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Celebrations Flashcards

1
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le feste

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the holidays

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la Befana

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the witch (January 6)

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il Capodanno

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New Years Day

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il Carnevale

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Carnival

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5
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celebrare / festeggiare

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to celebrate

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6
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il cenone

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NYE dinner

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7
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la colomba

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dove Easter cake

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8
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il discorso

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speech

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9
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i fuochi artificiali

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fireworks

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10
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il martedi grasso

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fat tuesday, mardi gras

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il mercoledi delle Ceneri

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Ash wednesday

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12
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il natale

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Christmas

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il pandoro

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xmas cake

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il panettone

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xmas cake

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15
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la Pasqua

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easter

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il patrono/la patrona

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patron

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17
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la Quaresima

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Lent

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18
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la ricorrenza

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yearly festivity

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19
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la sagra

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festival

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20
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la sfilata

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parade

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21
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il torrone

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traditional xmas nougat

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22
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le uova di Pasqua

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chocolate Easter Eggs

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la superstizione

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superstition

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24
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l’amuleto

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amulet

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25
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il/la chiromante

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fortune-teller

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26
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fare le corna

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to knock on wood

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27
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in bocca al lupo / crepi

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good luck / thank you

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il malocchio

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evil eye

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29
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l’oroscopo

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horoscope

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portare fortuna

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to bring good luck

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portare sfortuna

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to bring bad luck

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scaramantico/a

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superstitious

33
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scongiuare

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to ward off bad luck

34
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il soprannaturale

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supernatural

35
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il talismano

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tailsman

36
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toccare ferro

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to literally knock on wood

37
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tramandare

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to pass down

38
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auguri

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best wishes

39
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congratrulazione / felicitazioni

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congrats

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buon anno

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happy new year

41
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buon compleanno

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happy bday

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buon appetito

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enjoy your meal

43
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buon divertimento

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have fun

44
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buona fortuna

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good luck

45
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buona giornata

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have a good day

46
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buon natale

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merry xmas

47
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buona pasqua

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happy easter

48
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buone vacanze

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have a nice vacation

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buon viaggio

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have a nice trip

50
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salute / cin cin

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cheers

51
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salute

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bless you

52
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aiuto

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help

53
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attenzione

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watch out

54
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bravo/a

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well done

55
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caspita

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wow! unbelieveable

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chissa

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who knows

57
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mah

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bah

58
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ma va

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no way

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magari

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i wish it were true

60
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meno male

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thank goodness

61
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peccato

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what a pity

62
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che barba

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what a drag

63
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su dai

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come on

64
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va bene

A

ok

65
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be’

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well…

66
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purtroppo

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unfortunately

67
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uffa

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oof

68
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una festivita con sfilate e persone che indossano maschere e costumi colorati

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il Carnevale

69
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e tradizione mangiare un dolce special a forma di colomba

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Pasqua

70
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un giorno dove abbiamo un Alberto pieno di luci e il Presepe

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le Nativity

71
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Il ——- grasso segna la fine del Carnevale.

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Martedi

72
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Quando qualcuno starnutisce, si dice:

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“Salute!!”

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