Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards
l’aiuto
help
l’asilo nido
nursery school
alzarsi
to get up
bastare
to have enough
cambiare
to change
conciliare
to reconcile
contare (su)
to rely upon
essere questione di
to be a matter of
godere
to enjoy
occuparsi (di)
to addend (to)
il congedo
leave
il parto
childbirth
pesare
to be heavy, to weigh
piangere
to cry
potersi permettere
to be able to afford
prendersi cura (di)
to take care (of)
riprendere
to pick up/get
superare
to overcome
svegliarsi
to wake up
cominciare a + infinitive
to begin, to start doing something
Quando ha cominciato a nevicare?
When did it begin to snow?
cominciare con + article + infinitive
to begin by (the first thing in a series
Hanno cominciato col chiedere cinquanta euro.
They started by asking for 50 euros.
finire di + infinitive
to finish, to be through doing something
Hai finito di piangere?
Have you finished crying?
finire per + infinitive
to end up doing something, to do it eventually
Finirai per stancarmi
You’ll end up making me tired
decidere di + infinitive
to decide to do something
Ho deciso di partire
I decided to leave
