random 16 Flashcards
il sfregio
affront, insult
gash, slash
la bussola
compass, bearings
la manfrina
pleasantries, small talk
permanere
to remain, persist, linger, endure
permiare, penetrare
to permeate, to penetrate
resa dei conti
la resa
final confrontation
return, refund, restitution
sfuggire
to escape, slip away, run away
l’appunto
criticism, objection, point
precisely, exactly, indeed
yes! right!
definire
to describe
define,
supponente
opinionated, patronizing
prepotente
overbearing, aggressive, assertive,
in-your-face
ricattabile
il ricatto
blackmailable
blackmail, extorsion
per mano
by the hand
tremendo terribile
dreadful
pure
also
puo essere?
can it be?
aula del tribunale
courtroom
riallacciare
to reunite, to reconnect, to restart
memoria
by heart
neanche mi piace
i don’t even like
ma se
but (on its own, but also but if)
taciturno
quiet, taciturn, of few words
il cantante
the singer
da grande
when I grow up (idiomatic)
bello rivederti
nice to see you
ti va di
you would like, would you like
l’esito
outcome, result, ending
lo sbarco gli sparchi
disembarkment/s
approdare
to arrive at, disembark at
il profugo i profughi
asylum seeker, illegal immigrant, refugee
per quando
by the time
il bagno di folla
river/flood of people (the bath of a crowd!)
dappertutto.
ovunque
everywhere
everywhere, all over, anywhere
SOTTO la pioggia
IN the rain
il ricorso
complaint, appeal
ribadire
reiterate, restate, reaffirm
IL via libera
green light, go-ahead, all clear
ammorbidire
to soften, ameliorate
decadenza
decline, downfall, decadence
la stesura
writing, put in writing, coat
piombare
to fall, precipitate, drop
swoop down on, pounce on
turn up, show up, materialize
hit (with a fine)
seal, plug, bung
la cimice
stink-bug
l’azienda
business, company
farm
urtare
bump into bang into clash
una fuga di gas
a gas leak
il/la secondogenito/a
the second-born
l’attentatore
l’attentatrice
attacker, assailant, bomber, perpetrator
l’arma, le armi
weapon, arm note plural is armi not arme, but does it change gender
trascinare
to drag
pessimo
very bad, awful, terrible
il tifoso la tifosa
supporter, fan
il decreto
decree
ledere
to damage, harm, ruin
betray
Viminale
ministry of the interior
one of the seven hills of Rome
la norma
rule, regulation
manifestare
to protest, demonstrate against something
show, demonstrate something
il attacco
joint coupling (mechanical)
attack
the beginning, the start
travoglere
crush, swamp, devastate (used for being runover)
prorogare
to delay, postpone
il navigatore la navigatrice
navigator
sailor
sat-nav.
il navigatore la navigatrice
navigator
sailor
sat-nav.
la fuga
break out, leak, getaway (out of control)
la massa
dopo la fuga di massa
large quantity, mass,
after the large break out (people or disease)
la gestione
management
l’insufficienza renale fem.
l’insufficienza epatica
renal failure
liver failure
il calo
the drop, fall, decrease. loss
i pressi nmpl
the vicinity nsing
scomparire
to disappear, vanish, die, pass away
il corteo
procession, cortege
il sindicato
labour union
il sindaco
the mayor
la preside
headmaster, principle
university dean or department head
il presidio
defence force base, garrison
(USA historical:) the presidio
la gerachia
hierarchy, chain of command, pecking order, powers that be
rispecchiare
to mirror, reflect
l’elogio
praise, acclaim
ribadito
da ribadire
restated, reaffirmed, reiterated
il reato
crime, offense,
la sparatoria
the shooting, gunfire, shoot out
allarmante
alarming, worrying, disturbing
rincorso
da rincorrere
chased, run after
preciso
precise, clear, clear cut, accurate
accadendo
da accadere
happened, befell
spopolare
to depopulate, become less populated, get emptier
be a big/smash hit, big success
la strage
massacre, slaughter, carnage
heartbreak
il naufragio
castaway,
shipwreck
schiacciare
to squash, flatten, crush, oppress
press, push,
il tamburo,
i tamburi (also il tamburo)
drum (which is a cylinder)
cylinder
travolgere
travolto
crush, swamp
crushed
sfidare
to confront, defy,
challenge, call out
il circo
circus
l’attentato
attack, assassination attempt
avvenire
l’avvenire
to happen, to occur, to come about
the future
il bilancio
analysis, report, statement
financial statement
the balance
l’Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite Onu fem.
the united nations UN
la tutela
tutelare
fare da tutore a, fare da guida a
the safeguard, the protection,
tutelage
to defend, to protect, safeguard
to tutor
il dovere
the duty
l’abbacchiatore
harvester
andare VIA
vai via!
to GO away
go away!
parere
to appear to be
riavvicinamento
getting/being closer together,
il boato
thunder, roar, rumble
la chiusura
the closing, the finish of, the end of
zipper, latch
la fornitura
the supply, the supplying
la contrada
district
quarter of a town (medieval)
small rural community or villagr
la masseria
large farm
la bracciante
day labourer (on a farm)
la foggia
shape, form
fashion, style
long ditch (for water to travel - irrigation)
la doccia
gutter, drainpipe
shower, or shower stall
il rovescio
shower - light rain
la frangitura
pressing for oil (olive)
l’oliva le olive
oliveto
l’olivo
the olive (fruit) olives
olive grove
olive tree
olivastro
olive coloured (person)
wild olive (tree)
verde oliva, verde militare adj.
olive green
la carnagione
complexion
il gregge
flock (sheep), herd (cattle)
flock of people in a church
lo stormo
flock of birds, geese, crows,
da parte di
(an act carried out) by, lit: on the part of
l’omicidio
murder, assassination
IN aeroporto
TO THE airport
IN (or less commonly alla) palestra
AT THE gym
negare
deny, reject, turn down, refuse
scortare
to escort, to convoy
i naufraghi
shipwrecked persons, castaways
il parere
opinion, point of view
emesso
emettere
expelled, issued, emitted
to emit, to radiate, to give off
sfavorevole
unfavourable, adverse negative
la manovra
manoeuvre, financial policies, financial measures
il miliardo
il milione
billion
million
il choc, il shock
shock
il cuneo
il cuneo fiscale
wedge
tax wedge (government manovre))
il locale
locale adj
space (referring to rooms in a house)
pub, bar, nightclub
local
la pertinenza
il terreno di pertinenza
relevance, pertinence, coherence, adjacent lot (land, garden)
spuntare
to spring up (as if from nowhere)
to blunt (the opposite meaning!)
tracimare
to overflow (banks), flood
il patto
agreement, treaty, covenant, pact
giungere
to arrive, to receive,
go this far, go as far as
ricollocare
ricollocamenti
to relocate (people)
relocated people (immigrants)
IL geeraca
nazi official
religious hierarch
rispecchiare
to mirror, to reflect
to reproduce, to replicate
lo specchio
the mirror
avvicinare
to place near, to put near
to move near to, to move close to
il colletto
collar
neck of a tooth
il corredo
trousseau dowry, bottom drawer, outfit
legacy, patrimony, endowment
notes
mostuosamente
monstrously, tremendously
il grassone
la grassona
fat man
fat woman
sfatto
over ripe, over done past its prime
exhausted, knackered,
past its/their best
disorderly, unmade, messy
A studiare l’arte (not per)
TO study art
ancora una volta
one more time
il braccio di ferro
arm wrestling
la guardia del corpo
bodyguard
assistere
to witness
to attend, be present at, participate in
to assist
la lite
fight, argument
scatenare
scatenarsi
to cause, instigate, incite, trigger
rage, unleash (e.g. sensational story release in newspaper)
lento
slow
incantevole
enchanting, fascinating
eccepire
to take exception to, object to
voltare
to turn, turn around, turn towards
saltare
to jump
florido
in flower, blossoming
booming
ruddy, glowing
un’ora in piu
one more hour
sai suonare
do you know HOW to play
the how is not translated
la realta
reality, facts
produttivo
manufacturing, productive
il bilancio
financial reports statement
sintetizzare
summarise, recap
l’assise
conference, assembly, assize
la parvenza
semblance, hint of, a shade of
la sfida
challenge, dare
competition, contest, game
provocation
la convivenza
the living together, the co-habitation
il bidone
trash can, bin, piece of junk
torbido,
non limpido,
melmoso,
fangoso
turbid, cloudy (liquid not clear)
muddy, miry
muddy
nuvoloso
cloudy (sky)
schifoso
disgusting, repugnant
amazing, unbelievable
la tromba d’aria
whirlwind, tornado
bombe d’acqua
rainstorm, deluge, downpour
espulso
expelled,evicted
thrown out
ejected (aircraft ejector seat)
ancora una volta
one more time
marcare
to mark, to brand
il cranio
the cranium, skull
partire
to give birth
to create to generate
la pallattola
bullet, projectile, pellet
small ball
affrontare
to confront, take on, brave, tackle
il o la cestista i cestisti le cestiste
basketball player and players
la crociera
in volo di crociera
cruise or voyage (ship)
cruising
cruising in flight
il pellino i pellini
shot from cartridge
il volto
the face
il bersaglio
the target, bull’s eye
la pallottola
bullet, projectile
il mestiere
profession, vocation,
ritirare
ritirarsi
to pull back, to withdraw
to recall, retreat, give up, retire
lo sciacallaggio
the looting
lo sciacallo
jackal
looter, jackal, shark (type of person)
il coyote
coyote
perquisire
search, inspect
il canale, il fosso
the ditch
matto
crazy, reckless, odd, bizarre,
il figliolo,
la figliola
son, lad, boy (not necessarily related)
daughter, las (“)
la pena
penare
pain suffering, punishment
to agonise, suffer, struggle, toil, labour
incollare
incollato
to collapse, to stick together
glued, stuck on
il malloppo
bundle, pile, loot
spartire
to separate, divide divide up
padano
from the Po valley (Val Padana)
dimostrare
to prove
poi, dopo, in seguito
allora
then (the next event)
then (at that time)
tu ed i miei fratelli
my brothers and you (it is turned so the singular comes first)
sdebitarsi
to pay off a debt, return a favour
guarire
guarito
to cure, to heal
cured, healed
