Ch 6 - Lessico Flashcards by Talli Buchanan | Brainscape

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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chocolate Easter eggs

A

le uova di Pasqua

Q

amulet

A

l’amuleto

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fortune-teller

A

il/la chiromante

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to knock on wood

A

fare le corna

Q

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

A

In bocca al lupo! / Crepi il lupo!

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evil eye

A

il malocchio

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horoscope

A

l’oroscopo

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to bring good luck

A

portare fortuna

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to bring bad luck

A

portare sfortuna

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superstitious

A

scaramantico/a

Q

superstitious practice

A

la scaramanzia / lo scongiuro

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to ward off bad luck

A

scongiurare

Q

supernatural

A

il soprannaturale

Q

talisman

A

il talismano

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to knock on wood (to touch iron)

A

toccare ferro

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to pass down / to transmit

A

tramandare

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peasant culture

A

la cultura contadina

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fairy tale / fable

A

la favola / la fiaba

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folklore

A

il folklore

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gesture

A

il gesto

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

A

la giostra

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amusement park

A

il luna park

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roller coaster

A

le montagne russe (f. pl.)

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to tell (a story), to narrate

A

raccontare

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seasonal

A

stagionale (adj.)

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customs

A

l’usanza / gli usi / i costumi