Italian Verbs - B* Flashcards by Joseph DiPiero | Brainscape

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Baciare

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To kiss

+ Il bacio = The kiss

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Badare

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To look after

+ La badante = The caretaker

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Bagnar(si)

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To bathe

+ Bagnato = Wet

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Ballare

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To dance

+ Ballante = Dancing

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Balzare

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To pounce, to jump, to leap, to spring

+ Il balzo = The leap, jump

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Barare

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To cheat

+ Il baratto = The barter, exchange

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Barcollare

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To stagger, to teeter

+ Barcollante = Staggering, Faltering

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Basare

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To base, to found

+ Basato su = Based on

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Bastare

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To be enough, to suffice, to be sufficient

+ Bastante = Enough, Sufficient

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Bastonare

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To beat, to club

+ Il bastone = The stick

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Battere / Battuto

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To beat

+ Battuto = Beaten, Wrought

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Battezzare

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To baptize

+ Battezzato = Baptized

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Beccare

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To peck

+ Beccato = Pecked

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Belare

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To bleat

+ Belante = Whiny

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Bendare

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To bandage; blindfold

+ La benda = The bandage

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Benedire

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To bless

+ Benedetto = Blessed

++ La benedizione = The blessing

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Biforcar(si)

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To fork, to bifurcate

+ La forchetta = The fork

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Bisbigliare

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To whisper

+ Il bisbiglio = The whisper, hum

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Bisticciare

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To quarrel, to bicker

+ Il bisticcio = The quarrel, squabble, tiff, bicker

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Blaterare

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To blather, to rattle on, to jabber

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Bloccare

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To block, to lock, to stop

+ Bloccato = Stuck

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Bocciare

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To reject, to fail

+ Bocciato = Failed (e.g., academically)

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Boicottare

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To boycott

+ Il boicottaggio = The boycott

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Brevettare

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To patent

+ Il brevetto = The patent

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Brindare

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To toast

+ Proporre un brindisi = To propose a toast

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Brontolare

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To grumble

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Brillare

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To shine, to glisten

+ Brillante = Brilliant, Bright, Shiny

++ La brillantezza = The brilliance

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Bloccare

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To block, to lock, to stop

+ Bloccato = Stuck

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Bruciare

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To burn

+ Bruciato = Burnt

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Bucare

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To puncture, to pierce

+ Il buco = The hole

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Bussare

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To knock

+ Il busso = The knock

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Buttare

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To throw violently/with force

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Bloccar(si)

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To stall, to jam, to stick

+ Il blocco = The block, the lock

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Banchettare

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To feast, to banquet

+ Il banchetto = The banquet, feast

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Bandire

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To ban, to banish

+ Il bando = The announcement, ban

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Bardare

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To harness, e.g. a horse

+ La bardatura = The harness

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Beffare

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To make fun of, to mock, to gibe

+ La beffa = The mockery, hoax, joke, banter

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Bestemmiare

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To blaspheme, to curse, to swear

+ La bestemmia = The blasphemy

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Biasimare

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To blame

+ Biasimevole = Blameworthy, Reprehensible, Objectionable

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Bidonare

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To cheat, to swindle

+ Il bidone = The bin, drum, can, tank

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Bilanciare

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To balance

+ La bilancia = The balance, scale

++ Bilanciato = Balanced

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Bisognare

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To need

+ Il bisogno = The need

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Blandire

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To coax, to blandish

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Bluffare

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To bluff

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Bollare

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To brand, to stamp

+ Il bollo = The stamp

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Bollire

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To boil

+ Bollente = Boiling, Scalding, Piping Hot

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Bombardare

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To bombard

+ La bomba = The bomb

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Bonificare

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To reclaim

+ Il bonifico = Transfer, Rebate, Commission

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Borbottare

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To mutter, to grumble

+ Il borbottatore = The muttererer

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Bordeggiare

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To tack

+ Il bordo = The edge, board, border

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Borseggiare

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To pickpocket

+ La borsa = The bag, purse

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Boxare

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To box

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Braccare

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To hunt down, to stalk

+ Il bracco = The hound

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Bramare

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To crave, to covet, to long for, to desire

+ Bramoso = Longing, Yearning, Covetous

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Brancolare

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To grope, to fumble around

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Brandire

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To wield, to brandish

+ Un brando = A large two-edged sword

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Bruciacchiare

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To scorch, to singe

+ Bruciante = Scorching

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Brulicare

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To swarm

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Burlare

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To mock, to play a trick

+ La burla = The joke, prank, practical joke