Ch 6 - Lessico Flashcards by Talli Buchanan

Q

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

A

la Befana

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New Year’s Day

A

il Capodanno

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Carnival

A

il Carnevale

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to celebrate

A

celebrare / festeggiare

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New Year’s Eve dinner

A

il cenone

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traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove

A

la colomba

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speech

A

il discorso

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fireworks

A

i fuochi artificiali

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fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras

A

il martedì grasso

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Ash Wednesday

A

il mercoledì delle Ceneri

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Christmas

A

il Natale

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traditional Christmas cake

A

il pandoro

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traditional Christmas cake*

A

il panettone

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Easter

A

la Pasqua

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patron

A

il patrono / la patrona

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Lent

A

la Quaresima

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yearly festivity

A

la ricorrenza

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festival

A

la sagra

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Patron Saint

A

il Santo Patrono / la Santa Patrona

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parade

A

la sfilata

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traditional Christmas nougat

A

il torrone

Q

chocolate Easter eggs

A

le uova di Pasqua

Q

amulet

A

l’amuleto

Q

fortune-teller

A

il/la chiromante

to knock on wood

fare le corna

Good luck! Thank you! (In the mouth of the wolf! / May the wolf die!)

In bocca al lupo! / Crepi il lupo!

evil eye

il malocchio

horoscope

l'oroscopo

to bring good luck

portare fortuna

to bring bad luck

portare sfortuna

superstitious

scaramantico/a

superstitious practice

la scaramanzia / lo scongiuro

to ward off bad luck

scongiurare

supernatural

il soprannaturale

talisman

il talismano

to knock on wood (to touch iron)

toccare ferro

to pass down / to transmit

tramandare

peasant culture

la cultura contadina

fairy tale / fable

la favola / la fiaba

folklore

il folklore

gesture

il gesto

merry-go-round, ride (at an amusement park)

la giostra

amusement park

il luna park

roller coaster

le montagne russe (f. pl.)

to tell (a story), to narrate

raccontare

seasonal

stagionale (adj.)

customs

l'usanza / gli usi / i costumi