name of the rose Flashcards
l’atto
the act, gesture, deed
stregato
bewitched, enchanted
venereo
venereal
un uomo di paglia
man of straw
tirante
drawn out
la scelleratezza
wickedness, devilry, wicked deeds
complicita
complicity, conivance
penoso
pitiful, pathetic
una zuffa
a brawl
imporre
to impose, dictate
chi c’e li
who is there
quassu
up here
il nitrito
neigh, whinny
sigillato
sealed, stamped, authenticated
avvetire
to warn
da entrambe le parte
on both sides
il tonfo
the thud, tumble, fall
sostenere
to hold up, to support
spezzare
to snap, to break
lo strappo
the tear, the rip, rift, split
sulle mie tracce
on my trail
la traccia
the trail, footprint
la cattura
the capture, the catch
sottrare
to take away, to get it away
in qualunque cosa
no matter what, in any case
spasimare
to crave, to long for
sfogliare
to leaf through, to browse
impedire
to impede, to prevent
custodire
to guard, to safeguard to hold
ritenere
to believe, to hold to be true
impacciare
to hinder to annoy to obstruct
meritare
to deserve to earn
l’argomento
the subject of, the topic, the theme
inumidire
to moisten to dampen
staccare
to detach, to separate
avvelenare
to poison
avido
avid
con una voracita animalesca
avidly
annegare
to drown
ciascuno
each one, everyone
maledire
to curse to damn
il veleno
the poison, venom
le tenebre (plural)
the darkness (sing)
il giullare
the jester, the clown
sprofondare
to crumble, collapse give way
rimproverarsi
to blame oneself
il casale
farmhouse, hamlet
seppellire
to bury, to inter
colonico adj
farm adj
rimproverare
to scold, to blame
la frazione, il borgo, il villaggio, il paesino
the hamlet
la saggezza
the wisdom
gettare via
to throw away
agitare da testardo
to behave stubbornly
l’apparenza
the appearance
che e poca cosa
which is very little
appassire
to wilt, wither, dry out, shrivel up
la catetoria
the category, group, class
tramandare
to pass on, transmit, hand down, bequeath
coloro
those
priva di
without
giungere
to receive, to arrive
il desposta, il tirrano
the tyrant
adeguare
to adjust, adapt, update
emozionante
exciting
brandire
to wield, to brandish
un lembo
a strip, a patch
imbottire
to stuff, to fill
affrontare
to take on, to deal with , to brave
la stoffa
cloth, fabric, the makings of
imbottito
lined stuffed
austero
severe, harsh, austere
lineare
linear
godere
to be happy, content, satisfied
la distinzione
distinction
il cavaliere
the rider, the horseman, the knight
mettere a repentaglio
to put at risk
il vigliacco
coward
dinanzi
in front of
dunque
therefore, well
vergognarsi
to feel ashamed, embarrassed
indegno
unworthy, shameful
la pazzia
the insanity, the madness
osare
to dare, venture, hazard
defunto
deceased, dead, defunct
il regno
the kingdom, realm, reign, crown
difeso
defended
difendere
to defend
la/le gesta/e
deeds, achievements
riconoscere
to recognise, to identify
ragionare
to think, reason, reflect
il trono
the throne
la contea
the count, the county
onorando onorare
honouring, to honour
pressoche
about, nearly, almost
rinnegare
to repudiate, recant, disavow
non appena
as soon as
dimagrire
to lose weight, to slim down
seccare, infastidire, scocciare, disturbare
to annoy
addiritura
even (limit), really
ben prima di
well before
gli ci vollero
it took him
la gioia
joy
l’estate prima
early summer
ogni tanto, di tanto in tanto
now and again, now nd then
la colla, la collante
glue
e ora che
it is time that
lo stormo
the flock, flight formation,
an incrociatore
a cruiser
andare e venire
to come and go
salpare
weigh anchor, set sail
volteggare
to spin, to twirl
lasciare perdere
to let it go
ovunque
wherever
lascia stare
leave it alone
la scogliera
the cliff, the reef
da qualche parte
somewhere
l’uguaglianza, l’eguaglanza
the equality
altrove
elsewhere
a nessuno di loro
to any of them
tenersi fuori
to keep out of it
il gergo
the slang
la cannuccia
drinking straw
stagno
watertight
gergale
slang
una cosa simile
such a thing
il sindicato
the union
sempre piu
ever more, always more
avere qualcosa che fare
to have something to do with
prima o poi
sooner or later
il Primo Maggio
labour day, May day
il sindico
the mayor
diritto
straight
il diritto
the right
il rito
the ritual, the rite
il ritmo
the rhythm
spiacente
sorry
il concetto di diritti umani
the concept of human rights
il pennarello
marker, marker pen
drizzare
to raise, to stand up
un lettore
a reader
il succo del discorso
the heart of the speech
la polizza
the policy (insurance)
tutto cio che
all that
la polizia
the police
affittare
to rent
le sue sono parole che
his are words that
in fondo
in the end
il pus
pus
la durata
the duration
tenere duro
hold tight
la linfa
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