il cobra 8 Flashcards
impiegare
to use, to employ, to hire
rintracciare
to track down, to trace
arredare
to furnish, to decorate
talvolta
sometimes
altrove, da qualche altra parte
elsewhere
persino
even, just
la confezione da sei birre
six pack
il vizio,
the vice
vice, vice-
vice as in deputy
la morsa
the vice (mechanical)
la parabola
satellite dish, parabola
la buon costume
vice (vice squad)
il zapping
channel surfing, channel hopping
spartano
spartan
sdoganare
to clear through customs, pay customs tax
pretendere
to demand, to insist
prezioso
precious, valuable
piazzare
to place, to position
il sottobosco
the undergrowth, the underworld
retribure
to pay
la trafila
the procedure
costui
this person
l’assunzione
the hiring, the assumption
fare sentirsi
getting in touch with, catching up with
il fascicolo
the file, the booklet
urtare
bump into bang into
la cicatrice, il sfregio
the scar
indebolire
to weaken, to undermine
voltare
to turn, to curve
la falda
the layer
la cartellina
small folder, small satchel
spuntare
to appear, to pop up, to trim
il porco
the pig, the swine
la cifra
the figure, the digit
aggirare
to circumvent, to work around
subdolo
underhand, sly, devious, sneaky
tra tutti i posti possibili
amongst all the places possible
scaltro
shrewd, sharp, astute
verificarsi
to occur
il personaggio
the personality
la condanna
the sentence, the conviction
tradire
to betray
vantarsi
to brag, to boast
la mazzetta
wad of banknotes, bills
godersi
to enjoy
di indole
by nature, character, temperament
l’inetittudine
the ineptitude, the incompetence
il lettore dvd
dvd reader
derudere
to deride, mock
beccare
to catch, to reprimand
commesso
committed
prima o poi
sooner or later
lo spezzone
the clip, the part
spaurire
to frighten, to terrify
spaurito
frightened, terrified
versare
to pour
l’udienza
the hearing
inespugnabile
impregnable, unassailable
la falla
the leak, the breach, the fissure, the flaw
la tarma, la falena
the moth
la concessione
the concession, the admission
il vicolo
the alley, the alleyway
in borghese
in plain clothes
ammontare
to amount to, to total
il saldo
the final payment, the balance
provisorio
provisional, temporary
l’esattorio
collection agent, collector
scorrere
to flow, to pour
frastagliato
indented, jagged
sprezzante
scornful, contemptuous disdainful
l’atteggiamento
the attitude
il dazio
customs, excise
emergere
to emerge, to appear, to surface
opporre
to oppose, to put forward
smistamento
sorting, shunting, switching
diffondere
to spread, to catch on
appianare
to smooth out, to flatten
la faida
the feud, the blood feud
alleati
allied, united, joined forces
Galizia
Galicia (province in Spain)
il dessidio
the disagreement, tension
stabilirsi
to settle down, settle in, set up home
il legame
the bond, the tie, the link
stabilere
do decide upon, agree upon
il reclamo
the complaint, the claim
il retaggio
the heritage, the heirloom
la paternale
the rebuke, the lecture
sorbire
to endure
amaramente
bitterly
la leggerezza
carelessness, lightness, agility, levity
di galera
of prison
parere
to seem, to appear, to believe
non mangia il pesce ne formaggio
he does not eat fish or cheese
bensi
but, but rather
sensato
sensible, reasonable
esaurire
to exhaust, to use up
maledire
to curse, to damn, to swear at
severo
strict
imputabile
attributed to, caused by
l’ovulo
the ovum, the egg
grasso corporeo
body fat
allenarsi
to train
agguerrito
fierce, menacing, battle hardened
sequestrare
to seize, to forfeit, to commandeer
una cosa simile
such a thing
la spedizione
the shipping, package, expedition
non appena potei
as soon as i could
chiunque
anyone, anybody, whoever
il ponte aereo
the air bridge
individuare
to identify, locate, pinpoint
gestire
to manage
pattugliare
to patrol
all’insaputa di
without knowing
attenersi
to abide by, to keep to
affondare
to sink
abbatare
to shoot down, to demolish, to tear down
godere
to enjoy, be happy, content, satisfied
il zaino
the backpack
appurare
to verify, to ascertain, to confirm, to check
il frumento
wheat
comparire
to appear, to come into view
obbedire
to obey to abide by
scorrevole
sliding, moving
svettare
to stand out against, to lop
la riva
the shore, the bank
invadere
to invade, to occupy, to swarm
sferzare
to beat, to whip, to lash
afferare
to grab, to seize
l’imbragatura
the harness … lashing
calare
to lower
il flusso
the flow
ondeggiare
to sway to flutter
moschettone
snap hook
fascetta (per cavi)
cable-tie
accorto
watchful, wary observant
sganciare
to unhook, to unfasten
agganciare
to hook, to clasp
il tratto
section, segment, tract
acetilene
acetylene
la schiffeza
junk food —- foulness, filth, nastiness, smut
il cannello
small pipe, tube, bore …razor shell, razor clam
centellinare
to conserve, to nurse, to savour
parere
to seem, to appear
schizzare
to squirt, to spurt, to splash to splatter
arrugginito
rusty, rusted
a manetta
at full throttle
la carretta
tramp steamer, cart, wreck, old crate
il cabotaggio
coastal navigation
il tiratore
the marksman, the shooter
l’arrembaggio
the boarding
il boccaporto
the hatch
il longherone
metal strut
planare
glide, plane, coast
radunare
gather, assemble collect
l’ottone
brass
il rame
copper
il ferro
iron
il metallo
metal
l’acciaio
steel
acciaio inossidabile
stainless steel
imbottito
lined, stuffed, filled
svitare
to unscrew
l’attegiamento
the boarding
