La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (Ch 1-5) Flashcards
Vocab from La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (Ch 1-5)
on top of
in cima a
the line (of text)
la riga
the hair parting
la riga dei capelli
fulfillment / completion
compimento
the tangle (confusion)
il garbuglio
the tangle (knot)
il groviglio
redemption
redenzione
to ruffle
arruffare
coherent
coerente
thin (weak)
esile
slender
snello
features
i lineamenti
the eyelashes
le ciglia
swolen
gonfio
to spoil (taint)
guastare
to praise
lodare
to lend
prestare
to add (sum)
sommare
heated (arguments)
acceso
so long as
poiché
to mind / pay attention
fare caso
to rise up
insorgere
to the limit (exhaustion)
fino allo stremo
disappointing
deludente
to scold
rimproverare
to bring up (a topic)
tirare in ballo
even
persino
the wickedness
la malvagità
the breasts
i seni
to fear
temere
to stain
macchiare
to touch (skim / graze)
sfiorare
in flesh and blood
in carne ed ossa
to soil / defile
insozzare
the vent / outburst
lo sfogo
the gloves
i guanti
to unleash / go wild
scatenarsi
to cease
cessare
the lizard
la lucertola
the silhouette
la sagoma
the bogeyman
lo spauracchio
the eagle
l’aquila
lurking
in agguato
to break / split
spaccare
to vent
sfogare
steep
ripido
on purpose
di proposito
the undertaking
l’impresa
to burn bridges
tagliare i ponti
to appear (not apparire)
comparire
the discomfort (unease)
il disagio
kinship
parentela
to touch on (hint at)
accennare
to warn
avvertire
to advise
avvisare
to take advantage
approfittare
the eyebrows
le soppracciglia
the nipple
il capezzolo
the pregnancy
la gravidanza
the childbirth
il parto
to carry out (perform)
svolgere
the struggle
la lotta
the relief
il sollievo
to strive
sforzarsi
umpteenth
ennesimo
