Proficient Vocab Glossary wk 1-6 Flashcards
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Dominio
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Domain
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Sabauda
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Savoy (Duchy of)
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si formarono
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were formed (pass. remoto)
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animarono
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animated (pass. remoto)
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battere
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to fight
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altrove
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elsewhere
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spicco
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prominent
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ha mosso
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moved (pp. from muovere)
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dunque
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therefore
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Neoguelfismo
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Movement for a confederation of States presided over by the Pope
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minano
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undermine
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l’amnistia
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amnesty
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annunciando
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announcing
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scoppia
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bursts/ breaks out (from scoppiare)
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promulgare
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to promote a cause
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sconvolto/a
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(adj.) upset
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sfruttare
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to exploit/ take advantage of
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ritirarsi
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to withdraw/ retreat
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gettare
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to throw/ toss
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avvenuta
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occurred (past participle, from avvenire)
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instaurare
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to establish/ institute
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faticosamente
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hardly
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è sancita
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is sanctioned
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brano
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piece/ song
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è tratto da
is taken from/ drawn from
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fu costretta
was forced
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davanti a
in front of
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accoglienza
hospitality/ welcome
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commercianti
merchants
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raffinati
refined
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attiene
(it) holds
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persino
even
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consapevolmente
consciously
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vistosa
flashy/ showy
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finirebbe
(it) would finish
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babele
bedlam
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piuttosto
1. rather than (invece di), 2. also/ in addition to, 3. quite/ especially
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raccolta
collection
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occhiata
glance
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dorato
gilded
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passanti
passers-by
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quasi
almost/ nearly
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si accorgono
(they) realise
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il bastone
the stick/ cane
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la pipa
the pipe
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sé
...self (e.g. oneself, himself)
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le radici
roots/ origin
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altrove
somewhere else
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somiglia
resembles (from somigliare)
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spacchi
slits
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tacchi a spillo
stilettos/ high heels
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la piega
the fold
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anziché
instead of
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a proposito
about/ the purpose of
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la tela
canvas/ cloth
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l'opera
the work
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poggia
(lui/lei) rests/ leans (from poggiare, to rest)
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il pugnale
the dagger
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il mantello
the cloak
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il paragone
the comparison
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L'osteria
the pub/ tavern
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è minacciato
(lui/ lei) is threatened
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Cambiano i tempi
Times change
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il notaio
the notary = person authorised to draw up legal contracts
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i condomini
the condominium = apartments in large building complex
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i cavatori
the quarrymen
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incamminarsi
to set out/ start up
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una pagnotta
a loaf
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infilavano
(they) slipped/ tucked
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scendevano
(they) went down/ descended
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la cantina
the cellar
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scavata
dug out/ carved out
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gli borghi
the villages
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levar del sole
sunrise
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ripide
steep
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camion
truck
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occorrevano
(they) needed
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perfino
even
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proprietà
property/ ownership
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bisacce
saddlebags
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attenuare
to mitigate
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disagi
inconvenience
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scomparire
to disappear
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scorta
spare stock
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macellare
to slaughter
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i maiali
the pigs
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la bottega
the shop
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avo
ancestor
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la lapide
tombstone
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affaciarsi
to face each other
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farebbe fatica
it would be hard/ fatiguing
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acquistare
to purchase
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ai bei tempi
in the good old days
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bachi da seta
silkworms
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l'allevamento dei bachi a seta
silkworm farming
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il cantiere navale
shipyard
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chiacchierare
to chat
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il/ la commerciante
shopkeeper
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commuovere
to make someone emotional/ to move them
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contadino
farmer
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darsi appuntamento
to set a metting/ date
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elettrodomestici
home appliances
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estraneo
stranger
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gita
trip (day trip/ school trip)
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lanciare un appello
to launch an appeal
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minacciare
to threaten
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orgoglio
pride
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ospite
guest/ host
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paesino
small town/ village
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pesca
fishing
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raffinato
refined
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redditizio
profitable
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rivolgersi (a qualcuno)
to address someone
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sei dei nostri
you are one of us
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sicurezza di sé
self-confidence
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lo stabilimento
factory/ plant/ mill
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stretta di mano
handshake
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stuzzichini
finger food
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affitare
to rent
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altrimenti
otherwise
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azienda agricola
farm
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consuetudine
customs/ traditions
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dimora
residence
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le imbarcazione
ship
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le mura di cinta
city walls
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occorrere
to be needed/ required (=c'è bisogno di ...)
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palafitta
prehistoric stilt dwelling
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pendio
slope
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proprietario
owner
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scalzo
barefoot
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soffiare
to blow
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sovvenzioni
subsidies/ funding
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spopolamento
depopulation
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subire modifiche
to go through changes/ be modified
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tinger
to dye
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tuffarsi
to dive
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il vescovo
the Bishop
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vigere
to be in force
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il maso
farm (dialect?)
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tracciare
to trace
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sfalciati
mowed
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selvatici
wild
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ci appoggiamo
we support/ lean on
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si spalancano
they open wide
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lucida
shiny/ glossy
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scuro
dark/ dull
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rossastre
ruddy/ reddish
