random 10 Flashcards
dammi il cambio
take over from me
per piacere aggiungete il mio
pleas add my
dall’inizio
from the beginning
non e leale
it is not fair
fare la corte (outdated)
to court someone (romantically)
smesso da smettere
stopped (pp).
ormai
at this point, by now
bisnonno
great grandfather
trisnonno
great great grandfather
tagliare, spuntare, regolare
to trim hair … to cut
spuntare, tagliare regolare, accorciare
to trim a beard
gli arnesi
tools instruments
la colezione
the set (of cards, clothes etc)
il cambio la marcia
transmission, gearbox, gear lever …. change la marcia = the gear
la guancia le guance
the cheek, jowl
pizzicare pizzicato
to squeeze plucked
un tizio
a bloke, a guy, a fellow
assai
extremely, rather
mettersi in regola
to get your business in order
la rata
payment, instalment,
capitare
to happen to occur ….. to end up, to arrive
accadere
to happen, to occur, to befall
accedere
to access, to enter
truffare
cheat swindle rob steal
bucare
to puncture, to hole, to punch (a hole in a ticket)
il scambio
exchange (something for another)
il cambio
exchange (one currency for another)
la riflessione
the reflexion, consideration, deliberation, thought, (duo=remark)
l’osservazione, la nota, il commento
the remark,
infantile, immaturo peurile
childish
il provvedimento
measure, provision
lo sviluppo
progression, development, growth
legato
tied, fastened secured
a seguito di
following. persuant
bruciare le sterpaglie
bonfire
svelare
to uncover, to unveil
il divieto, il bando,
la proibizione
the ban (stopping something or someone)
tenere per mano
to take by the hand
PASSARE un periodo buono
to have a good time
suscettibile
susceptible to something
non ANDREBBERO criticare
SHOULD not be criticized
vietare
to ban
e vietato, e proibito
it is banned
fare allenamento di qualcosa
to practice at something
perdere l’opportunita (not mancare)
to miss the opportunity
truffare
to cheat to swindle
passare
to pass, to go past, to move onto,
il malinteso
misunderstanding
l’assegno
cheque, allowance, child support, alimony
comando di polizia
police headquarters
rifilare
to saddle with, to trim, to crop
attento adj
careful, attentive, alert, caring
c’e bisogno di un’attenta riflessione
IT needs for careful reflexion/consideration/thought
smettere, finire qualcosa
to stop doing something
abbassare qualcosa
to turn down something
FARE un momento
to TAKE a moment
la barba
the beard
tagliare
to trim eg hair,… to cut, to slice, to carve, to sever, to engrave, to prune eg bushes
corto il piu corto
short, shortest
non appena potei
as soon as i could (Past historic)
la novita
innovation, change … news
la notizia le notizie
news (usually used in the plural in Italian)
FACCIO un momento
I TAKE a moment
e oltre
is over (not e piu di)
e oltra cento
is over A hundred
rassegnare le dimissioni
to resign (a job) lit. to resign yourself to the resignations!
le dimissioni (nfpl)
resignation
rassegnare
to resign yourself
abboccare all’amo
to take the bait (into the mouth)
abboccare
to bite, to be fooled, to be taken in by
il conduttore la conduttrice
driver, conductor, anchor man etc etc
conduttore adj
conductive
la stima
evaluation, appraisal…. esteem respect regard
ALL’esecuzione dell
UNTIL the execution of
l’inturrettore
cut off switch
interrompere
to cut off, interrupt a flow or supply
continuare, proseguire, andare avanti
to keep going
l’allenamento
training, practice, exercise
l’allenatore
the coach
ALL’ombra
IN the shade
stiamo per finire
we are about to end up
non ho sonno
i am not sleepy
fino alla fine
to the end
la galera
prison, stir, joint
il/la minorenne
minor, underage
circonvenzione di
to take advantage of, ….. to circumvent
scaldare
to warm, to heat up, to ignite,
svanire svanito
to disappear, disappeared, empty headed, ditzy
attraccare attraccato
to dock to berth
la cella
cell, prison cell
sparire
to vanish, to disappear
l’autore, l’autrice
author, authoress
il mantello
cape, cloak, mantle
rilevato
recorded, ascertained, observed, detected, identified, replaced
rilevare
to remove, to remove again, to take off, to take off again
l’ipoteca
collateral, security
settentrionale
northern
mica
its not like, its not as if, at all
tizio tizia
guy, dude, bloke, chap
il pacchetto
package, pack
la sparatoria
gunfire, shooting
la nafta
fuel, oil, naphtha
togliere
to remove, to take off, to take away
mi tolga una curiosita
take away my curiosity, satisfy my curiosity
la tomba
tomb, grave, death
la zavorra
ballast
la camorra
mob, crime syndicate, racket,
la bussola
the compass
il vigliacco vigliacchi
coward cowards
ingannato pp ingannare
deceived mislead
il pupillo
favourite, pet
l’avaria
breakdown, mechanical failure
la piattaforma
the foundation, groundwork, substructure …….dais, rostrum, stage
dimesso
simple basic, …. shabby, tattered, worn, threadbare….demure, modest, humble, unassuming
colpire
to strike
attaccare
to attack
stavolta, questa volta
this time
escogitare
to devise, contrive, think up
una sonda
a probe (marine or weather balloon)
sopraffare
to overpower, to overcome, to overwhelm. defeat
avvetire
to warn, to inform, to perceive, to notice
piiuttosto
rather, quite, or rather
disagevole
uncomfortable, difficult, challenging, inconvenient
il bollettino
bulletin, dispatch (weather bulletin/forecast)
il bollettino del mare prevede cativo tempo
the weather bulletin for the sea (shipping forecast) forecasts bad weather
scaricare
to unload
il ricambio
the spare part
la trivellatrice
oil rig
la plancia
bridge of a ship, console of a car
il timone
ship’s wheel, rudder, helm
la provvista
supplies, stock …… fundraising
le previsioni nfpl
the forecast
l’ostaggio
hostage
prendere in ostaggio
to take hostage
il pulsante
a switch, button (that acts as a trigger or switch)
saltare
to jump, to hop …….. to explode, to go up
l’artificiere/a noun and adjective
bomb disposal officer - military
una cosa sola
one thing
greggio
crude (oil), raw, unrefined
il barile
barrel, cask, drum, keg,
meditare
to meditate, mull over, ponder
l’avvertimento
the warning. caution, notice premonition…intimidation
dunque
therefore, so, well
l’azionista
shareholder, stockholder, actionist
parere
to appear, to seem, believe think
rammentare
to remember to recall
pure
also, too, even
reagire
to respond (react), …. retaliate, counter
il sigillo privato
privy seal - privy council
il lord di sigillo privato
the lord privy seal
l’appunto
note usually plural
il bilancio
financial statement, balance
la difesa
defence
l’introito
the income, the takings
il perforatore perforatrice
driller
pozzo petrolifero
oil well
mettere in piedi
to set up, to establish
l’inquinamento
pollution, contamination …. tampering, manipulation
il diktat
order, decree
purtroppo
unfortunately
scontato
marked down, discounted, on sale
lo sconto
a discount
cedere
to submit, to surrender, to give up, to give in, … collapse, deteriorate, wear out, cave in
il ricatto
blackmail, extorsion
chiudere un occhio
to turn a blind eye
coinvolto
involved, implicated
allettante
tempting
ammettere
to admit, acknowledge, allow, assume, suppose
deva o debba da dovere
both are the 1st-3rd present singular imperfect subjunctives of dover
imporre
impose dictate oblige force
impedire
to forbid, impede, prevent make difficult
intanto
meanwhile
mobilitare mobiliTI
to mobilize you mobilize
la direzione
the management (head of) ….. direction etc
intendere
to understand, to intend
sopportare
to bear, to stand up to, endure
compiuto da compiere
finished, completed to accomplish, to complete, to finish
la cinepresa
movie camera, video camera, film camera
riprendere pp=ripreso
to reclaim, to get back , reclaimed
appoggio
support, aid, relief
una nave appoggio
a support ship, a supply ship
l’ammiraglio
the admiral
propenso
inclined
generoso
generous
sostanzioso
substantial
piutosto
instead of
anche allora
then too
compiare
to complete, to accomplish
la competenza
the expertise, the proficiency, the competence
la marina
navy, ships, boats, craft, vessels ….shore, seashore, coast …..seascape, marine landscape ….. a marina
il passaggio
the lift (in a car), …. passage, transfer, …passage (literature and music), paragraph
il dispositivo
apparatus, device, system …. ruling, enacting (both legal)
lieve
soft, delicate, light, faint
A bocca piena
WITH a full mout
e stato ripreso
was filmed
il reparto
the department, section, team, unit, outfit
tale
same (equal), similar
alla prova del fuoco
at the test of fire, under fire
possedere
to posses, to have, to be endowed with,
pestare
to beat up, hammer, trounce, to hit, to mash up,
rifare
redo, do over again
cacciare
to hunt …. to expel, throw out
sfilacciarsi
to fray
si e sfillaciarto
it is frayed
l’acceleratore
the accelerator
allungare e allungato
to stretch it is stretched
cavare
to remove, to extract, to pull out
la corda
rope, string, cord, hawser, lanyard, cable ….vocal cords
sfiancare
to wear out, to break, to tire, …..to deform
la sagoma
outline, template, contour, shape, size
il bifolco i bifulchi
lout, bumkin, yokel, uneducated, backward
la porcellana
porcelain, china
la plancia
bridge, pilot house (ship)
addestrare
to train, to coach
azzadare
to risk, to hazard, to venture, to dare to,
liscio
smooth, easy, simple, … a ballroom dance
un whisky liscio
a straight whisky
il petardo
firework or flare
assordante
deafening thunderous
