Chapter 1 Flashcards
gli steli
stems
fitto
thick
ostinazione
obstinacy
dorato
gold
le persiane
blinds
sbriciolare
to crumble
in canile
a kennel
rovente
scorching
sparire
to disappear
il grano
the wheat
la pietra
the stones
inghiottire
to swallow
schiattare
to die
il fiato
the breath
garregiare
to compete. to race
la spiga. le spighe
The grains of a wheat plant
abbattere
to knock down. to knock down. to raze. to topple
raccogliere
to pick up
to harvest
to bring together, assemble
infuocare
to heat until red hot
to excite, agitate, enrage
rigoglioso
luxuriant
la scia
the trail
maledetto
damned, horrible
concedere
to grant, allow
to concede
appiccicare
to stick
il teschio
the skull
la banda
the band
the gang
comandare
to rule
to order, command
obbedire
to obey
dannato
damned soul
la ruspa
the bulldozer
the excavator
i fatti suoi
i fatti mie
i fatti tuoi
his own business
my own business
your own business
sveglio
awake
quick-witted
cunning
spodestare
to dethrone
to oust
la parete
the wall
il crinale
the ridge
la schiappa
the incompetent
superare
to exceed
to pass
to overcome
arrampicare
to climb
la scrofa
the sow (female pig)
inferocito
enraged
grugnire
to grunt
to grumble
to mutter
battere
to beat to defeat to take to clap to prostitute
voltare
to turn
infelice
unhappy, miserable, bleak
spezzare
to break
to chop
lucido
bright, shiny
lucid
gonfiare
to blow up
to swell
inciampare
to trip
spalancare
to open wide
strizzare
to wring or wring out
to squeeze
dondolare
to swing, rock, or dangle
frignare
to whimper or whine
mollare
to let go, get off
schiaffone
the slap
the smack [especially a hard one]
tappare
to plug, seal
to cork
incollare
to stick
to glue
to paste (computer)
infilare
to insert
to thread
scontare
to deduct / discount
to pay for
to serve
la ortica
the poison ivy
la storta
the sprain (e.g., an ankle)
slacciare
to untie, unlace, undo
sfilare
to pull (e.g., threads from fabric)
to unstring
to unthread
to parad, march past
il torrente
the stream, creek
il sellino
the saddle (of bicycles and motorcycles)
rattopare
to patch to hack (computers)
il tettoia
the canopy the roof (of a railway station, etc..)
il capannone
the shed
the barn
the hangar
rintanare
to turn to its den
to hide or hide away
il rospo
the toad
scorrere
to run, to flow to pass (time)
addestrare
to train someone or animal for something
sbranare
to tear to pieces
raccattare
to pick up, fetch, or gather
il bassotto
the dachshund (dog)
sollevare
to raise, lift, stir up, rear
il coro
the chorus
the choir
giurare
to swear
la razza
the race
the kind
il scampo
the escape, way out
massacrare
to massacre
to slaughter
pisciare
to urinate
to piss
spolpare
to skin (or strip flesh off)
la armatura
the armor
brontolare
to mutter or mumble
to grumble
montare
to mount, climb, go up
sprecare
to waste
to squander
approvare
to approve
piagnucolare
to whine, wail, whimper
spelacciato
mangy
shabby
threadbare, worn-out
arroventare
to make something red hot
la latta
the tin
il catrame
the tar
il cortile
the courtyard
the farmyard
il mucchio
the heap
the pile
sfondare
to break down
un palo
a pile
la edera
the ivy
un cranio
the skull
un cagnaccio
An ugly and fierce dog
la catena
the chain
abbaiare
to bark
la barraca
the hut
la lamiera
the sheet of metal
la gravina
the gorge
the ravine
l’orlo
the edge
the border
il crepaccio
the crevasse
the fissure
scavare
to dig
la guglia
the spire the needle (of rock)
il dente
the tooth
the cog, prong
appuntire
to sharpen
affiorare
to emerge
sbilenco
crooked
twisted
il corbezzolo
the strawberry tree, arbutus (kinda of tree with strawberry-looking fruit)
la caverna
the cave
attaccare
to stick
to attach
un ciuffo
a tuft of hair
sparare
to shoot
to cut open the belly with a long incision; to clean inside before butchering
la galera
the prison
uno stinco
a shin
strozzare
to choke or strangle
to narrow
la fesseria
the nonsense
the stupidity
tranne
except
but
apart from
il piscio
the piss
rugoso
wrinkled
pendere
to drop
to hang from
addosso
on (ones person)
scordare
to forget
la scamorza
the unfermented cow’s milk cheese
the fool, idiot
una piega
a fold
il rotolo
the roll
la ciccia
the fat
the flab
pareggiare
to make equal
raccontare
to tell
grattare
to stratch
piantare
to plant
to hammer, drive, stick into
scommettere
to bet
infangare
to cover with mud
to sully
la predica
the sermon
nemmeno
not even
scoppiare
to burst
to explode
il scemo
the fool
the idiot
fissare
to fix, secure
to stare
borbottare
to mutter
to grumble
acchiappare
to catch or seize
il girino
the tadpole
posare
to put down
il nano
the dwarf
il confronto
the comparison
confondere
to mix up
to confuse
scovare
to discover
scrutare
to scan
to search
to scrutinize
