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