colloquial expressions Flashcards

1
Q

you’re welcome

A

prego

figurati / si figuri

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2
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no problem/you’re welcome

A

di niente

di nulla

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3
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you’re welcome/ don’t mention it

A

non c’è di che

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4
Q

that sucks

A
che pizza
che palle (stronger)
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5
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i have to do something / have no choice

A

mi tocca + inf

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6
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please
make sure
don’t forget to…

A

mi raccomando + inf

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7
Q

stop it

knock it off!

A

falla finita!

finiscila!

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8
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oh come on

do me a favour (and stop talking)

A

(ma) fammi il favore!

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9
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fingers crossed

A

speriamo bene

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10
Q

it’s not (that) bad

food, films, books, people - average judgement

A

non è male

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11
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no way

A

ma figurati / figuriamoci

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12
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dunno

A

boh

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13
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nope

not a chance

A

macchè

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14
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no way! i don’t believe you

A

assolutamente no!
non ci credo!
non è possibile!

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15
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by far

A

di gran lunga

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16
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at the end of the day

A

in fin dei conti

alla fin fine

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17
Q

might as well….

A

tanto vale + INF

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18
Q

sooner or later

at some point

A

prima o poi

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19
Q

to look forward to/can’t wait

A

non vedere l’ora di

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20
Q

a kind of

A

una sorta di

più o meno

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21
Q

if nothing else

at least

A

se non altro

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22
Q

with that being said

A

detto ciò

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23
Q

like no other

A

come nessuno altro

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24
Q

in the space of

A

nel giro di

nell’arco di

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25
Q

more and more

A

sempre di più

sempre più

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26
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less and less

A

sempre di meno

sempre meno

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27
Q

every other day

A

ogni due giorni

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28
Q

out loud

A

ad alta voce

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29
Q

to have it in for sb/be angry with sb

A

avercela con qualcuno

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30
Q

to make it/succeed at sth

A

farcela

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31
Q

to try your best/give it your all

A

mettercela tutta

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32
Q

to have enough of sb/be tired of sth/sb

A

averne abbastanza
essere stanco di qlcn/qlcs
→ ne ho abbastanza

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33
Q

to not be able to help yourself

A

farne a meno

→ ne faccio a meno

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34
Q

to insult sb/call them every name under the sun

A

dirne di tutti i colori

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35
Q

to not be able to take anymore

A

non poterne più

→ non ne posso più

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36
Q

to (no)t be worth the effort

A

(non) valerne la pena

→ non ne vale la pena

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37
Q

to go away/be off/leave

A

andarsene

→ me ne sono andata - i left

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38
Q

to not care/give a damn about

A

fregarsene
*very colloquial
se ne frego sempre di tutto

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39
Q

to deal with

A

farsene una ragione

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40
Q

to not care about

A

importarsene

*always in 3rd sg

41
Q

to not go anywhere

A

non andare da nessuna parte

42
Q

i heard about it

A

ne ho sentito parlare

43
Q

you will get used to it

A

ti ci abituerai

44
Q

pay attention

A

facci caso

45
Q

i don’t want to/feel like it

A

non ne ho voglia

46
Q

to want/feel like doing sth

A

avere voglia di fare qlcs

47
Q

we get along well

A

mi ci trovo bene

48
Q

yes

A

sì, giusto, esatto, certo
certamente, esattamente
d’accordo, va bene

49
Q

exactly

A

precisamente, esattamente
proprio cosi
senz’altro

50
Q

i don’t care (about)

A

me ne frego (di)

51
Q

someone who doesn’t care about anything

A

un menefreghista

52
Q

that’s for sure/no doubt about…

A

non ci piove

su (questo…) non ci piove

53
Q

very nice/pretty

A

tanta roba

54
Q

keep your mouth shut (secret)

A

acqua in bocca

55
Q

to come to mind

A

venire in mente

56
Q
to love (friends/family)
to love (romantic)
A

ti voglio bene

ti amo

57
Q

to manage/get by

i’ll do it on my own/i’ll manage

A

cavarsela

me la cavo da solo

58
Q

to go crazy for

A

andare matto per…

59
Q

thanks

A

grazie
tante grazie
grazie di cuore
NOT grazie tante eh - sarcastic

60
Q

Don’t you think?

A

Non ti/vi pare?

61
Q

thank goodness

A

meno male

62
Q

leftovers

A

gli avanzi

63
Q

to take something seriously

A

prendere qualcosa sul serio

64
Q

usually

A

di solito

65
Q

to laugh in someone’s face

A

ridere in faccia di qualcuno

→ lui mi ha riso in faccia: he laughed in my face

66
Q

i’m sorry

A

mi dispiace

67
Q

when it comes to xx

A

quando si tratta di xx

trattarsi di qlcs

68
Q

to be enough

these are enough for me

A

bastare

mi bastano questi…

69
Q

to be in a hurry

A

avere fretta

70
Q

what’s up

A

che c’è

71
Q

let me know

A

fatemi/fammi pensare

72
Q

it’s slipped my mind

A

non mi viene in mente

73
Q

in regard to the rules

A

nel rispetto delle regole

74
Q

to wear, put on

A

indossare

75
Q

to wear a mask

take off a mask

A

indossare/togliere la mascherina

76
Q

to take off/remove

A

togliere

77
Q

around

→ lots of people around

A

intorno

→ molte persone intorno

78
Q

empty
to be empty
Rome is empty in august

A

svuoto/a
svuotarsi
→ ad agosto Roma si svuota
il cinema si è svuotato

79
Q

full of people

A

pieno di gente

80
Q

residential areas

A

i quartieri residenziali

81
Q

crowded (place)

A

affollato

un posto affollato

82
Q

to pay for sth

pay for parking

A

PAGARE

pagare il parcheggio

83
Q

to measure

to take sb’s temperature

A

misurare

misurare la febbre

84
Q

to borrow

A

prendere in prestito
prestare
→ prendo in prestito cento euro di mia mamma

85
Q

refreshing/thirstquenching

A

bere qualcosa di dissetante

86
Q

to lie shamelessly

A

mentire spudoratamente

87
Q

forever

A

DA sempre

le caramelle sono popolari da sempre

88
Q

to sneeze

A

starnutare

un starnuto

89
Q

to skip, jump

A

saltare

saltare i pasti - to skip meals

90
Q

to put to the test

A

mettere a prova

91
Q

sto morendo di sonno

A

to be dead tired

92
Q

qualunque

A

any. which/whatever

non è un caffe qualunque - it’s not just any coffee

93
Q

envelope

A

la busta

94
Q

camera

A

la macchina fotografia

95
Q

little by little

A

man mano

96
Q

an update

A

un aggiornamento

97
Q

to increase, expand

A

ampliare

98
Q

earthquake

A

un terremoto

99
Q

dark

A

buio (nm/adj)