Italian to English 2

Question 1

spiccato

Answer 1

strong, marked, broad, remarkable, distinct

Question 2

frugare

Answer 2

search, fumble
rummage around, poke around

Question 3

sterpaglia

Answer 3

brushwood
undergrowth

Question 4

reddito

Answer 4

income
revenue
yield

Question 5

astio

Answer 5

hate, bitterness, spite, resentment

Question 6

sopire

Answer 6

send to sleep
placate, soothe, calm, assuage

Question 7

grondare

Answer 7

pour down (from a surface)
drip, pour (in large quantities)
drip with (blood, sweat,…)

Question 8

strozzare

Answer 8

choke
suffocate

Question 9

abbatere

Answer 9

throw down, knock down, bring down, fell
demolish, destroy
topple, overthrow

Question 10

ovviare

Answer 10

remedy

Question 11

stroppiciare

Answer 11

rub

Question 12

strazio

Answer 12

torment, torture
cruel and bloody killing

Question 13

mutamento

Answer 13

change, variation, alteration, shift

Question 14

mutuare

Answer 14

give or receive money as a loan
borrow (ideas,…)

Question 15

millantare

Answer 15

brag, boast

Question 16

truffa

Answer 16

fraud, swindle, scam

Question 17

roco

Answer 17

hoarse, throaty

Question 18

invaghito

Answer 18

in love, smitten

Question 19

indumento

Answer 19

garment

Question 20

tinello

Answer 20

small dining room, dinette

Question 21

nitido

Answer 21

sharp (image)
clear
limpid
clean

Question 22

stento

Answer 22

hardship,privation
difficulty

Question 23

refurtiva

Answer 23

stolen goods

Question 24

spiazzante

Answer 24

unsettling

Question 25

spacciare

Answer 25

traffic in (drugs,…), deal peddle, push pass off, pretend