Italian Verbs - B* Flashcards
Baciare
To kiss
+ Il bacio = The kiss
Badare
To look after
+ La badante = The caretaker
Bagnar(si)
To bathe
+ Bagnato = Wet
Ballare
To dance
+ Ballante = Dancing
Balzare
To pounce, to jump, to leap, to spring
+ Il balzo = The leap, jump
Barare
To cheat
+ Il baratto = The barter, exchange
Barcollare
To stagger, to teeter
+ Barcollante = Staggering, Faltering
Basare
To base, to found
+ Basato su = Based on
Bastare
To be enough, to suffice, to be sufficient
+ Bastante = Enough, Sufficient
Bastonare
To beat, to club
+ Il bastone = The stick
Battere / Battuto
To beat
+ Battuto = Beaten, Wrought
Battezzare
To baptize
+ Battezzato = Baptized
Beccare
To peck
+ Beccato = Pecked
Belare
To bleat
+ Belante = Whiny
Bendare
To bandage; blindfold
+ La benda = The bandage
Benedire
To bless
+ Benedetto = Blessed
++ La benedizione = The blessing
Biforcar(si)
To fork, to bifurcate
+ La forchetta = The fork
Bisbigliare
To whisper
+ Il bisbiglio = The whisper, hum
Bisticciare
To quarrel, to bicker
+ Il bisticcio = The quarrel, squabble, tiff, bicker
Blaterare
To blather, to rattle on, to jabber
Bloccare
To block, to lock, to stop
+ Bloccato = Stuck
Bocciare
To reject, to fail
+ Bocciato = Failed (e.g., academically)
Boicottare
To boycott
+ Il boicottaggio = The boycott
Brevettare
To patent
+ Il brevetto = The patent
Brindare
To toast
+ Proporre un brindisi = To propose a toast
Brontolare
To grumble
Brillare
To shine, to glisten
+ Brillante = Brilliant, Bright, Shiny
++ La brillantezza = The brilliance
Bloccare
To block, to lock, to stop
+ Bloccato = Stuck
Bruciare
To burn
+ Bruciato = Burnt
Bucare
To puncture, to pierce
+ Il buco = The hole
Bussare
To knock
+ Il busso = The knock
Buttare
To throw violently/with force
Bloccar(si)
To stall, to jam, to stick
+ Il blocco = The block, the lock
Banchettare
To feast, to banquet
+ Il banchetto = The banquet, feast
Bandire
To ban, to banish
+ Il bando = The announcement, ban
Bardare
To harness, e.g. a horse
+ La bardatura = The harness
Beffare
To make fun of, to mock, to gibe
+ La beffa = The mockery, hoax, joke, banter
Bestemmiare
To blaspheme, to curse, to swear
+ La bestemmia = The blasphemy
Biasimare
To blame
+ Biasimevole = Blameworthy, Reprehensible, Objectionable
Bidonare
To cheat, to swindle
+ Il bidone = The bin, drum, can, tank
Bilanciare
To balance
+ La bilancia = The balance, scale
++ Bilanciato = Balanced
Bisognare
To need
+ Il bisogno = The need
Blandire
To coax, to blandish
Bluffare
To bluff
Bollare
To brand, to stamp
+ Il bollo = The stamp
Bollire
To boil
+ Bollente = Boiling, Scalding, Piping Hot
Bombardare
To bombard
+ La bomba = The bomb
Bonificare
To reclaim
+ Il bonifico = Transfer, Rebate, Commission
Borbottare
To mutter, to grumble
+ Il borbottatore = The muttererer
Bordeggiare
To tack
+ Il bordo = The edge, board, border
Borseggiare
To pickpocket
+ La borsa = The bag, purse
Boxare
To box
Braccare
To hunt down, to stalk
+ Il bracco = The hound
Bramare
To crave, to covet, to long for, to desire
+ Bramoso = Longing, Yearning, Covetous
Brancolare
To grope, to fumble around
Brandire
To wield, to brandish
+ Un brando = A large two-edged sword
Bruciacchiare
To scorch, to singe
+ Bruciante = Scorching
Brulicare
To swarm
Burlare
To mock, to play a trick
+ La burla = The joke, prank, practical joke
