False Friends Flashcards
1
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educato
A
well-mannered, polite
2
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maleducato
A
bad mannered
3
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istruito
A
educated
4
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analfabeta
A
illiterate
5
Q
a buon mercato
A
cheap
6
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economico
A
cheap
7
Q
annoiato
A
bored
8
Q
irritato
A
annoyed
9
Q
sensibile
A
sensitive
10
Q
gentile
A
kind hearted
11
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ricoverare
A
to admit into hospital
12
Q
il ricoverato
A
patient (at the hospital)
13
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un incidente
A
an accident
14
Q
accidenti!
A
bother! damn!
15
Q
intervento chirurgico
A
an operation
16
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una vista medica
A
a medical examination
17
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la cura
A
treatment
18
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curare
A
to treat
19
Q
infortunato
A
injured
20
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infortunio
A
injury
21
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benessere
A
wellbeing
22
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benestante
A
well off
23
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attendere
A
to wait
24
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assistere
A
to attend
25
la stampa
the press
26
voto/voti
marks (school grades)
27
votare
to vote
28
pretendere
to expect
29
fare finta di
to pretend
30
vegetali
vegetable matter
31
legume
pulses (beans, nuts, etc)
32
verdure
vegetables
33
uno straniero
a foreigner
34
un estraneo
a stranger
35
il pasto
a meal
36
la pasta
the pasta / the cake
37
un mezzo
a measn
38
un mezzo pubblico
public transporto
39
stato civile
marital status
40
celibe
single (status for a man)
41
nubile
single (status for a woman)
42
l'unico/a
the only
43
un dipendente
a worker (employee)
44
un datore di lavoro
a director (boss or work place)
45
un detto
saying
46
attualmente
now
47
in realtà
actually
48
ultimamente
lately
49
la libreria
the bookshop
50
la biblioteca
the library
51
elementare
elementary school
52
alimentare
food
53
la cucina
the kitchen / the cuisine
54
formazione
training
55
stupito/a
surprised
56
stupido/a
stupid
57
realizzare
to achieve
58
rendersi conto
to realise
59
praticamente
actually
60
il Mezzogiorno
the South of Italy
61
interrograzione
oral test
62
esame scritto/compito in classe
written exam
63
fare le prove
rehearsals (theatre, plays, etc.)
64
licenziare
to fire someone
65
licenziarsi
to resign, to withdraw
66
la licenza
a license to practice (permission)
67
la meta
the goal
68
la metà
a half (one half)
69
pensione
boarding house / retirement fund
70
andare in pensione
to retire
71
per quello che mi riguarda
as far as I'm concerned
72
argomento
topic
73
discussione
argument
74
diabattito
discussion
75
raccomandare (una persona)
recommend a person (for a job)
76
consigliare
recommend / advise