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Proficient Vocab Glossary wk 7-12 Flashcards

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Italian Verbs flashcards
1
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l’unica volta

A

the only time

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mordere

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to bite

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picchiare

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to beat/ strike

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spegnere

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switch off

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uccidere

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to kill

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le acciughe

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anchovies

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alla portata di tutti

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affordable for all/ within everyone’s reach

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8
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appendere (qualcosa) al chiodo

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to quit something (“to hang up the gloves”)

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il bestiame

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the cattle

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la bisaccia

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the shoulder bag

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il branco

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the herd

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il cacciatore

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the hunter

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la caccia

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hunting

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14
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la cantina

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the cellar

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i capperi

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the capers

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carrozziera

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the car body

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la cava

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the quarry

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le corna

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the horns

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correre ai ripari

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to look for a solution

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dimettersi

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to resign

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21
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il dopoguerra

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post-war period

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22
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esercente

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small business owner

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23
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i fichi

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the figs

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24
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finire in un ginepraio

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to get into a difficult situation

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camminarsi

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to head off/ begin to walk away in one direction

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il levar del sole

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sunrise/ dawn

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27
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macellare

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to butcher

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28
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la monaca

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the nun

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29
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pagnotta

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bread loaf

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30
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il passaparola

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word of mouth

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31
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il pellegrino

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the pilgrim

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32
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pentito

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remorseful

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33
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pentirsi di qualcosa

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to regret something

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34
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salto nel vuoto (fare un salto nel vuoto)

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a huge risk (“to take a leap into a void”)

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35
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le terme

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hot springs

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36
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vitino di vespa

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wasp waist

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37
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ingiusta

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unfair

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38
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la debolezza

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weakness

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39
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nullità

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nothingness, invalidity

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40
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riscattare

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to redeem

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41
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ammesso

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allowed, admitted

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42
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avviare

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to start up/ begin

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43
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pargoli

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children, babies

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44
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scomparsa

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disappeared

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45
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reagitto

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reacted

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46
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salotti

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living rooms/ salons

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47
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collegata

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connected

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48
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periodico

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magazine (older word) = rivista.

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sfruttamento

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exploitation

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50
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irraggiungibile

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unreachable

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51
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fermarsi

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to stop (oneself)

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52
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imbarcarsi

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to board/ embark

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53
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rilievi collinari

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hilly reliefs

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54
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interrotti

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interrupted/ discontinued

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55
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l’alveo

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the riverbed

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56
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disposta

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arranged

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57
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s’allineano

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line(d) up

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58
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si dipongono

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(they) are depicted/ deployed

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59
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rioni

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districts

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60
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dichiarati

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declared

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61
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folta

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dense/ thick

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62
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i mandorli

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almond trees

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63
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gli ulivi

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the olive trees

64
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la copertura

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the roofing

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la pietra

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the stone

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la legge vigente

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the law in force

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sottoponeva

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submitted/ subjected

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si ottoneva

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was obtained

69
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il balzello

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the levy/ toll

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querce

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oaks

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in modo tale

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in such a way that

72
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si scorgessero

A

could be seen

73
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insediamento urbano

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urban settlement

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rivestire

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to cover/ coat

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l’unicità

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the uniqueness

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restauro

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restoration

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pur

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although/ while

78
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si pone

A

it arises

79
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fondo

A

the bottom

80
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la riscoperta

A

the rediscovery

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adibire

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to designate (a function)

82
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agrumi

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citrus fruit

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arrampicarsi

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to climb

84
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assediato

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besieged

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ausilio

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(formal.) aiuto

86
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terreno carsico

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Karsic limestone terrain

87
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crepaccio

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crevice

88
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decadere

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to deteriorate

89
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facciata

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façade

90
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faggio

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beech tree

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fedeli

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faithfuls

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grano

A

wheat

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burrone

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gorge

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imbattersi

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to stumble upon

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lievitare

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to rise (in cooking)

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recarsi

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(formal) to go

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restaurare

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to restore/ renovate (a painting/ church/ statue)

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ristruttare

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to renovate (a house/ building)

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salina

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salt mine

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santuario

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shrine

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scheletro

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skeleton

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sottoporre

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to subject someone to something

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speleologo

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Speleologist, scientist who explores caves

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sperone

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spur (on a boot)

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la lana

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the wool

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in riva

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on the shore

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il colpevole

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the culprit/ guilty

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i confetti

A

sugared almonds

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i coriandoli

A

the confetti

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tramandare

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to pass down

111
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strumenti a fiato

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brass instruments

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adoperare

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to use

113
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amarena

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sour cherry

114
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amarognolo

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slightly bitter

115
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aquila

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eagle

116
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brace

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charcoal

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chamoscio

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chamois

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cima

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peak

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conferire

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to give/ to grant smth.

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consistente

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significant/ robust

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essicato

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dried

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estrarre

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to extract

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etto

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hectogram (100 grams)

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fabbrica

A

factory

125
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fili

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threads

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florido

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thriving

127
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galleria

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tunnel

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grappolo

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bunch, usually grapes

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gli indumenti

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clothes/ garments

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la lana

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wool

131
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la lince

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the lynx

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il lupo

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the wolf

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notte dei tempi

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dawn of time

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Occidentale

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Western

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oro

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gold

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l’orso

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the bear

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le palpebre

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the eyelids

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pepetuare

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to continue/ to perpetuate

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pietanza

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food

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pistillo

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pistil (of a flower)

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prosciugare

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to dry out

142
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Q.b. (Quanto basta)

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as required (in recipes)

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raffinatezza

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sophistication

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rosario

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rosary

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scartare

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to discard

146
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scavi

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excavations

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la seta

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the silk

148
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il setaccio

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the sieve

149
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singolare

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unique

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spiga

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spike of wheat

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svolgersi

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to occur

152
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tessuto/ stoffa

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fabric

153
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tingere

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to dye

154
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la tinta

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the dye/ tint

155
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le picche

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the spades

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trattare

A

to treat someone/thing a certain way

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