Montalbano Flashcards
1
Q
appalto
A
contract
2
Q
nettezza
A
cleanness, cleanliness
clarity
3
Q
nuvolaglia
A
mass of clouds
4
Q
telone
A
tarpaulin
5
Q
macchia
A
stain, smear
shrub, bush
shrubland
6
Q
cangiare
A
change
transform
7
Q
abbacare
A
calculate
8
Q
affaccendato
A
busy
9
Q
ansimare
A
pant
puff (steamboat, …)
10
Q
penosamente
A
pitifully, pathetically
painfully
11
Q
ciondolo
A
pendant
12
Q
arenile
A
stretch of sand
13
Q
cosca
A
Mafia clan
coterie, inner group, inner circle, camp
14
Q
sbandare
A
skid
list
15
Q
pendere
A
droop
hang
lean, incline, slope, tilt
16
Q
scoppiare
A
explode, burst
17
Q
crogiolarsi
A
bask
18
Q
stesura
A
drafting, writing, compilation
19
Q
abietto
A
abject, despicable
20
Q
sconscio
(fem: sconcia, sconce)
A
indecent, obscene
21
Q
villoso
A
hairy
22
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azzannare
A
maul, bite with the fangs
bite greedily
23
Q
palmare
A
evident, obvious
24
Q
troia
A
sow
slut
25
recinto
enclosure, cote
pen, run
paddock
26
svettare
stand, tower
stand tall
27
lattina
small tin can, especially one with a ring pull used for drinks
28
frotta
crowd
29
parapiglia
uproar, commotion, turmoil, hurly-burly
30
discarica
landfill, dump
31
nesso
connection
link
nexus
32
retata
haul, catch
dragnet, roundup
33
ricettatore
receiver of stolen goods, fence
34
pezzente
beggar
wretch
miser
35
imbattersi
run into, bump into, come across, encounter
36
impegnare
pawn
pledge
oblige
37
integerrimo
superlative of integro
38
alfiere
standard-bearer
ensign
pioneer
captain
bishop (in chess)
39
portaborse
flunkey, lackey
40
di straforo
furtively, on the sly
41
rena
sand
42
egregio
distinguished
Egregio signore …
(Dear sir …)
43
ribadire
reaffirm
44
illazione
insinuation, conjecture, interference
45
trafiletto
short article, paragraph
46
sventurato
unfortunate, unlucky
47
frana
landslide
48
ruderi
ruins
49
striscio
scratch, graze
50
stamberga
hovel
shack
51
premura
care, attention
urgency, hurry
52
operoso
industrious, hard-working
53
sciancato
cripple
54
gravoso
heavy
onerous
55
sobbarcarsi
take upon oneself
56
moto
movement
motion
exercise
uprising
57
inghiottire
swallow
58
esca
bait, lure
59
tranello
trap
60
cuccia
kennel
61
allibire
turn pale from shock or fright
be astounded
62
smanioso
eager
63
autorevole
authoritative
influential
64
aderente
tight, close-fitting, snug
adhesive
65
scarto
reject, waste, scrap
66
pecca
fault, flaw, defect
67
benemerenza
merit
68
introito
income, revenue
69
allignare
take root
flourish, thrive, spread
70
toppa
patch
keyhole
71
schianto
crash
good-looking person (smasher)
72
accorto
very shrewd, very alert
wary
73
compiutamente
completely
74
distare
be at a a specific distance from
La casa dista tre kilometri dalla città
75
strapiombare
lean
overhang, jut
76
fesseria
nonsense
trifle
