Ponti Chapter 3 Flashcards
a mani vuote
empty-handed
accorgersi
to become aware of to notice
ad un tratto
all of a sudden
afferrare to grasp
to grab
alba
dawn
allÍantica
old-fashioned
allinizio
in the beginning
alla fine
in the end
anello
ring
appartenere
to belong
appoggiare
to support
arrossire
to blush
asciugatrice
(f) clothes dryer
asciutto
dry
asilo
preschool
assicurare
to assure
Beb�
(m.) baby
brezza
breeze
brivido
shiver
buttarsi
to throw to fling oneself
casalinga
housewife
cervello
brain
collina
hill
commune
(m.) city hall
condividere
(pp. condiviso) to share
consegnare
to deliver to hand over to submit
Convivenza
cohabitation
Convivere
(pp. convissuto) to live together
coppia di fatto
(f) committed couple living together without the benefits of legal union
cosi
like this this way thus
costringere
(pp. costretto) to force
davanti
a in front of
dettame
(m.) dictate
di fronte
a in front of
dichiarare
to declare to state
dimezzarsi
to cut in half
dirigente
(mf) manager
diritto
(m.) right
disperato
desperate
ditta
company
dividere (pp. diviso) to share
to divide
divieto
(disosta) no parking
divisa
uniform
divorziare
(da) to divorce
dopo
after
dopo di che
after
durante
during
eccetto
except
elettrodomestico
(m.) appliance
erede
(m) heir
ereditö
(f) inheritance
esercito
army
estinzione
(f) extinction
faccende domestiche
(fpl.) household chores
fare il bucato
to do laundry
fare la manutenzione
auto to do car maintenance
femminista
(n.adj invar) feminist
ferro da stiro
iron
fidarsi
to trust someone
fino a
until
fondo
bottom
genero
son-in-law
ginocchio
(pl. le ginocchia) knee
giudizio
judgment
impegno
commitment
in cattive acque
in hot water
in fretta e furia
in a real hurry
in seguito
following that
incarico
task job
innanzitutto
above all
insieme a
together with
insieme con
together with
insolito
unusual
intendersi
(pp. inteso) to be an expert
Intorno
around
Invecedi
rather than instead of
lavare I piatti
to wash the dishes
lavastoviglie
(f) dishwasher
lavatrice
(f) washer
lavoro a tempo pieno
full-time work
lavoro parttime
parttime work
lecito
lawful permissible
litigare
to fight (with somebody) to argue
lontano da
far from
lotta
fight
lotta partigiana
partisan struggle
lottare
to fight
luna di miele
honeymoon
lungo
along
maschilista
(m.) male chauvinist
Mezzogiorno
the South of Italy
Mito
myth
Mitra
machine gun
Mollare
to let go
omonimo
having the same name
opporre
(pp. opposto) to oppose
paradello
oar
parere
(pp. parso) to seem to appear
pari opportunitö
(f sing orpl.) equal opportunities
paritö
equality
partigiano
(n.or adj.) partisan
per questo
for this (reason)
pezzo
piece
piegare
to fold
poi
then next
pendersi cura di
(p.. preso) to take care of
presso
at in care of for
prima
first
prima di
before
prima di
+ infinito before -ing
promuovere
(pp. promosso) to promote
puzzare
to stink
Quindi
therefore then
ragazza madre
young unwed mother with primary care of children
ragazzo padre
young unwed father with primary care of children
rapporto
relationship
recuperare
to recover
ribellarsi
to rebel
rifiutare
to refuse to reject
riguardo a
with regard to
rispetto
respect
rottura
breakup
routine
(f) routine
ruolo
role
salvo
except
scorrere
(pp. scorso) to scroll
scorrevole
flowing
separarsi
to separate
siccome
since
sigla
Acronym (e.g. ASUC Associazione Uomini Casalinghi)
soffrire
(pp. sofferto) to suffer
soldatessa
(f) soldier
soldato
(m.) soldier
sollevare
to lift
sopra (di)
above
sopruso
(m.) imposition injustice
sparare
to shoot
stipendio
(m.) salary wages
stirare
to iron
sussurrare
to whisper
svuotarsi
to empty
tagliare l’erba
to mow the lawn
torbido
turbid
tranne
except
trattarsi
to treat oneself
tratto ad untratto
all of a sudden
tulipano
tulip
udire
to hear
uguaglianza
equality
vergognarsi
to be ashamed of oneself
verso
toward
vicino a
close to
vigile
(traffic) policeman
vigilessa
(traffic) policewoman
vitellone
(m.) self-indulgent young man
voler bene a
to be fond of to love
