random 13 Flashcards
fidato
trusty, trustworthy
all’acqua di rose
poor quality, superficial, poorly, inadequately
la diffidenza
mistrust, suspicion, scepticism, diffidence
fallire falisce
to fail, to miss, to go bankrupt
tuttavia
nevertheless, however, anyway
sfregiato
scarred
riesaminare
to re-examine
se n’e andato
has gone away
all’improvviso
suddenly
meschino, (misero, gretto, squallido)
mean as in malicious
misero
miserable, wretched mediocre lousy
gretto
mean, stingy, small minded
squallido
mean, destitute, down and out
meschino
mean, small minded person, but also comes up for someone who is malicious
maligno malvagio malizioso calunnioso
malicious
il reddito
salary, income, earnings, revenue
fare domanda per essere
to apply to be
la marcia
the gear (numerical, mechanical)
l’ingranaggio
the gears (the wheels inside)
il cambio
gear stick
la quinta marcia
5th gear
avere niente a che fare con
to have nothing to do with
prendere
to grab…. to take etc
afferrare, agguantare
to grab
radunare
to get together, to collect, to gather
la mossa
the move, movement
il verme
worm, maggot, despicable person
la cautela
caution prudence
scalfire
to scratch, scrape, graze
suggerire
suggest, hint
neanche un suggerimente
not even a hint
impiegare
to employ, to use
schierare
to deploy, to marshal, to arrange, to line up, to get ready
raggiungere
to catch up with, to reach
l’imboscata
ambush
abbattuto da abbattere
shot down, demolished, felled, cut down
la stangata
the blow, strike,
il palo
the post, pole, ship’s mast
maneggevole
manageable, maneuverable
un pollaio
roost, chicken house, …. madhouse
il rilievo
survey, evaluation
gia
really!
compiere
to complete, to accomplish, to finish
passo e chiudo
over and out
lo tenevo in braccio
I was holding him in my arms note not possessive or plural
giurare
giurato adj and pp
to swear, to take an oath,
sworn (adj eg sworn statement)
trasmettere
to transmit, to broadcast
tessuto adj
il tessuto
woven
fabric, cloth
attraccare
to dock, to berth
allestire
to prepare, to set up,
la discarica
rubbish dump
maledizione interjection
damn damn it
la maledizione
the curse, damnation
la zavorra
ballast, dead weight
ritentare
to try again
trascinare
to drag
resistere
to withstand, to overcome, to reisist
il scafo
the hull
l’urto
the strike, the hit
citare
to mention, to allude to
la spinta,
push, shove, thrust
incollato
stuck on, stuck to
il pannello
panel, countertop, control panel
tirato
drawn, tight, tense
emanare
emanate, release,
fornire
to supply, provide
basarsi
to be based on (eg a theory)
irrisorio
paltry …. mocking, derisive
a bruciapelo
at point blank (close) range
l’astronave
spaceship
la messia
saviour, Messiah
la testata
warhead, …. header, extremity, head
la resa
yield performance output
il caricatore
the magazine
la traiettoria
trajectory
il razzo
rocket, missile, …. flare
la crociera
the cruise
l’ormeggio
moorings, docking, berthing
la portaerei
aircraft carrier … woman with a big bum
la flotta
the fleet
il la surfista masc and fem
i surfisti le surfiste
the surfer
the surfers
distogliere
to distract
la rotta
route, course
svolgere
to conduct, to carry out
una polveriera
a ticking bomb, time bomb …. magazine
trattare
to debate, to negotiate, to treat
l’arpione
harpoon
afferrare
to grab, to seize, grasp
sviluppare
to develop,
la mimetizzazione
camouflage
assistito
helped, assisted
smentire
to deny, to contradict, belie
il coinvolgimento
involvement
la scheda
printed circuit board, …. sheet card notepaper
compresso
compacted, squeezed
compreso
including, included
l’interfono
the intercom
la scia
the wake, the slip stream
l’imbarcazione
the boat (generic all forms)
un/’ alleato/a
an ally
il riscontro
reply, confirmation, acknowledgement
avvertire
warn, inform
la caccia
IL caccia
hunt, hunting
fighter jet
il respiro
the breath, the break
pretendere
to insist, to demand
vagliare
to evaluate, to examine
catturare
to catch, to arrest,
riferire
to report, tell
l’indiziato/a
indiziato
the suspect
suspected
scongiurare
to avoid, avert, evade
insolito
unusual, uncommon, extraordinary
assomigliare
to resemble, to be like
la scomparsa
the disappearance
inspiegabile
inexplicable
assomigliare
to resemble
il cacciatorpediniere
destroyer
nascondere
to hide, to conceal
il mantello
cape, cloak
sensato
sensible, reasonable
il bersaglio
the target
ricopert0
ricoprire
completely covered
to cover, to bedeck, to lavish, to shower
proiettare
to project, … to throw, launch, chuck
scomparire
to disappear, vanish
mirato
focused
concentrato
concentrated
il raggio
ray, beam,… sunray
la fonte, la sorgente
source, spring
la guarnizione
seal, gasket ….. garnish, embelishment
stridere
to creak, ….. to screech… to jar, to clash
smettere
stop, quit, give up
abbattuto
cut down (destroyed), felled, shot down
presunto
presumed, alleged, supposed
negare
deny, reject, turn down, refuse
sostenere
to maintain, to assert
una messa in scena
set up, sham, false flag operation,
armare
to arm, supply with arms
sorvolare
to fly over
graziare
to spare, to pardon
il percorso
the way, the path
il forte
fort, stronghold,
agire
to act
la presa
the storm (military advance) …. the grab, the grasp, the grip
depistare
to mislead, misdirect
non ho visto mai una cosa di genere
i have never seen anything like it
delirare
to be delirious, rave
la muta
wet suit ….. the change, the shift in,
il complotto
plot, conspiracy, scheme
annientare
to annihilate, to destroy
blindare
to armour, to make bulletproof
l’incubo
nightmare
l’aggiornamento
update, upgrade
l’avanscoperta
reconnaissance
la civetta
the owl … flirt vixen, coquette …. unmarked police car
innescare
to arm. to activate, to prime, fuse
la matricola
novice, newbie, greenhorn
ci sei
are you there (telephone etc)
piazzare piazzato
to place, placed in position in a competition
to find a market for
risalire
to go back up, to return
barare
to cheat, to swindle
la bara
the coffin … to be at death’s door, to have one foot in the grave
la battuta
the beating, punch ….. serve at sport
lo stronzo
turd, shit, bastard, etc etc
circondato
surrounded
finto
false
la fedina
criminal record … engagement ring(!)
il decalogo
rulebook, handbook, manual guide…. the ten commandments
puramente
purely, in a pure fashion, sincerely
eseguire
to carry out, to accomplish
il reclamo
complaint, claim
scolare scolato
to drip, to dribble, to trickle
sospettare
il sospetto
to suspect
the suspect
la ferraglia
scrap metal ware, junk, metal ware
ammettere
to acknowledge, to admit to, to suppose, to allow, to assume
disposto
ready, willing,
la mitragliatrice
the machine gun
c’è molta carne al fuoco
there are many opportunities to take advantage of
there are many irons in the fire
l’appendiabiti
coat hanger, hall stand
sta per cominciare
is about to begin
l’esibizione
the exhibition
interagire
to interact (people)
arretrato
backward, rearward, retarded …. backlog, arrears, overdue amount
il patto
the agreement, treaty, pact, covenant
il tizio la tizia
bloke, dude, guy, fellow
rovinare
to ruin, to wreck, to bankrupt
risolto
solved, taken care of, settled
anziche (e acute)
instead of, rather than
beccare
beccarsi
to peck
to bicker
la denuncia o denunzia
complaint, charge, condemnation
il legame
bond, tie, link
ripristinare
to reactivate, refresh, reinstate, restore
atteggiamento
attitude, behaviour
l’esito
result, outcome, ending
impedire
to impede, to block, prevent, forbid,
la scomparsa
the disappearance …. the demise
smettere
stop, quit, give up
onde (conj)
hence, so, so as, whence, of which, whose, from which
il perfezionamento
improvement, enhancement
devastante
devastating, crushing
rintracciare
to track down, to trace
esso
he, it pronoun formal
la crociata
crusade
la croce
the cross
l’incrocio a T
T-junction
sfruttare
to use, to take advantage of. exploit
la spinta
the push, the shove, the thrust
appendere
to hang up (something)
la cacca
shit, crap, filth, etc
il bilancio
financial statement, financial report
bancario adj
of the bank
la truffa
swindle, fraud, scam, rip off,
sfogare
to vent, to pour out, unload
aggredire
to attack, assault, to mug
sporgere
to file, to press (charges) … to stick out, protrude
accolgere
to accommodate to greet, to house, host
vendicare
to avenge, seek revenge, get back at
la scansione
scan
illecito adj
l’illecito
illegal, criminal, illegal, unlawful
the crime, the offence
la lotta
the struggle, the fight, conflict
saggio
il saggio la saggia
wise, sage
sage, wiseman
accorgere accorgersi
to realise, to notice, become aware of
spargere
spargere la voce
to disseminate, to give out
pass along
illeso
uninjured, unharmed, unhurt, whole, unscathed, intact
accadere
to happen, to befall
