random 11 Flashcards
il pugnale
dagger
escluso pp escludere
excluded, left out
lieve
soft delicate light
il fruscio
rustle, rustling, swish
occidentale
westerly, from the west (venti winds)
tentare
to attempt, to try, to experiment
la termine
deadline, due date, time limit, finish, end boundary, limit
incaricato il incaricato la incaricata
appointed the person in charge
sintonizzare
to tune (radio)
impuntato da impuntarsi
to have stopped dead, to have baulked
estroso
brilliant, ingenious, capricious
la prosopopea
haughtiness, presumption
bastare
to be enough, to be sufficient
zavorrare
to ballast (a ship), to burden
il bastimento
freighter, cargo ship, ship
comunque
anyway, in any case, even so
pizzicato da pizzicare
plucked, stung to sting
distensivo
relaxing, soothing, stretching
allungare
to stretch (a wire or rope)
corettamente giustamente bene
properly
scocciante present p scocciare
bothering, annoying to bother, to pester
il sommozzatore
scuba diver
disinnescare
to defuse, deactivate, disarm
valido
valid, effective
l’artificiere l’artificiera
bomb disposal engineer
sistemare
to set, to arrange, to organise
la vela velare
the sail, sailboat, to sail
la sopravvivenza
the survival
indifferrìente
makes no difference, indifferent
saltare
to explode, blow up … to jump, to hop
rafforzare
to strengthen, to reinforce
cerato
waxed, oilskin
tela cerata tele cerate
oilkin, oilskins
inteso
understood
lo scompiglio
confusion, disorder, disarray
imbacare
to board, to embark, to carry (onboard)
gingillarsi
to dawdle, to waste time
la smania
restlessness, irritation, nervousness
reagire
to counter, to react to, respond, retaliate
baloccare
to amuse to entertain
si e allungato/a
it has stretched
indagato da indagare
examined to inspect, examine, investigate
la scadenza
deadline, time limit, expiry time
accontentare
to please, to satisfy
diamine
(interjections) hell, damn, heck
sbadato
careless, heedless, thoughtless
l’evenienza
the event, the circumstance, the eventuality
il pulsante
a button, a switch, pushbutton switch
scadere
to run out, to expire (time)
al posto tuo
in your place
deprimente
depressing
mi piace prendermi cura del (giardino)
i like to look after the (eg garden)
emozionato/a …. eccitante, emozionante
excited …. exciting
il podere
small farm
il terreno
land (in the sense of usable land)
di fianco a
by the side of beside next to
Mi serve di
mi servono dei (soldi)
I need some (singular object)
I need some (a plural thing) (eg money)
il soldo
coin (archaic) soldier’s pay
l’evenienza fm.
eventuality event circumstance
inosservato
unobserved, not seen
la sciocchezza
mistake, idiocy
senz’altro
without a doubt, absolutely
la mossa
a motion, a gesture, a movement, a move
attirare
to attract, to draw
esagerare
to exaggerate, to go to far
la pretesa
demand, pretence presumption
tuttora
still, even now, to this day
fraternizzare
to fraternize, to become friendly with
sghignazzare
to sneer
traccheggiare
to beat about the bush
giurare
to vow, to take an oath, to be sworn in
trafficare
to do business with, trade, traffic
interfere
to interfere with, to meddle with
riattaccare
to hang up,….. to restart, ….to reattach
si ha bevuto from bersi from bevere
did he buy it (believe that it is true)
avra bevuto lo (lit: will he have drunk it)
will he have bought it
il sommozzatore
scuba-diver
perire
to perish, to die, to disappear
angosciato
distressed, worried
illudersi …. illudere
to delude oneself …. to give false hope,
mislead, deceive
impedire
to impede, to block, to obstruct
intanto
meanwhile
agire
to behave, to act, to operate
tirocinio
apprenticeship internship
specie
especially
abbordare
to approach, to face up to, to confront
imbarcarsi su salire abordo di, salire su
to board (a ship vehicle or plane)
il petardo
flare, firecracker
uno scoppio
blast, explosion, burst,
assordante
deafening, thunderous
riprendere
to take back, to reclaim, to get back
aggredire
to assault, to attack
avvertire
to warn, to inform
un piano di fuga
a plan of escape
adottare
to adopt, to opt for
scoccare
to fire, to shoot, to strike
il riscatto
the ransom —- the redemption, the liberation
consegnato pp
delivered
il briciolo
grain, crumb, iota (tiny bit)
la mossa
movement, motion,
in modo sicuro
safely
la sconosciuta
the stranger
l’elemento
a member, an individual …. an element, a part, a component
lusingare
to flatter, to please, to gratify …..
to tempt, to cajole, to entice, to seduce
le mutande nfpl.
underwear, pants, nickers
rinchiudere
to close in, to shut in
il parere
opinion, point of view
togliere
togliersi
to remove, to take off
leave, move away
il ghigno
sneer, snigger
fidarsi
to be sure, to trust
inopportuno
inappropriate, ill timed, inopportune
smettere
to quit, to stop, to cease, to desist
stabilito
set fixed established decided sanctioned
ci vediamo costretto vedersi
we see ourselves (we are) forced to
un cambiamento
a change, an improvement
avallare
to endorse, to back, guarantee, validate, confirm, support
cedere
to surrender, to give in, to cede
incoraggiare
encourage,
il farabutto
crook, swindler, scoundrel
una barca a remi
a rowing boat
ricattare
to blackmail, to extort
sposare
to commit to, to espouse …. to marry to wed
registrare
to notice, take note of, record, register, observe
a scanso di
in order to avoid, to avoid
il malinteso
misunderstanding, misinterpretation
il razzo
flare
sganciare
to let off (a bomb), to unhook, to let go
saggio
wise
in quanti
how many
la muta
la muta
la muta
wetsuit ….
molt = verb
pack (of dogs)
un pistola lanciarazzi
flare pistol, flare gun
l’armeria fem.
armoury
il prelievo
il prelievo di sangue
the withdrawal blood sample (withdrawal of blood)
il fiato
breath …. wind, staying power
decisamente
certainly, no doubt, decisively
rabberciato
rabberciare
patched together, cobbled together
to patch together, cobble together
il raccapriccio
horror
il testamento
will (and testament)
fare un freddo cane
its freezing, brass monkey weather etc
sospetto
suspicious
sprigarsi
sbrigare
to hurry
to handle to deal with
la chiappa
butt cheek, bottom, backside
il riparo
shelter, refuge, haven
isolato
unplugged, disconnected ….. isolated, solitary, insulated
l’incolumita
safety
una strage
a massacre, slaughter, carnage, tragedy, heartbreak,
agire
to act, to operate,
rinvenire
to come to, recover consciousness, revive, rehydrate, rediscover
sparare
to shoot, fire, open fire
compiuto
finished, accomplished, completed
intendere
to intend, to mean, to interpret, to understand,
rinascere
to revive, to be reborn
grato
grateful
la maesta
his/her majesty
l’impresa
endeavour, undertaking, challenge, adventure
eseguire
to carry out, to do, to accomplish
doveroso
appropriate, deserved
il pegno
token, demonstration, proof
la riconoscenza
gratitude
disdegnare
to distain
un mucchio
a heap, pile
il ciarpame
rubbish, bullshit
gradire
to appreciate, enjoy
il lampo
lightening flash
la Polonia
poland
affrontato
affrontare
confronted
to confront, to take on
immobilizzare
to immobilize
poderoso
formidable, imposing, tremendous
la mina magnetica
the magnetic mine
il sommergibile
submarine
le nave corazzate
la corazza
armoured ships (surface warships), battleships shell (of a mollusc), armour plate
la corazzata tascabile
pocket battleship
il corsaro
privateer,
salpare
to weigh anchor, to set sail
la valuta
the currency
l’islanda
Iceland
la nave appoggio
support ship
trascorrere
to spend, to pass (time)
il agguato
ambush
le attese
hopes, dreams, expectations
invano
in vain, uselessly
mirato
mirare
focused
to aim at, draw a bead on, seek, aspire to
la lamiera
metal sheet, plate foil
contare
to recount (a story), …… to count, to matter, …. to rely on
derubare
to rob, to steal from,
la scialuppa
lifeboat, tender, launch
salvo
safe, unhurt, …………. unless
riferire
to report, to tell, to attribute
l’affondamento
the sinking
il parere
opinion, point of view
la retta
the straight line
accordarsi
to agree, to negotiate
la cifra
figure, digit, number, price, sum, amount
giungere
to arrive, to receive, —- to go this far, go as far as
il piroscafo
steamship, paddle steamer, steamer
colare
to trickle, to drip —- to pour slowly. —to strain …… to sink (a ship)
il bastimento
freighter, cargo ship —- cargo, freight, shipload
civile
il civile
civil, civilized
civilian
il riparo
the repair, mend, — refuge, shelter, haven
dotare
to provide, to equip
essi
they (formal)
la fortificazione
defensive walls, fortification (established, and the process of)
combattere
to fight, battle, struggle
la aviazione
the airforce,… air travel, aviation
la ricognizione
reconnaissance, patrol, recce
il cannone
the cannon (military gun, artillery ship)
