Ponti Chapter 6 Flashcards
affacciarsi
to face
alcuni/e
some a few
altro
other another
amuleto
amulet
antenato
ancestor
Befana
(f) a benevolent witch who brings toys to good kids and coal to bad on 1/6 (Epiphany)
burattino
puppet
bussare
to knock
Capodanno
New Years Day
Carnevale
Carnival
Celebrare
to celebrate
cenone
(m.) New Years Eve dinner
certo
certain
chiromante
(m.) fortuneteller
chiunque
anyone
ciascuno
each each one
ciondolo
pendant good-luck charm
colomba
(literally dove) traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
condurre
(pp. condotto) to conduct
Contrada
town districts (in Siena)
costume
(m.pl.) customs
credenza
belief crescere (pp. cresciuto) to grow
cultura contadina
(f) peasant culture
debole
weak
dedurre
(pp. dedotto) to deduce
demolire
to demolish
dirigersi
(pp. diretto) to head for to head towards
discorso
speech
diverso
various; different
esaurire
to run out to exhaust
evolvere
(pp. evoluto) to evolve
fabbricare fabbricarsi
to make
fantasma
(m.) ghost
fare le corna
to knock on wood
fastidioso
annoying
fata
fairy
favola
fairy tale
festeggiare
to celebrate
fiaba
fairy tale fable
filo
string
folklore
(m.) folklore
frittelle
fritters
fuochi artificiali
m (pl.) fireworks
gesto
gesture
giostra
(f) merry-go-round ride (at an amusement park
giungere
(pp. giunto) to arrive; to join
grillo
cricket
guarire
to heal
impacco
compress
impiccare
to hang
In bocca allupo! / Crepiil lupo!
Good luck! / Thank you! (lit. In the mouth of the wolf and May the wolf die!)
indumento
garment
infastidire
to annoy