Italian to English 5 Flashcards
arrancare
limp/hobble
plod/slog/trudge
baluginare
flash/flicker
come to mind suddenly
tetro
gloomy/sullen
bleak/dismal/grim
scarmigliato
ruffled
disheveled
racimolare
glean
scrape together/collect with effort
scherno
scorn/sneer
jeer/scoff
mockery
congiungere
conjoin/unite/splice
connect/link
brusio
hubbub/buzz
fratta
thicket
ritenere
think/believe/consider
hold back/restrain/stop
remember/keep in mind
repress
atteggiarsi a
pose as/act like
raccapezzarsi
make out/figure out
arnese
tool/implement
gadget
sgombrare
vacate/evacuate
clear the way
rincorrere
pursue, run after, chase
Sono settimane che ti rincorro.
scottare
deeply irritate, insult, offend
…l’ispettore, ancora scottato dal tradimento della moglie.
sterzare
steer
smarrimento
loss/losing
confusion
dismay
reduce
survivor
veteran
sgombro
clear/empty
clear-minded/free from worries, thoughts,…
inalberarsi
flare up/fly off the handle
artefice
author
creator
ravvedimento
reformation
repentance
sciupare
ruin, spoil, damage
spiazzare
surprise
guastare
ruin, damage
abbaglio
dazzlement
mistake, error, blunder
svolta
turn, curve
turning point
spietato
merciless, ruthless, pitiless
fierce, bitter, relentless
arruginirsi
rust
edotto
informed
defilarsi
slip away
arzillo
sprightly
alert
branda
camp bed, cot
hammock
sopravento
position of advantage, upper hand
… i fantasmi tornavano a prendere il sopravento …
