Chapter 13 Vocab Flashcards

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la cima

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top

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la danza

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dance

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la distrazione

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diversion

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la ginnastica

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gymnastics

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la gita

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outing

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l’impegno

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commitment

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il marciapiede

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sidewalk

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allenato

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in condition

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appassionato

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fan

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il nuoto

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swimming

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la palestra

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gymnasium

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la partita

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game

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la passeggiata

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walk

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il percorso

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way, path

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il rifugio

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shelter, mountain lodge

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il socio/la socia

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member

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a pagamento

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at a fee

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mantenere la linea

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to stay in shap

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prendere informazioni

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to get information

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l’ambulanza

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ambulance

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la convalescenza

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convalescence

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l’emergenza

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emergency

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la frattura

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fracture

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la guarigione

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recovery

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l’incidente

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accident

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l’ingessatura

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cast

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il pronto soccorso

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emergency room

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le stampelle

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crutches

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farsi male

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to get hurt

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guarire

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to recover

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fare una radiografia

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to get an x-ray

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rompersi una gamba, un braccio

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to break a leg, an arm

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fare aspettare

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to keep waiting

Perché mi fai sempre aspettare?
Why do you always keep me waiting?

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fare costruire

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to build
(italian distinguishes between building something yourself, costruire, and having something built by someone else, fare costruire)

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fare crescere

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to grow (something)

Si è fatto crescere i baffi.
He has grown a mustache

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fare entrare (uscire)

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to let in (to let out)

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fare esplodere (scoppiare)

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to explode

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fare impazzire

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to drive on insane

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fare osservare

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to point out

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fare pagare

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to charge

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fare saltare

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to blow up (with explosives)

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fare sapere (informare)

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to inform, let someone know

Fammi sapere quando arrivi.
Let me know when you’re coming

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fare vedere (mostrare)

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to show

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farsi imprestare

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to borrow

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farsi vedere

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to show one’s face

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fare arrostire

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to roast

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fare bollire

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to boil

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fare cuocere

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to cook

Quanto ci vuole per fare cuocere un uova?
How long does it take to cook an egg?

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fare friggere

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to fry

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First

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primo

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second

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secondo

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third

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terzo

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fourth

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quarto

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fifth

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quinto

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sixth

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sesto

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seventh

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settimo

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eighth

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ottavo

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ninths

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nono

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tenth

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decimo

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eleventh

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undicesimo

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twelfth

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dodicesimo

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fiftieth

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cinquantesimo

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one hundreth

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centesimo

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five hundredth

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cinquecentesimo

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one thousandth

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millesimo

66
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Unlike cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3 …) ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd …) agree

A

in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

Le piace la nona sinfonia di Beethoven or preferisce la quinta?
Do you like Beethoven’s ninth symphony or do you prefer the fifth?

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1/4

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quarto

68
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3/8

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tre ottavi

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Cardinal and ordinal numbers are used together to form fractions

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cardinal/ordinal

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7/23

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sette ventitreesimi

71
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half as a noun

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mezzo or metà

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1/2

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mezzo

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15/2

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quindici mezzi

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When half not expressed as fraction

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metà

Metà degli studenti non hanno capito

75
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Mezzo can also be used as an

A

adjective

Portzione intera per il bambino o mezza porzione?
A full portion for the child or half a portion?

Ho lavorato due mezze giornate
I worked two half-days

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appoggiarsi a

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to lean on

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credere a

A

to believe in

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nascondere a

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to hide from, to conceal from

Non puoi nascondere la verità a tutti.
You can’t hid the truth from everyone.

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pensare a

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to think of, about

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rubare a

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to steal from

Hanno rubato tutto allo zio di Romeo
They stole everything from Romeo’s uncle.

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dipendere da

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to depend

Tutto dipende da te
It all depends on you

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guardarsi da

A

to beware of

83
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chiedere di

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to ask for a person

Chiedono del dottore, signora.
They are asking for the dottore, Ma’am

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essere carico di

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to be loaded with

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essere contento (soddisfatto) di

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to be pleased with

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essere coperto di

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to be covered with

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fare a meno di

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to do without

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innamorarsi di

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to fall in love with

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interessarsi di (a)

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to be interested in

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meravigliarsi di

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to be surprised at

Tutti si meravigliavano della nostra scelta.
Everybody was surprised at out choice

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piangere di (per)

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to cry about (for)

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ridere di

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to laugh at

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riempire di

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to fill with

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ringraziare di (per)

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to thank for

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saltare di (per)

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to jump with (for)

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soffrire di

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to suffer from

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trattare di

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to deal with

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vivere di

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to live on, to subsist on

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essere gentile con

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to be kind to

Bisogna essere gentili con tutti
One must be kind to everyone

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congratularsi con qualcuno per qualcosa

A

to congratulate someone on something

Vorrei congratularmi con voi per il vostro successo
I would like to congratulate you on your success

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sperare in

A

to hope for

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il carico

A

expense/charge

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il chirurgo

A

surgeon

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la clinica

A

private hospital

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il congresso

A

conference

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la corsia

A

hospital ward

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l’elenco

A

list

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ammalarsi

A

to get sick

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gratis (adv)

A

free

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gratuito (adj)

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free

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il farmaco

A

medicine

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l’inconveniente

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disadvantage, drawback

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il medico

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physician

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il pediatra

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pediatrician

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la ricetta medica

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prescription

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la salute

A

health

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compassione (f)

A

sympathy

Non ho nessuna compassione per i deboli.
I have no sympathy for the weak

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simpatia

A

liking, attraction

Ho una grande simpatia per quell’attore
I have a great liking for that actor.

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antipatia

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disliking, repulsed

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condoglianze (f, pl)

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sympathy, condolences

121
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compassionevole or comprensivo

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sympathetic, understanding

Chi non ha bisogno di una person compassionevole nei momenti di sconforto?
Who doesn’t need a sympathetic person in periods of distress?

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simpatico

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likable, congenial, nice

Una persona bella non è sempre simpatica.
A good-looking person isn’t always congenial

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antipatico

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unlikable, mean

124
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essere simpatico (antipatico) a qualcuno

A

same as piacere (non piacere) a qualcuno

Mario mi era molto simpatico
I liked Mario a lot

125
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to make + adjective

You make me happy

A

rendere (pp reso, pr resi) is usually preferred to fare

Il tuo amore mi rende felice
Your love makes me happy

Rendevi felici i bambini quando giocavi con loro
You made the children happy when you played with them

Il personale ospedaliero rende la vita facile ai pazienti
The hospital staff makes life easy for patients

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La signora sta bene?

A

how is your wife?

127
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Come va la vita?

Come vanno le cose?

A

How are things

128
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Cosa c’è di nuovo?

A

What’s new?

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Che cosa fai di bello adesso?

A

What are you up to now?

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Cosa mi racconti?

A

What’s up?

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Non mi posso lamentare

A

I can’t complain

132
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Si tira avanti

A

It’s going

133
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Cosi, cosi

A

so-so

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Abbastanza bene

A

I am OK

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Non potrebbe andare meglio

A

It couldn’t be any better

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Ma guarda chi si vede

A

Look who’s here

137
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Dopo tanto tempo che non ci vidiamo

A

its been a long time since I saw you

138
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Che piacere rivederti/rivederLa

A

What a pleasure to see you again

139
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Ci vediamo dopo

A piu tardi

A

See you later

140
Q

A presto, Ciao

A

See you soon

141
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Chiamami tu

A

call me

142
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ti chamo io

A

i’ll call you

143
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fatti sentire

A

let me hear from you

144
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Allora ci sentiamo

Le telefono la prossima settimana

A

We’ll talk next week

145
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Tante belle cose

A

take care

146
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Salutami tutti a casa

Saluti alla famiglia

A

Say hello to your family

147
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Mi saluti la signora

A

my regards to your wife

148
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Fammi sapere com’è andata

A

let me know how it turned out