Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Italian > Montalbano > Flashcards

Montalbano Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Italian Verbs flashcards
1
Q

appalto

A

contract

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

nettezza

A

cleanness, cleanliness
clarity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

nuvolaglia

A

mass of clouds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

telone

A

tarpaulin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

macchia

A

stain, smear
shrub, bush
shrubland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

cangiare

A

change
transform

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

abbacare

A

calculate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

affaccendato

A

busy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ansimare

A

pant
puff (steamboat, …)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

penosamente

A

pitifully, pathetically
painfully

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

ciondolo

A

pendant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

arenile

A

stretch of sand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

cosca

A

Mafia clan
coterie, inner group, inner circle, camp

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

sbandare

A

skid
list

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

pendere

A

droop
hang
lean, incline, slope, tilt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

scoppiare

A

explode, burst

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

crogiolarsi

A

bask

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

stesura

A

drafting, writing, compilation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

abietto

A

abject, despicable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

sconscio
(fem: sconcia, sconce)

A

indecent, obscene

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

villoso

A

hairy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

azzannare

A

maul, bite with the fangs
bite greedily

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

palmare

A

evident, obvious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

troia

A

sow
slut

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

recinto

A

enclosure, cote
pen, run
paddock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

svettare

A

stand, tower
stand tall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

lattina

A

small tin can, especially one with a ring pull used for drinks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

frotta

A

crowd

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

parapiglia

A

uproar, commotion, turmoil, hurly-burly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

discarica

A

landfill, dump

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

nesso

A

connection
link
nexus

32
Q

retata

A

haul, catch
dragnet, roundup

33
Q

ricettatore

A

receiver of stolen goods, fence

34
Q

pezzente

A

beggar
wretch
miser

35
Q

imbattersi

A

run into, bump into, come across, encounter

36
Q

impegnare

A

pawn
pledge
oblige

37
Q

integerrimo

A

superlative of integro

38
Q

alfiere

A

standard-bearer
ensign
pioneer
captain
bishop (in chess)

39
Q

portaborse

A

flunkey, lackey

40
Q

di straforo

A

furtively, on the sly

41
Q

rena

A

sand

42
Q

egregio

A

distinguished

Egregio signore …
(Dear sir …)

43
Q

ribadire

A

reaffirm

44
Q

illazione

A

insinuation, conjecture, interference

45
Q

trafiletto

A

short article, paragraph

46
Q

sventurato

A

unfortunate, unlucky

47
Q

frana

A

landslide

48
Q

ruderi

A

ruins

49
Q

striscio

A

scratch, graze

50
Q

stamberga

A

hovel
shack

51
Q

premura

A

care, attention
urgency, hurry

52
Q

operoso

A

industrious, hard-working

53
Q

sciancato

A

cripple

54
Q

gravoso

A

heavy
onerous

55
Q

sobbarcarsi

A

take upon oneself

56
Q

moto

A

movement
motion
exercise
uprising

57
Q

inghiottire

A

swallow

58
Q

esca

A

bait, lure

59
Q

tranello

A

trap

60
Q

cuccia

A

kennel

61
Q

allibire

A

turn pale from shock or fright
be astounded

62
Q

smanioso

A

eager

63
Q

autorevole

A

authoritative
influential

64
Q

aderente

A

tight, close-fitting, snug
adhesive

65
Q

scarto

A

reject, waste, scrap

66
Q

pecca

A

fault, flaw, defect

67
Q

benemerenza

A

merit

68
Q

introito

A

income, revenue

69
Q

allignare

A

take root
flourish, thrive, spread

70
Q

toppa

A

patch
keyhole

71
Q

schianto

A

crash
good-looking person (smasher)

72
Q

accorto

A

very shrewd, very alert
wary

73
Q

compiutamente

A

completely

74
Q

distare

A

be at a a specific distance from
La casa dista tre kilometri dalla città

75
Q

strapiombare

A

lean
overhang, jut

76
Q

fesseria

A

nonsense
trifle

Italian (24 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions