Italian Vocabulary - A Flashcards
abbagliante
m. main headlight
abbandonare
to abandon
abbasso
down with
abbastanza
enough
abbigliamento
m. clothing
abbondanza
f. plenty
abbracciare
to embrace
abitante
m. & f. inhabitant
abitare
to live, to inhabit
abitazione
f. dwelling, housing
abitudine
f. habit
abolire
to abolish
accademia
f. academy
accedere
to happen
accanto
by the side of (+a)
accarezzare
to caress, to fondle
accendere
to light, to switch on
accento
m. accent, word (poetic)
acceso
adj. switched on (light or engine)
accettare
to accept
accidenti!
damnation!
accogliere
to welcome
accomodarsi
to take a seat
accompagnare
to accompany
accontentare
to satisfy
accorciare
to shorten
accordarsi
to come to a settlement / compromise
accordo
m. agreement
accorgersi
to realise, to notice
accorrere
to rush to
accreditare
to credit
accusare
to accuse, to acknowledge
acerbo
adj. sour, unripe
aceto
m. vinegar
acqua
f. water
acquisitare
to buy, to get, to acquire
acquisto
m. purchase
ad (+ vowel)
a
adattarsi
to make do, to suit (+ a)
adatto
suitable
addebitare
to debit
addensarsi
to thicken
addio
m. goodbye, farewell
addizione
f. addition
addolorare
to grieve
addormentarsi
to fall asleep
addosso
on one’s back, close to the body, on top of oneself
aderire
to adhere, to stick
adesso
now, at the present moment
adottare
to adopt
adozione
f. adoption
aereo
m. aeroplane adj. air
aereostazione
f. airport terminal
affanno
m. breathlessness
affare
m. piece of business, bargain, affair
affatto
at all, altogether
affermare
to state, to affirm
affermazione
f. statement, affirmation
affetto
m. affection, adj. afflicted with (+ da)
affiatato
adj. getting on well together
affidare
to entrust
affitacamere
m. & f. landlord, landlady
affittare
to rent, to let
affitto
m. rent
affigere
to afflict
affogare
to drown
agenzia
f. agency
aggiungere
to add
aggiunta
f. addition
aggredire
to attack, to assail
agile
adj. nimble
agire
to act
agosto
m. August
agricolo
adj. agricultural
agricoltura
f. agriculture
ah!
oh!
ahi!
ouch!
ahime
alas!
aiutare
to help
ala f. pl. ali
wing
alba
f. dawn
alberello
m. little tree
albergo
hotel
albero
m. tree
alcoolico
m. spirit (drink) adj. alcoholic
alcoolizzato
m. alcoholic
alcuno
adj. sing. no pl. some, a few, none
alga
f. seaweed
alimentare
m. & adj. food
aliscafo
m. hydrofoil
alleato
m. ally, allied
allaciamento
m. connection
allegare
to enclose
allegro
adj. merry, lively
allegorico
etc. allegoric
allestire
to prepare, to equip
all’incirca
about, approximately
alloggiare
to lodge, to put up, to stay overnight
alloggio
m. lodging, accommodation
allontanari
to go away (+ da + noun_
allora
then, at that time
allorche
when
alludere
to hint at (+ a)
allungato
adj. enlogated, diluted
almeno
at least
Alpi
f. pl. Alps
Alpini
m. pl. mountain troops
alquanto
somewhat
alto
adj. high, tall
Alto Adige
m. South Tyrol
altoatesino
adj. from South Tyrol
altrimenti
otherwise
altro
adj. other
alzassi
to stand up, to get up
amabile
adj. amiable
amare
to love
amaro
adj. bitter
amica
f. female friend
amicizia
f. friendship