random 18 Flashcards
il scudo
il scudetto
riparare qualcuno da qualcosa,
protegere “ “ “ “
schermare “ “ “ “
shield (knights in armour)
prize in shape of shield
to shield someone from something
la parabrezza
windscreen, windshield
antiproiettile
bulletproof
lo scroscio
lo scroscio di ridere
outburst
outburst of laughter
provocare
to cause, to bring about
reclamare, protestare
lamentarsi di
to complain in general
to complain about something specific
ribattere
to answer back, retort, rebut (offer a rebuttal)
rewrite, write again
hit again, beat again
resist, drive back, keep out
answer. reply
lottare
to fight, struggle (to get something done)
facoltoso
rich wealthy well-off
l’avvento
con l’avvento del parti nazista
the advent of
Advent
coming to power, arrival
with the coming to power of the Nazi party
la carenza
shortage, deficiency, shortcoming, absence, scarcity,
flaw
si sarebbe avuto/a
there would have been
la luce crepuscolare del mattino
l’ imbrunire
imbrunire
first light
twilight (evening) dusk
to get dark, to darken
l’alba
il tramonto
dawn, sunrise
sunset evening
il mattino
la mattina
the period of the morning
the working hours of the morning
la superficie e molto scivolosa
the surface is very slippery
fare attentione (a)
stare attento (a)
watch out (for)
incantato
enchanted, magical (e.g. scenery)
CHE altri seguano
FOR others TO follow, should have been, that others follow
mite, temperato
mild (weather)
caldo mite
warm
tiepido
tepid
rimosso pp
removed
galleggiare
to float
la zattera
raft
inaugurare
to launch, inaugurate,
puo darsi
possibly, perhaps, maybe
svariare
to modify, vary
granche
non sono un granche
not much, much
they are not much
la prospettiva
the prospect, the perspective
la scomparsa
the disappearance,
the demise
insicuro
l’insicuro
insecure,
insecurity
inchiodare
to nail, to nail down
to slam on the brakes
vanitoso
vain, conceited
il mirino
gunsight, viewfinder
il cagnolino la cagnolina
puppy dog
il puntino
full stop, period,,
small spot, small dot
il mago la maga
spirit, wizard
la perla
pearl
il fastidio
complaint, ailment
inconvenience, bother
problem concern worry
l’aspetto
the look of, the aspect of
preso adj.
taken, occupied
engrossed, absorbed, taken with
una buona moneta di scambio
tassa di scambio
good rate of exchange, cheap at the price
rate of exchange
avere fegato
to have guts (courage)
il scaffale
shelf, shelving unit
si che
of course
la tenaglia
pincer, claw (as in crab)
dimettere
dimettersi
to dismiss, discharge, release
to resign, step down
la fornitura
supply, supplying
il commento
no comment
comment
no comment (Uses English)
la colonna sonora, il sonoro
sonoro Adj
soundtrack
auditory, voice, spoken
la mina
mine (explosive)
pencil lead, graphite
vagante
wandering, roaming
rotto, guasto adj.
rompere
broken
to break
screpare,
sperperare
to waste, to squander
to waste, squander, fritter away, spend recklessly
questa si che
si che
NOW this is (of course this is)
of course
promuovere
to promote, encourage
la pratica
paperwork
practice, experience, procedure
puo darsi
maybe, possibly
seppellore
to bury, to inter
ripensare
to think over, to rethink
to recollect, remember
la facciata
face, image, facade (to the world)
il gabinetto
cabinet, advisory body, council
office, study
toilet
il gabinetto alla turca
shit and run
accontentare
accontentarsi
to satisfy, pleas
be happy with, settle for
corteggiare
to court, to pursue
entice, lure, flater
percorerre
percorso = pp
to travel,
to cover, to sweep, (a distance)
il percorso
travel, the way, the path
appieno adv
fully
bava
bava di vento
drool, spittle, saliva
little to no wind, a dribble of wind
PER finire
ABOUT to end up
il fascino
charm, allure, appeal, fascination
la borghesia
middle class, bourgeoisie
condividere
to share
mascherare
mask, cloak, camouflage
scambiare
scambiarsi
to mistake, confuse, mix
exchange, swap, trade places, swap places
ambito
coveted
sphere, range, scope, environment of, sphere of
gradinare
make steps
chisel
capitare
to happen, arise, turn up, occur
apertamente
openly, plainly, frankly, publicly
ragionevole
reasonable, balanced, rational
indubbio
undeniable, irrefutable
indurire
to harden, stiffen
indebolire
to weaken, grow weak,
undermine, invalidate
svelare
unveil, discover
la cronaca
the report, account, chronicle
il capro espiatorio
scapegoat
la predica
speech, lecture, preaching,
azzardare
to risk, venture, hazard, dare
il rotocalco
illustrated news magazine
reagire
react, respond,
counter, retaliate
la dilazione
postponement, delay,
moratorium
la cautela
caution, prudence, care
la motivazione
motive, reason, purpose, justification
disperatamente
desperately, hopelessly, desperate
rinvare
push back, postpone, refer to
agire
to act, operate, behave
la folla
folle adj
crowd, throng, multitude
deranged, demented, lunatic, maniacal
inquinare
inquinato
pollute contaminate, taint
polluted
soli adj
only, alone
scontroso adj
surly, moody, bad tempered,
definire
to define, pinpoint
la fusione
merger
melting, fusion
fraintendere (fra-intendere)
misunderstand, misinterpret
soccombere
succumb, yield, surrender
die
insaziabile
insatiable
l’inquinamento
pollution
la giunta
the council
agganciare
agganciato
to hook, clasp, couple
connected (business relationships)
lo smalto
varnish, glaze, nail polish
l’ombretto
eye shadow/make up
il rossetto
lipstick
la colonia
community, settlement, colony
riproporre
propose again
dannato
damned
incoraggiare
to encourage, to spur on, to push
ricattare
to blackmail, extort
chiarire
clarify, explain
condurre
to conduct,
bring, accompany, lead
rasiccurare
to reassure
depistare
to mislead, misdirect, to throw off the scent
cadere nel vuoto
freefall, fall into the abyss
la mossa
move,
la cordata
group
sostenere
to support, hold up
ucciso pp di uccidere
killed
l’artiglio
claw, nail, talon
meat hook
il sacrestano
sexton
tutti quanti
everyone, everything
sgozzare
to slit (a) throat
la tesa
teso
the brim
tense, taught, stretched
l’impostazione
setting (impostazioni - software)
preparation, planning
cadence (to voice)
paragonare, confrontare, comparare,
fare un confronto
to compare
to make a comparison
ognid anno vale per tre
every year seems like three, every year counts like 3
macchinista
driver, train driver, engine driver
riconoscibile
recognisable
spesso
thick
often
l’armatura
armour (plating)
tacere
to be quiet, keep quiet
smettere
stop, quit, cease
anticarro
il carro armato
il carro
anti-tank (military)
tank
waggon, cart, parade float, tank
il botto
bang, blow, thud, crack
car accident
postumo
posthumous
belated, late, delayed, tardy
consequence, after effects
la sbornia
binge, bender
infatuation,crush (on someone)
il fiammifero
matches
il trofeo
trophy, cup
competition
la compagnia
military company,
business company,
personal company,
party of people
scavare
to dig, excavate
la tregua
truce, cease fire, armistice
fare domanda
applicare, mettere, spalmare
to apply (ask for) for something
to apply something to something (paint to a surface)
passato asj
il passato
past
the past
l’audacia, il coraggio
courage
puntare
to point towards
to pin, to nail, plant, drive
lottare
to fight, to struggle
rovesciare
roversciarsi
to spill,
to topple, knock over
to capsize, tip over
flow, pour
attendere
to wait, wait for
trattenere
to stop, hold back, block
il respiro
the breath
degno
degnare
worthy, deserving
to deign to do something
il luogotenente
lieutenant
il fante
infantryman
knave
il paradosso
the paradox
l’esca
lure, bait, decoy
il fazzoletto
il fazzoletto bianco
handkerchief
tiny plot
(the) white flag
sventolare
to wave, to flutter
la salvaguardia
safety, protection
IL pirata, I pirati (nmf)
pirate, pirates
sparire
to disappear, vanish
sparare
to shoot
agghiacciante
agghiacciare
avere voluto dire
to have meant
sotterrare
to bury, to inter
to suppress, bury (the memories)
TO OUTLIVE (the opposite!)
il palo
pole, post, mast
selvaggio/a
primitive, savage, barbarian
lout, brute
accorgersi
to realise, to notice, see, become aware of
la libbra
pound weight
l’artificiere/a
bomb disposal engineer
regalare
to gift, to give a present
uditivo agg
auditory, aural,
travolgente
overwhelming,
passionate, rousing, enthusiastic
chiassoso
loud, deafening, noisy, rowdy
trincerarsi
to entrench oneself (soldiers)
l’idrante
fire hydrant, hydrant
avere luogo
to take place
guardare bene
to look closely
l’acquazzone
downpour, cloudburst,
also used as massive attack
il riparo
the refuge, shelter, haven,
the repair, mend
scatenare
to cause, to instigate, incite, trigger
addirittura
even (in addition to)
directly (very soon)
l’imboscata
ambush
assottigliare
to wear thin
spina nel fianco
il fianco
thorn in the side
side, hip, flank
un graffio
a scratch, minor cut
scuff mark
interrompere
interrupt, suspend, stop
la manciata
handful, fistful
ritirarsi
to retreat, pull back
la quarta
quarto adj.
the fourth
fourth
la cazzata
bullshit, crap,
screw up, blunder
restituire
restituirgliela
return, give back
to give it (fem) back to him
la battistada
tyre tread, tread
track of tank
l’asso
the ace, master, champion
ace (card)
la rottame
la rottarme di ventore,
il rigattiere
scrap, junk
jalopy, clunker, wreck
piece of junk, heap of metal
scrap merchant
agire
to act, operate
behave
la molla
mechanical spring
impetus, motivation
fire tongs
mollo
a mollo
soft weak flaccid
soak
i panni da lavare
laundry
concordare
to agree on.
conform to,
tally
il dio, le dita
i diti
the finger, the fingers
the fingers (less common usage)
gia a domani
AS EARLY as tomorrow
il cesso
a dump, a dive, a fleabag
a toilet, lavatory, bathroom
john loo outhouse privy
la letizia
happiness, gladness, contentment
cieco
il cieco, la cieca
blind
blindman, blindwoman
la periferia
the periphery, the outskirts
ottenere
to obtain, achieve, reap
esiliato
esiliare
exiled, banished
to exile, to banish, outcast
coricarsi
coricare
to go to bed
to put someone to bed
to plant
tale
such (so much)
la barbarie
barbarity
proprio
exactly, precisely
really, truly, right
own, typical, signature
appropriate, suitable, right
proper (name)
your own,
