Lezione 9 - La Famiglia Flashcards
cugino
cousin (masculine)
cugina
cousin (feminine)
figlia
daughter
figlio
son
marito
husband
moglie
wife
nipote
nephew, niece,
nipote
grandson, granddaughter
nonno
grandfather
nonna
grandmother
padre
father
madre
mother
sorella
sister
fratello
brother
notizia
news
gli anziani
elderly/senior people
obiettivo
goal
creare
to create, to make
secolo
century
incontro
encounter, meeting
in carriera
career oriented
dietrofront
about-face, U-turn
una su quattro
one out of four
Attento!
Watch it!
gran parte della giornata
most of the day
Che fine hai fatto?
What have you been up to?
É un secolo che non
I haven’t heard from
ti fai sentire!
you for ages!
cognato
brother-in-law
cognata
sister-in-law
tenere al corrente
to keep informed/updated
raccontare
to tell
trasferirsi
to relocate, to move
laurearsi
to graduate
lasciare gli studi
to quit one’s studies
dedicarsi (a)
to devote oneself to
Ebbene si!
You heard that right!
sposarsi
to get married
Mai e poi mai!
Never ever!
essere in gamba
to be smart
suocero
father-in-law
suocera
mother-in-law
a proposito
by the way
incredibile
incredible, unbelievable
barba
beard
biondo
blonde
compagno/a
boyfriend/girlfriend, companion, partner
avere un bambino in braccio
to hold a baby
figlio maggiore
elder/eldest son
figlio minore
younger/youngest son
novitå
news, novelty
siccome
as, since
un sacco di spazio
plenty of room
insomma
so, in other words, therefore
aspettare
to walt
É da tanto tempo (che)…
It’s been a while since.
cambiare casa
to relocate, to move
felice
happy
capace
smart
bravo
smart, skilled
in conclusione
as a conclusion, so, therefore
parentela
kinship
figlio/o unico/a
only child
paese straniero
foreign country
somigliare (a)
to look like
né… né…
neither… nor…
crescere
to grow up
Quanti… ?
How many… ?
scarpe
shoes
chiave
key
occhiali
glasses
in ritardo
late
invitare
to invite
tutti/e due
both
conoscersi
to meet (for the first time)
arrabbiarsi
to get angry
giacca
jacket
fidanzarsi
to get engaged
da meno di un anno
for less than a year
diplomarsi
to graduate from high school
con un voto alto
with a high grade
tagliarsi i capelli
to get a haircut
parenti
relatives
sentimento
feeling
mantenere i contatti
to keep in touch
sentirsi
to speak (by phone or e-mail)
ospitare
to host