Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards
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Amare
A
To love
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Credere
A
To believe
3
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Finire
A
To finish
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Entrare
A
To enter
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Cadere
A
To fall
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Uscire
A
To go out, exit, leave
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Accendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To light, turn on (accesso, avere)
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Aprire (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To open (aperto, avere)
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Bere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To drink (bevuto, avere)
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Chiedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To ask (chiesto, avere)
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Chiudere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To ask (chiuso, avere)
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Correre (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To run (corso, avere, essere when start or end place named)
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Decidere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To decide (deciso, avere)
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Dire (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To say, tell (detto, avere)
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Fare (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To do (fatto, avere)
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Leggere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To read (letto, avere)
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Mettere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To put (messo, avere)
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Morire (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To die (morto, essere)
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Nascere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To be born (nato, essere)
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Offrire (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To offer (offerto, avere)
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Perdere (pp and auxiliary verb)
A
To lose (perso/perduto, avere)
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Prendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To take (preso, avere)
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Rimanere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To remain (rimasto, essere)
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Rispondere (pp and auxiliary verb)
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To answer, reply (risposto, avere)
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Rompere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To break (rotto, avere)
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Scegliere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To choose (scelto, avere)
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Scendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To go down (sceso, essere)
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Scrivere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To write (scritto, avere)
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Smettere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To stop (smesso, avere)
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Spegnere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To turn off (spento, avere)
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Spendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To spend (spesso, avere)
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Succedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To happen (successo, essere)
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Tradurre (pp and auxiliary verb)
To translate (tradotto, avere)
34
Vedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To see (vista/veduto, avere)
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Venire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To come (venuto, essere)
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Vincere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To win (vinto, avere)
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Vivere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To live (vissuto, avere)
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Uccidere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To kill (ucciso, avere)
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Passare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To pass, to spend time (passato, to spend time:avere, to pass :essere)
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Salire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To go up, climb up (salito, avere or essere)
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Cambiare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To change (cambiata, avere or essere)
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Cominciare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To begin/start (cominciato, avere or essere)
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Finire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To finish/end (finito, avere or essere)
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Saltare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To jump (saltato, avere or essere)
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Volare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To fly (volato, avere or essere)
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L’acquisto
Purchase
47
Il buono aquisto
Store credit
48
I contanti
Cash
49
La ditta
Firm
50
I grande magazzini
Department store
51
L’invenduto
Unsold items
52
Il matrimonio
The wedding
53
Fare uno sconto
To give a discount
54
Fare la spesa
To do the grocery shopping
55
Fare gli aquisti
To go shopping for things other than food
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Risparmiare
To save
57
Il vestiario
Clothing
58
Economico
Cheap, economical
59
Firmato
Signed
60
La vetrina
Store window
61
Lo stilista
Designer
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Il servizio di posate
Flatware
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Lo sconto
Discount
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Il saldo, la svendita
Sale
65
Quartiere
Neighborhood
66
A
To
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Da
From
68
Su
On
69
In
In
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Di
Of
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Con
With
72
In compagna
In, to the country
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In montagna
In, to the mountains
74
In citta
In, to the city
75
In paese
In, to the village
76
In cucina
In the kitchen
77
In salotto
In, to the living room
78
In biblioteca
In, at, to the library
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In giardino
In, to the garden
80
In chiesa
In, to the church
81
A teatro
At, to the theater
82
Alla radio
On the radio
83
Alla televisione
On the tv
84
Al telefono
On the phone
85
Sul giornale
In the newspaper
86
Vicino a
Near
87
Lontano da
Far from
88
Davanti a
In front of
89
Dietro (a)
Behind
90
Prima di
Before
91
Oltre a
In addition to
92
Fino a
Till, until
93
Invece di
Instead of
94
Come
How
95
Come mai
How come
96
Dove
Where
97
Quando
When
98
Perchè
Why
99
Quanto, -a, -i, -e
How much, how many
100
Che
What, what kind of
101
Quale, quali
Which, what
102
In questions beginning with interrogatives, the subject is usually placed where?
At the end of the question
103
After the interrogatives perche and come mai, the subject is placed where?
Either before the verb or at the end of the question
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Quale implies what in a question?
A choice between two or more alternatives
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Quale and Che are often used
Interchangeably
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Chi
Who, whom
107
Che, cosa, che cosa
What
108
Quanto, -a, -i, -e
How much, how many
109
Quale, quali
Which (one), which (ones)
110
Preposition like di, a , and con always what an interrogative pronoun
Precede
111
Di chi
Whose (always followed directly by a form of essere)
112
Che cosa + essere is used to ask for what
A definition of the word that follows essere
113
Quale (Qual), quali + essere is used to
Ask for information (not a definition). Quale before è becomes qual
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What is used before the number of the hour
The feminine definite article le (l’). It agrees in form with ora (hour) and ore (hours) which is not expressed
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Che ora è?
What time is it?
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Che ore sono?
What time is it?
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Che ora era?
What time was it?
118
Che ore erano?
What time was it?
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È l’una
It is one o’clock
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Sono le due
It is two o’clock
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Era l’una
It was one o’clock
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Erano le due
It was two o’clock
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All’una
At one o’clock
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Alle due
At two o’clock
125
What verb can also be to express time
Mancare (Mancano venti minuti alle due)
126
Ora
Time of day, hour
127
Volta
An instance or an occasion
128
Qualche volta
Sometimes
129
Tempo
Refers to duration of time, a period of time, or time in the abstract
130
Divertirsi
To have a good time
131
Are days of the week capitalized?
No
132
Names of the seasons are preceded by
The definite article
133
What is used before a season to express “in the season”
In or di without an article before the name of the season. In primavera
134
What is used before a month to express “in the month”
In or a without and article before the month
135
How do you express a specific day of the month
Definite article + a cardinal number + month. Il due settembre
136
What precedes a year
The masculine singular definite article. Can combine with prepositions like in (nel), from (dal), to (al)
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How do you express times of day
Di before mattina, pomeriggio, sera, notte
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How do you express past time?
Fa following the time to indicate “ago”: due ore fa
| Scorso following the period of time to indicate “last”; il mese scorso
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How do you express future time?
Fra preceding the time to mean “in”: fra due ore
| Prossimo following the period of time to indicate “next”: il mese prossimo
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How do you indicate duration of time?
Dalle time alle time: dalle due alle tre, from two to three
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How do you express approximate time
Verso. verso le cinque: around five o’clock
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La bancarella
Market stall
143
La borsa
Handbag
144
Il dubbio
Doubt
145
I generi alimentari
Food item
146
Il golfino
Sweater
147
Il paragone
Comparison
148
La pelletteria
Leather store
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La provvista
Supply
150
Apposta
On purpose
151
In compenso
In return
152
Abituarsi
To get used to
153
Accontentarsi
To be content with
154
Consigliere bene/male
To give good/ bad advice
155
Fare bella figura
To look smart/elegant
156
La reclame
Advertising
157
La roba
Stuff
158
Le scrape da ginnastica
Sneakers
159
La scelta
Choice
160
Lo/la stilista
Designer
161
Il tailleur
(Woman’s) suit
162
Il vitto
Food
163
Soto casa
Near home
164
Potersi permettere (non me lo posso permettere)
To be able to afford (i can’t afford it)
165
Sistemarsi
To settle (down)
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Valerie la pena (non ne vale la pena)
To be worthwhile (it’s not worth it)
167
Alzare
To raise, to cause to rise (an object). Used with direct object
168
Alzarsi
To get up, to stand up
169
Aumentare
To raise, to increase (an amount)
170
Essere alzato
To be up
171
Stare alzato
To stay up
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Aumento
Raise, increase
173
Tornare, ritornare
To come, go back
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Riportare
To return, bring back
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Restituire
To give back
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Chiedere (qualcosa a qualcuno)
To ask for, to request
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Domandare (qualcosa a qualcuno)
To ask (a question), to inquire
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fare una domanda
To ask a question
