Capitolo 6 Flashcards
qualunque
any
compress
impacco
sagre
festival
some, several, quite a few,
parecchio
tanto
so much, so many
patron
patrono/a
to bring bad luck
portare sfortuna
stable / firm
saldo
various, different
vario
costumi
customs
Ash Wednesday
mercoledi delle Ceneri
anyone
chiunque
fairy
fata
string
filo
Patron saint
Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona
attirare
attract
affacciarsi
to appear, look out over
to appear, look out over
affacciarsi
antenati
ancestors
dirigersi (pp diretto)
to head for, to head towards
fortune-teller
chiromante
to run out of / to exhaust
esaurire
customs
usi
Befana
A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)
folklore
folklore
rapire
to kidnap
many, much
molto
tremare
to tremble
ghost
fantasma
to dispel, to drive away
scacciare
superstitious practice
scongiuro
petto
chest
Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona
Patron saint
heritage
patrimonio
demolire
to demolish
evil eye
malocchio
nothing
nulla / niente
festeggiare
to celebrate
spingere (pp spinto)
to push
discolo
naughty
lenticchie
lentils
superstitious
scaramantico/a
chest
petto
festival
sagre
to head for, to head towards
dirigersi (pp diretto)
scaramantico/a
superstitious
every
ogni
everyone, each
ognuno
to stamp on
pestare
patrono/a
patron
spaventare
to scare
cultura contadina
peasant culture
luna park
amusement park
martedi grasso
fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras
impiccare
to hang
vario
various, different
evolvere (pp evoluto)
to evolve
folletto
goblin, elf
witch
strega
legare
to tie, to link
peasant culture
cultura contadina
to arrive, to join
giungere (pp giunto)
so much, so many
tanto
amulet
amuleto
alcuni
some, a few
molto
many, much
troppo
too much, too many
to celebrate
festeggiare
to bite
mordere
some
qualche
goblin, elf
folletto
fare le corna
to knock on wood
usi
customs
oroscopo
horoscope
to be disappointed, upset
rimanerci male
Quaresima
Lent
naughty
discolo
fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras
martedi grasso
grillo
cricket
sistemarsi
to settle down
to heal, to recover
guarire
fata
fairy
montage russe
rollercoaster
scongiuro
superstitious practice
too much, too many
troppo
ancestors
antenati
mordere
to bite
wood
legno
polverina
powder
New Years Day
Capodanno
Good luck! / Thanks!
In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!
each, each one
ciascuno
town district
contrada
ogni
every
traditional Christmas cake
pandoro
tombola
bingo (Italian style)
gesture
gesto
something
qualcosa
cricket
grillo
poco
few, little
chiunque
anyone
qualsiasi
any
customs
costumi
diverso
various, different
cenone
New Years Eve dinner
panettone
traditional Christmas cake
to push
spingere (pp spinto)
any
qualsiasi
seasonal
stagionale
tramandare
to pass down / to transmit
frittelle
fritters
certo
certain
uova di Pasqua
chocolate Easter eggs
to settle down
sistemarsi
giostra
merry-go-ride, ride
attract
attirare
to celebrate
celebrare
pandoro
traditional Christmas cake
lock
serratura
custom
usanza
discorso
speech
celebrare
to celebrate
fuochi artificiali
fireworks
Lent
Quaresima
impacco
compress
chocolate Easter eggs
uova di Pasqua
portare fortuna
to bring good luck
nano
dwarf
puppet
burattino
parade
sfilata
ciascuno
each, each one
thunder
tuono
tuono
thunder
to knock on wood
fare le corna
yearly festival
ricorrenza
Carnival
Carnevale
ciondolo
pendant
to tell (a story), to narrate
raccontare
regalo
gift
traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
colomba
to tie, to link
legare
to knock on wood (to touch iron)
toccare ferro
fireworks
fuochi artificiali
guarire
to heal, to recover
stemma
coat of arms
pungere
to sting
malocchio
evil eye
talisman
talismano
sfilata
parade
scacciare
to dispel, to drive away
Carnevale
Carnival
nessuno
no one, not…any
toccare ferro
to knock on wood (to touch iron)
annoying
fastidioso
dwarf
nano
to scare
spaventare
chiromante
fortune-teller
certain
certo
legno
wood
to sting
pungere
mercoledi delle Ceneri
Ash Wednesday
folklore
folklore
qualcuno
someone, some
some, a few
alcuni
to evolve
evolvere (pp evoluto)
to pass down / to transmit
tramandare
qualche
some
stagionale
seasonal
Easter
Pasqua
raccontare
to tell (a story), to narrate
torrone
traditional Christmas nugget
contrada
town district
powder
polverina
soprannaturale
supernatural
to hang
impiccare
merry-go-ride, ride
giostra
spendere (pp speso)
to spend (money)
Christmas
Natale
Natale
Christmas
A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)
Befana
to kidnap
rapire
to tremble
tremare
In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!
Good luck! / Thanks!
strega
witch
scongiurare
to ward off bad luck
all, whole, every
tutto
speech
discorso
serratura
lock
few, little
poco
rimanerci male
to be disappointed, upset
usanza
custom
amusement park
luna park
spauracchio
bogey, bogeynab
favola
fairy tale
fritters
frittelle
burattino
puppet
various, different
diverso
nulla / niente
nothing
filo
string
to bring good luck
portare fortuna
fantasma
ghost
fastidioso
annoying
esaurire
to run out of / to exhaust
any
qualunque
scaramanzia
superstitious practice
rollercoaster
montage russe
lentils
lenticchie
to ward off bad luck
scongiurare
parecchio
some, several, quite a few,
qualcosa
something
saldo
stable / firm
tutto
all, whole, every
no one, not…any
nessuno
portare sfortuna
to bring bad luck
traditional Christmas nugget
torrone
gesto
gesture
traditional Christmas cake
panettone
coat of arms
stemma
Pasqua
Easter
ognuno
everyone, each
to demolish
demolire
Capodanno
New Years Day
superstitious practice
scaramanzia
New Years Eve dinner
cenone
supernatural
soprannaturale
amuleto
amulet
to spend (money)
spendere (pp speso)
fairy tale
favola
ricorrenza
yearly festival
talismano
talisman
fiaba
fable
horoscope
oroscopo
bogey, bogeynab
spauracchio
patrimonio
heritage
pestare
to stamp on
someone, some
qualcuno
colomba
traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
fable
fiaba
pendant
ciondolo
bingo (Italian style)
tombola
gift
regalo
giungere (pp giunto)
to arrive, to join