Capitolo 6 Vocabulario Flashcards

1
Q

a benevolant which who brings toys to good children

A

la Befana

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2
Q

New Year’s Day

A

il Capodanno

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3
Q

carnival

A

il Carnevale

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4
Q

to celebrate

A

celebrare

festeggiare

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5
Q

New Year’s Eve dinner

A

il cenone

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6
Q

traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove

A

la colomba

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7
Q

speech

A

il discorso

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8
Q

fireworks

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i fuochi artificiali

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9
Q

fat tuesday/Mardi Gras

A

il martedì grasso

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10
Q

Ash Wednesday

A

il mercoledì delle Ceneri

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11
Q

Christmas

A

il Natale

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12
Q

traditional Christmas cake

A

il pandoro

il panettone

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13
Q

Easter

A

la Pasqua

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14
Q

patron

A

il patrono/la patrona

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15
Q

Lent

A

la Quaresima

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16
Q

yearly festivity

A

la ricorrenza

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17
Q

festival

A

la sagra

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18
Q

Patron Saint

A

il Santo Patrono/la Santa Patrona

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19
Q

parade

A

la sfilata

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20
Q

traditional Christmas nougat

A

il torrone

21
Q

chocolate Easter eggs

A

le uova di Pasqua

22
Q

amulet

A

l’amuleto

23
Q

fortune-teller

A

il/la chiromante

24
Q

to knock on wood

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fare la corna

25
good luck
in bocca al lupo
26
thank you
crepi al lupo
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evil eye
il malocchio
28
horoscope
l'oroscopo
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to bring good luck
portare fortuna
30
to bring bad luck
portare sfortuna
31
superstitious
scaramantico/a
32
superstitious practice
la scaramanzia | lo scongiuro
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to ward off bad luck
scongiurare
34
supernatural
il soprannaturale
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talisman
il talismano
36
to knock on wood (literally)
toccare ferro
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to pass down/to transmit
tramandare
38
peasant culture
la cultura contadina
39
fairy tale
la favola
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fable
la fiaba
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folklore
il folklore
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gesture
il gesto
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merry-go-round
la giostra
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amusement park
il luna park
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roller coaster
le montagne russe
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to tell, to narrate
raccontare
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seasonal
stagionale
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customs
l'usanza gli usi i costumi