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,
