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Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards

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Italian Verbs flashcards
1
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le abitudini

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Habits/customs

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la comunicazione

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Communication

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La conferenza

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Lecture

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La legge

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Law

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La scoperta

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Discovery

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Lo sviluppo

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Development

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Ambientale

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Environmental

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Cosiddetto

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So-called

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Ebreo

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Jewish

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Indotto

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Induced

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Lento

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Slow

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Straniero

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Foreign

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Successivo

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Following

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Dirigere

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To direct

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Produrre

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To produce/bring about

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Adattarsi

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To adapt oneself to

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17
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Entrare in vigore

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To go into effect (a law)

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18
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Proprio per questo

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For this very reason

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19
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Usi e costumi

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Customs (of people)

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Entrarci

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To have something to do with
Tu non c’entri
You have nothing to do with it

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21
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Vederci (no direct object)

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To be able to see
Ho acceso la luce perche non ci vedevo
I turned on the light because I couldn’t see

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Sentirci (no direct object)

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To be able to hear
Dovete parlare più forte: non ci sentiamo
You must speak louder: we can’t hear

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23
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Metterci

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To take (time)
Used when the person or think taking time is indicated
Quanto tempo ci hai messo per finire la tesi?
How long did it take you to finish your thesis?

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Volerci

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To take (time, money, effort, etc) (conjugated with essere)
Is used when only the length of time is indicated and not the thing or person taking the time.
Is used in the 3rd person singular or plural
Ci vuole molto tempo per imparare bene una lingua: ci vogliono anni
It takes a long time to learn a language well it takes years

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25
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What are the forms of volerci that are used?

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Ci vuole + singular noun
Ci vogliono + noun
C’e voluto/a + singular noun
Ci sono voluti/e + plural noun

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26
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If another verb follow metterci or volerci, what precedes the infinitive?

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Per or a

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27
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Avercela con qualcuno

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To have a grudge against someone
Perché ce l’hai con me
Why do you have a grudge against me?

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Farcela

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To manage, to cope
Aveva studiato poco ma ce l’ha fatto agli esami.
He hadn’t studied very much but he did alright on his exam.

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Cavarsela

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To manage, to get by
Laura non e una cuoca esperta però se la cava.
Laura isn’t an experienced cook but she get by

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30
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Prendersela

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To take offense = offendersi
Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ce la siamo presa.
Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ci siamo offesi.
He reprimanded us and we took offense

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Offendersi

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To take offense
Lui ci ha rimproverato e noi ci siamo offesi.
He reprimanded us and we took offense

32
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Rimproverare

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To reprimand

33
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L’amicizia

A

Friendship

34
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Fare amicizia

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To make friends

35
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La fantasia

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Imagination

36
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I fumetti

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Comics

37
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Il pregiudizio

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Prejudice

38
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Lo straniero

A

Foreigner

39
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Emarginato

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Excluded

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Accorgersi di

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To notice, to realize

41
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Andare a caccia

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To go hunting

42
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Andare in pensione

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To retire

43
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Conversare

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To converse, to chat

44
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Farsi capire

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To make oneself understood

45
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Giudicare

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To judge

46
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Giurare

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To swear, to promise

47
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Rendersi conto

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To realize

48
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Rivolgere la parola

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To talk to , to address

49
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Volere dire

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To mean

50
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To happen

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Accadere, avvenire, capitare, or succedere

51
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Accadere (accaduto)

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To happen

52
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Avvenire (avvenuto)

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To happen

53
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Capitare (capitato)

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To happen

54
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Succedere (successo)

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To happen

To not confuse succedere with “to succeed” which is riuscire

55
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Riuscire a + infinitive

A

To succeed in doing something
Used in all persons. More common form of the expression
The subject of the verb is the person who succeeds
Io non riesco a parlare
I cannot talk

56
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Riuscire di + infinitive

A 
To succeed in doing something
Used only in the third person singular. 
The person who succeeds is expressed by an indirect object
Non mi riesce di parlare
I cannot talk
57
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What is the equivalent of the adjective successful?

A

No direct equivalent

Expressed by avere successo or riuscire

58
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Cercare di + infinitive

A

To try to do something
As in attempting to do something
Ha cercato di convincermi ma non ci è riuscito
He tried to convince me but he didn’t succeed

59
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Provare a + infinitive

A

To try to do something
As in to try as an experiment or test
Se non capisce, prova a parlargli in inglese.
If he doesn’t understand, try to speak english to him.

60
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Provare + noun

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To try , to try on, to try out
Hai provato le fettuccine?
Have you tried the fettuccine?

61
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Prova

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Test, trial; rehearsal

62
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Scusa/scusi/scusate …

A

Excuse me

63
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Permetti/permette

A

Excuse me

64
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Posso dire/aggiungere?

A

May I say/add?

65
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Vorrei dire una cosa

A

I would like to say something

66
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Si, dica/dimmi

A

Please, tell me

67
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Di’/Dica pure

A

Please, tell me

68
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Prego!

A

Go ahead!

69
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Proprio cosi

A

Exactly

70
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Hai/ha ragione

A

You are right

71
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Sono pienamente d’accordo

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I fully agree

72
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E come dici tu/dice Lei

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It’s just as you say

73
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No, non e così. Ti sbagli

A

No, that’s not so, You are wrong.

74
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Non sono d’accordo

A

I do not agree

75
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Non è come dici tu/dice Lei

A

It is not as you say

76
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A dire il vero, io penso che …

A

Actually, I believe …

Italian: Da Capo (28 decks)

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