il cobra 9 Flashcards
il scatto
jerk, twitch, sudden movement
l’intercapedine
the space, the gap
il gancio
the hook, the grapple, the tow bar
tolse (togliere)
removed, to take of somehting
la lamiera
metal sheet, plate, foil
il vano
opening, space
il pane
the slab; bread
vano
useless
il calcestruzzo
the concrete
il cemento, la malta
the cement, mortar
il blochetto
small block
sigilare
to sign, to initial,– to seal off
la foca
the seal (sea mammal)
il siglio
the seal (embossed)
il strato
the layer, the coat, the stratum
fingere
to pretend to, to imagine
anchilosato
stiff jointed, ankylosed
la rassagna
the inspection, the review
legare
to tie, to tether
annodare
to knot, to tie a knot
il nodo
the knot, lump
pure
also
la juta
jute
avvolgere
to roll up, to wind up
venduto al dettaglio
sold at retail cost
slegare
untie, release, free
la cautela
prudence, care
il dettaglio
the retail cost
calcolare
to calculate
recare
to bring, to carry
riavvolgere
to re-wrap, to wrap up again
la partita
the lot, the batch, the order—– the game, the match
l’involucro
shell, casing
avvolgere
to role up, to wrap
la patina
glaze, coat, polish
infine
finally eventually
il filetto, la filettatura
screw thread
buttare
to throw away to jettison to get rid of
la vite
the screw
o addirittura
or even
perquisire
to search
incappucciare
to put a hood on
inutilimente
fruitless, useless
annuire
to nod
il passamontagna
balaklava, ski hat
scavalare
to climb over, to leap over
il prestito
the loan
catturare
to capture, to arrest, to catch
il contrabbandiere
the smuggler, trafficker
concedere
to allow, to grant, to give
effettuare
to carry out to impliment
l’inceneritore
the incinerator
ostinarsi
to persist, to carry on
irritato
irritated, annoyed
toccare
to touch, to call at, to land at
l’irruzione
intrusion, incursion
il malvivente
criminal, low life, crook
guidare da
to lead, to manage
il tamigi
the Thames
ricoprire
to cover, to dress to perform
la coincidenza
the coincidence, the connecting flight, the connection
reagire
to counter, to respond
contrastare
to oppose, to obstruct, to hinder
i proventi
the proceeds
rilievo nell’importanze
in a prominent position
l’eroina
heroin heroine
il balordo
petty criminal, low life
il gioventu
the youth, young people
l’insuccesso
the failure
la fedina
the criminal record
fitta
packed, thick
l’inquirente
the investigator
celare
to conceal, to hide
perseguire
to pursue, chase, follow
divenire
to become, to grow, to get
diventare
to become, to get, to turn into
la mossa
the movement, the move, the gesture
opportunamente
conveniently
detito
devoted, dedicated
seppure
albeit, if, even, though
ammalarsi
to fall ill, to get sick
accontentarsi
to be happy with, to be content with
finto
false, pretend, fake
corrente
running flowing
frastornato
dazed, confused
iracheno
Iraqi
avvilito
disheartened, despondent
valere
to be worth, to count, to be valid
precipitare
to rush, to hurry fall collapse plummet
espletare
to complete, to execute
il zampino, la zampa
the paw
il sdoganamento
customs clearance
il pedinamento
strict check on someone’s movements
l’ottemperanza
compliance, conformity
la sosta
the pause, the break
appartenere
to belong to
rassicurare
to reassure
spoglio
bare, naked
l’aquitrino, la palude
the marsh, marshland
la contea
the county, countship
prelevare
to collect, to get to withdraw
sorseggiare
to sip
la scomparsa
the disappearance, the passing
l’anticipo
advance, advance payment, deposit
il sequestro
seizure, repossession kidnapping, abduction
avvenire
to happen, to occur
la perdita
the loss
l’enclave
the enclave
l’exclave
the exclave
ingente
huge, enormous
statunitense
american (usa)
l’rruzione
intrusion, eruption, burst in
ricadire
to fall back to fall again
il fornitore
the supplier vendor
verificarsi
to happen, to take place
durare
to last, to keep
la lealta
loyalty devotion allegiance
scadente
poor quality shoddy
aumentare
to grow, intensify, develop
di scorta di riserva
spare
la scorta
provisions, reserve, spare
fregare
to cheat, to swindle
sniffare
to snort, to sniff drugs
anziche
instead of, rather than
il concorrente
the rival, the adversary
godere
to be happy content to enjoy
ricorrere
to resort to
subire
to be subjected to, to suffer
affiorare
to emerge, to surface
folle
deranged, demente
il giustiziere
the avenger, executioner, hangman
incrociare
crossed, to cut accross
fuoco incrociato
crossfire
il folle
the lunatic
osare
to dare, venture, hazard
pianeggiante
flat, level
la canna
the cane, the reed
costoro
they, those people, these people
la cannucia
the drinking straw
spostare
to move
lo scagnozzo
lackey, toady, henchman
sovreccitare
to overexcite
tirare
to pull, to stretch, to draw to throw, to chuck
il capannone
hanger, warehouse, barn
il guinzalio
the dog’s lead
tenebroso
dark, gloomy mysterious
reagire
to respond to, to react
il cecchino
the sniper, marksman
impalare
to prop up, to impale
un dongiovanni
a lady killer
un esponente di spicco
a prominent spokesperson exponent
ormai
by now, at this point
insomma
so, therefore, hence, in conclusion
pesare
to weigh
squadrata
split into teams
riprendere
to shoot a film, to reclaim, to get back
la pila
the stack, the pile, the heap, the torch, the battery
l’incolucro
wrapping, involucrum, shell casing
