro

A

to knock on wood (to touch iron)

135
Q

annoying

A

fastidioso

136
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dwarf

137
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to scare

A

spaventare

138
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chiromante

A

fortune-teller

140
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certain

143
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legno

144
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to sting

146
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mercoledi delle Ceneri

A

Ash Wednesday

148
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folklore

149
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qualcuno

A

someone, some

151
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some, a few

152
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to evolve

A

evolvere (pp evoluto)

153
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to pass down / to transmit

A

tramandare

154
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qualche

154
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stagionale

155
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Easter

157
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raccontare

A

to tell (a story), to narrate

158
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torrone

A

traditional Christmas nugget

159
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contrada

A

town district

160
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powder

161
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soprannaturale

A

supernatural

163
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to hang

164
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merry-go-ride, ride

165
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spendere (pp speso)

A

to spend (money)

165
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Christmas

166
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Natale

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A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)

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to kidnap

170
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to tremble

172
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In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!

A

Good luck! / Thanks!

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strega

175
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scongiurare

A

to ward off bad luck

176
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all, whole, every

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speech

179
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serratura

180
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few, little

181
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rimanerci male

A

to be disappointed, upset

183
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usanza

185
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amusement park

186
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spauracchio

A

bogey, bogeynab

187
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favola

A

fairy tale

188
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fritters

189
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burattino

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various, different

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nulla / niente

191
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filo

193
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to bring good luck

A

portare fortuna

194
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fantasma

195
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fastidioso

196
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esaurire

A

to run out of / to exhaust

197
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any

199
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scaramanzia

A

superstitious practice

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Q

rollercoaster

A

montage russe

202
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lentils

A

lenticchie

203
Q

to ward off bad luck

A

scongiurare

205
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parecchio

A

some, several, quite a few,

207
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qualcosa

208
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saldo

A

stable / firm

209
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tutto

A

all, whole, every

210
Q

no one, not…any

211
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portare sfortuna

A

to bring bad luck

212
Q

traditional Christmas nugget

213
Q

gesto

213
Q

traditional Christmas cake

214
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coat of arms

215
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Pasqua

217
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ognuno

A

everyone, each

218
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to demolish

219
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Capodanno

A

New Years Day

221
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superstitious practice

A

scaramanzia

222
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New Years Eve dinner

223
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supernatural

A

soprannaturale

224
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amuleto

225
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to spend (money)

A

spendere (pp speso)

226
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fairy tale

227
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ricorrenza

A

yearly festival

229
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talismano

230
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fiaba

231
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horoscope

232
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bogey, bogeynab

A

spauracchio

233
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patrimonio

234
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pestare

A

to stamp on

235
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someone, some

237
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colomba

A

traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove

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fable

239
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pendant

240
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bingo (Italian style)

241
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gift

242
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giungere (pp giunto)

A

to arrive, to join