Il Gattopardo page 145 Flashcards

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scorribanda

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raid, incursion

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sperduto

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dispersed, scattered; wandering, secluded, isolated, out-of-the-way:

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degno

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deserving, worthy

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cagione

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cause; reason, motive, occasion

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cupo

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dark, obscure, dim; gloomy, sombre

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sfarzoso

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sumptuous, gorgeous, splendid, magnificent

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relitto

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wreckage [uncountable], wreck; flotsam and jetsam

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solatio

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sunny, a sunny place

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decenza

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decency, propriety, decorum

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fuorviare

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to lead* astray (anche fig.); to mislead

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sagacia

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shrewdness, astuteness; sagacity

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infilare

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to thread; to string

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percorrere

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to cover, to go* along (abbiamo percorso venti miglia, we have covered twenty miles)

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angoscia

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anguish, woe, distress, anxiety

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ballatoio

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balcony (external accessway running along the wall of a block of flats)

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complice

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accomplice, confederate, party, associate

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ritratto

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portrait - also retracted, drawn back, withdrawn

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pastello

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pastel

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sfumare

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  1. to evaporate, to get thinner 2. to vanish, to go up in smoke, to come to nothing
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pastorella

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young shepherdess, pastoral

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consenziente

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consenting; consentient

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del resto

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besides, moreover

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svignare

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to slink* off, to slip off, to sneak off

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gelido

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icy (anche fig.), freezing; (fig.) chilly

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appello

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appeal (judiciial)

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richiudere

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to close again, to shut* again, to reclose

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striare

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to streak, to stripe, to striate

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galoppo

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gallop

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aderire

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to adhere, to stick*

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strisciare

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1.to drag; to shuffle 2. to scrape, to graze, 3. to grovel

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desiderare

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to desire, to want, to long for

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tenace

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tenacious; strong, tough

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malia

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  1. witchcraft, sorcery 2. charm, fascination
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azzardo

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hazard, risk