Proficient Vocab Glossary wk 7-12 Flashcards
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l’unica volta
A
the only time
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mordere
A
to bite
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picchiare
A
to beat/ strike
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spegnere
A
switch off
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uccidere
A
to kill
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le acciughe
A
anchovies
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alla portata di tutti
A
affordable for all/ within everyone’s reach
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appendere (qualcosa) al chiodo
A
to quit something (“to hang up the gloves”)
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il bestiame
A
the cattle
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la bisaccia
A
the shoulder bag
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il branco
A
the herd
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il cacciatore
A
the hunter
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la caccia
A
hunting
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la cantina
A
the cellar
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i capperi
A
the capers
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carrozziera
A
the car body
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la cava
A
the quarry
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le corna
A
the horns
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correre ai ripari
A
to look for a solution
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dimettersi
A
to resign
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il dopoguerra
A
post-war period
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esercente
A
small business owner
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i fichi
A
the figs
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finire in un ginepraio
A
to get into a difficult situation
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camminarsi
to head off/ begin to walk away in one direction
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il levar del sole
sunrise/ dawn
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macellare
to butcher
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la monaca
the nun
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pagnotta
bread loaf
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il passaparola
word of mouth
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il pellegrino
the pilgrim
32
pentito
remorseful
33
pentirsi di qualcosa
to regret something
34
salto nel vuoto (fare un salto nel vuoto)
a huge risk ("to take a leap into a void")
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le terme
hot springs
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vitino di vespa
wasp waist
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ingiusta
unfair
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la debolezza
weakness
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nullità
nothingness, invalidity
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riscattare
to redeem
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ammesso
allowed, admitted
42
avviare
to start up/ begin
43
pargoli
children, babies
44
scomparsa
disappeared
45
reagitto
reacted
46
salotti
living rooms/ salons
47
collegata
connected
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periodico
magazine (older word) = rivista.
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sfruttamento
exploitation
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irraggiungibile
unreachable
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fermarsi
to stop (oneself)
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imbarcarsi
to board/ embark
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rilievi collinari
hilly reliefs
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interrotti
interrupted/ discontinued
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l'alveo
the riverbed
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disposta
arranged
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s'allineano
line(d) up
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si dipongono
(they) are depicted/ deployed
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rioni
districts
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dichiarati
declared
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folta
dense/ thick
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i mandorli
almond trees
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gli ulivi
the olive trees
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la copertura
the roofing
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la pietra
the stone
66
la legge vigente
the law in force
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sottoponeva
submitted/ subjected
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si ottoneva
was obtained
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il balzello
the levy/ toll
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querce
oaks
71
in modo tale
in such a way that
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si scorgessero
could be seen
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insediamento urbano
urban settlement
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rivestire
to cover/ coat
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l'unicità
the uniqueness
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restauro
restoration
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pur
although/ while
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si pone
it arises
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fondo
the bottom
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la riscoperta
the rediscovery
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adibire
to designate (a function)
82
agrumi
citrus fruit
83
arrampicarsi
to climb
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assediato
besieged
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ausilio
(formal.) aiuto
86
terreno carsico
Karsic limestone terrain
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crepaccio
crevice
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decadere
to deteriorate
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facciata
façade
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faggio
beech tree
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fedeli
faithfuls
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grano
wheat
93
burrone
gorge
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imbattersi
to stumble upon
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lievitare
to rise (in cooking)
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recarsi
(formal) to go
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restaurare
to restore/ renovate (a painting/ church/ statue)
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ristruttare
to renovate (a house/ building)
99
salina
salt mine
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santuario
shrine
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scheletro
skeleton
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sottoporre
to subject someone to something
103
speleologo
Speleologist, scientist who explores caves
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sperone
spur (on a boot)
105
la lana
the wool
106
in riva
on the shore
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il colpevole
the culprit/ guilty
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i confetti
sugared almonds
109
i coriandoli
the confetti
110
tramandare
to pass down
111
strumenti a fiato
brass instruments
112
adoperare
to use
113
amarena
sour cherry
114
amarognolo
slightly bitter
115
aquila
eagle
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brace
charcoal
117
chamoscio
chamois
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cima
peak
119
conferire
to give/ to grant smth.
120
consistente
significant/ robust
121
essicato
dried
122
estrarre
to extract
123
etto
hectogram (100 grams)
124
fabbrica
factory
125
fili
threads
126
florido
thriving
127
galleria
tunnel
128
grappolo
bunch, usually grapes
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gli indumenti
clothes/ garments
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la lana
wool
131
la lince
the lynx
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il lupo
the wolf
133
notte dei tempi
dawn of time
134
Occidentale
Western
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oro
gold
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l'orso
the bear
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le palpebre
the eyelids
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pepetuare
to continue/ to perpetuate
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pietanza
food
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pistillo
pistil (of a flower)
141
prosciugare
to dry out
142
Q.b. (Quanto basta)
as required (in recipes)
143
raffinatezza
sophistication
144
rosario
rosary
145
scartare
to discard
146
scavi
excavations
147
la seta
the silk
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il setaccio
the sieve
149
singolare
unique
150
spiga
spike of wheat
151
svolgersi
to occur
152
tessuto/ stoffa
fabric
153
tingere
to dye
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la tinta
the dye/ tint
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le picche
the spades
156
trattare
to treat someone/thing a certain way
