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Ponti Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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affacciarsi

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to face

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alcuni/e

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some a few

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altro

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other another

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amuleto

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amulet

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antenato

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ancestor

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Befana

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(f) a benevolent witch who brings toys to good kids and coal to bad on 1/6 (Epiphany)

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burattino

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puppet

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bussare

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to knock

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Capodanno

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New Years Day

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Carnevale

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Carnival

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Celebrare

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to celebrate

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cenone

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(m.) New Years Eve dinner

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certo

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certain

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chiromante

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(m.) fortuneteller

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chiunque

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anyone

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ciascuno

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each each one

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ciondolo

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pendant good-luck charm

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colomba

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(literally dove) traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove

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condurre

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(pp. condotto) to conduct

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Contrada

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town districts (in Siena)

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costume

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(m.pl.) customs

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credenza

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belief crescere (pp. cresciuto) to grow

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cultura contadina

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(f) peasant culture

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debole

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weak

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dedurre

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(pp. dedotto) to deduce

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demolire

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to demolish

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dirigersi

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(pp. diretto) to head for to head towards

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discorso

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speech

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diverso

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various; different

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esaurire

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to run out to exhaust

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evolvere

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(pp. evoluto) to evolve

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fabbricare fabbricarsi

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to make

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fantasma

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(m.) ghost

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fare le corna

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to knock on wood

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fastidioso

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annoying

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fata

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fairy

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favola

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fairy tale

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festeggiare

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to celebrate

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fiaba

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fairy tale fable

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filo

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string

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folklore

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(m.) folklore

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42
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frittelle

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fritters

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fuochi artificiali

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m (pl.) fireworks

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gesto

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gesture

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giostra

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(f) merry-go-round ride (at an amusement park

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giungere

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(pp. giunto) to arrive; to join

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grillo

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cricket

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guarire

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to heal

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impacco

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compress

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impiccare

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to hang

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In bocca allupo! / Crepiil lupo!

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Good luck! / Thank you! (lit. In the mouth of the wolf and May the wolf die!)

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52
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indumento

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garment

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infastidire

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to annoy

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ingiustizia

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Investimento

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investment

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ipotizzare

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legno

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lenticchia

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(f) lentil

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luna

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park (m) amusement park

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malocchio

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marte di grasso

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fat Tuesday Mardi Gras

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mercoledi delle Ceneri

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Ash Wednesday

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mescolare

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Minaccia

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molto

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montagne russe

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(fpl.) roller coaster

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mordere

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(pp. morso) to bite

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nanonana

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Natale

A

(m.) Christmas

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nessuno

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no no one none

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niente

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nulla

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oroscopo

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(m.) horoscope

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pandoro

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traditional Christmas cake

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Panettone

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traditional Christmas cake

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parecchio

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some several quite a few

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Pasqua

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patrono/patrona

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pettinare

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poco

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few little

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portare fortuna

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to bring luck

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portare sfortuna

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to bring bad luck

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possedere

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to possess

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produrre

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(pp. prodotto) to produce

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proporre

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(pp. proposto) to propose

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pungere

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(pp. punto) to sting

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qualche

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qualcosa

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qualcuno

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someone some

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qualsiasi

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any whatever whichever

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qualunque

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Quaresima

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Raccontare

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to tell (a story) to narrate

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ricorrenza

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(f) yearly festivity

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ridure

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(Pp. ridotto) to reduce

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rimanere

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(pp. rimasto) to stay

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rimpiangere

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(pp. rimpianto) to regret

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rumore

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(m.) noise

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sagra

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(f) festival

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saltimbanco

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Santo Patrono/a

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Patron Saint

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scacciare

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to drive away to download

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scappare

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scaramantico

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superstitious

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scaramanzia

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superstitious practice

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scongiurare

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toward off bad luck

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scongiuro

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superstitious practice

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serratura

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sintomo

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soia

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sondaggio

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soprannaturale

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supernatural

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spegnere

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(pp. spento) to turn off to extinguish

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spingere

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(pp. spinto) to push

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Stagionale

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stemma

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coat of arms

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stregare

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to bewitch

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talismano

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tanto

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so much so many

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tasca

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toccare ferro

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to knock on wood (literally to touch iron)

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torrone

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(m.) traditional Christmas nougat candy

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tradurre

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(pp. tradotto) to translate

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trafittura

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stabbing piercing

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tramandare

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to pass down to transmit

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trasloco

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relocation move

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tremare

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to tremble to shake

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troppo

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too much too many

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tutto

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all whole every

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uovo di Pasqua

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(pl. le uova) chocolate Easter (eggs)

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usanza

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(f) custom

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usi

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(m.pl.) customs

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vario

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various different

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volpe

Ben's Italian Vocabulary (22 decks)

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