random 19 Flashcards
intraprendente
resourceful, enterprising, dynamic
ostentare
show off, parade, display
il taccuino
notebook, jotter
la spogliarellista nmf
gli spogliarellisti
le spogliarelliste
stripper
essere di origine
to be (origin racially, nationally)
braccare
to hunt to comb
svergognato
svergognare
shameless, unashamed
to put to shame,
unmask, expose
il rebus
mystery, puzzle, riddle
avvolto
avvolgere
avvolegersi
rolled up in
to roll up, wrap up, envelop
to wrap up yourself, curl up
molare
la mola
to grind, to polish
grindstone, millstone, grinder
l’oltraggio
outrage, insult, offence
aggredire
to confront, face up to,
sbattere
to slam, bang, beat
kick out, throw out
risalire
risalire a
return, go back up go back in
to rise
to go back in time to
fugare
to rout, put to flight, disperse
la taccia
shame, disrepute, bad name
la bustarella
bribe
citare
mention, allude to, quote
summon, subpoena, sue
regolare
IL reolabarba
to trim
beard trimmer
le mutande nfpl
underwear, underpants, knickers
smontare
to take apart, disassemble, dismantle
deflate, dampen
il mastino
mastiff, bulldog, pit-bull
terrier (to keep at)
il bottino
prey, spoils
loot, booty
parere
to seem to be, appear
believe, think
opinion, point of view
la calligrafia
handwriting, penmanship
calligraphy
adempiere
to fulfil, carry out
note the future tense is very irregular
ostacolare
to impede, to obstruct
cavare
to dodge,
to extract, pull out, remove
get, obtain, glean, grab
umile
humble, modest
la tenerezza
affection, tenderness, endearment
cuddle
imprecare
to swear, curse, cuss
lo scarabocchio
scribble, scrawl, doodle
l’anamnesi fem.
medical history, case history
l’ossessione
obsession, fixation
capitare
to happen, occur, arise, to end up,
il ciclo
circle, loop
cycle, series
svelare
to unveil, reveal
mollare
leave behind, drop off
il macigno
bolder, large rock,
huge weight, millstone
bowling ball
pesare
pesarsi
to weigh
to weigh on one,
to weigh yourself
la soffiata
tip off
blow, blast
spalancato
wide open
spread out
la stima
esteem. respect, regard
an estimate, evaluation
approssimativo
approximate, rough, estimated, ballpark
valoroso
valorous, hero, valiant
condottiero
condottiera
leader, ruler
warlord, mercenary, captain
una via di fuga
an escape route
la spedizione
delivery, shipping, package
expedition (journey)
morbido, soffice
soft
lo sfondo
background, backdrop
PER essere
TO become
la tesa
teso/a/i/e
the brim of a hat
stretched, outstretched
tense, anxious, drawn
degli esseri umani
of human beings
finire di dire bougie
to stop telling lies
cessare
to stop, die down, cease
give up
dare fastidio
bother, annoy, disturb
la fatica
faticoso
struggle, exertion, strain, effort, difficulty, hardship, stress
hard, difficult, trying, stressful, tiring,
la tematica/tematiche
theme/s, subject matter, content, case
la favola
fable, fairy tale
sara piacuto/a
saranno piaciuti/e
to have liked (something singular)
“ “ “ plural
e come camminare sul sapone
it is slippery (like walking on soap)
accorgersi
to realise
to notice
incastrato
fitted, stuck, embedded
caught, trapped
l’artrosi
arthritis, osteoarthritis
il sfigato la sfigata
loser, unlucky person
la locandina
poster, flyer, playbill
rinnovare
to renew
renovate, modernize
la guida
driving (the act of)
(instruction) manual
control, steering
leader, mentor
guide, tourist guide
travel guide, guide book
runner, rail guide, track
essere venuto l’ora
when the time has come
Schiacciare
to crush, to flatten, to press
fare domanda
to apply to (to send a request)
arrendersi
to give up, surrender
il cuoio,
la pelle
di cuoio, di pelle
leather
leather, hide, skin
made of leather
il cuore
heart ticker
perdere la TESTA
to lose ones MIND
puntare
to nail, to pin, to plant
aim, head towards, point, aim
to stare at (pin with a gaze)
to bet, to wager
to aspire towards, to aim towards
una lima
file (wood an metal)
la luce crepuscolare del mattina
first light
il cimetero
the cemetery
le cibarie nfpl.
groceries pl.
azzadare
to take a risk, to hazard, venture, dare
budello, budella
intestine, gut,
alley, back street
l’ingordigia fem.
greediness, greed, avidity
il pasticcio
pie, hash, patty
hash, botch
malvagio
il malvagio, la malvaggia
wicked, evil, contemptible
felon, evildoer, villain
sciogliere
to melt, liquify, dissolve
essere andare
sia andata daverro
how does it goes (e.g. did it go well)
how it really went
la superficie
the surface
le elezioni
the election note plural becomes singular
il crepusculo
il tramonto
(evening) twilight
sunset
le prime luci dell’alba, la luce crepusculare della mattina, la prima luce del giorno
l’alba
first light, daybreak
sunrise
la larghezza, l’ampienza
l’ampienza
la vasca
width, breadth
breadth of knowledge
breadth of a swimming pool
la lunghezza
la durata
un pezzo di, un tratto di
la vasca
length (including book)
length of a journey (but not of a book)
length of a piece of string, cord etc.
length of a swimming pool (same as width!)
l’altezza
la quota
la sommita
height
altitude, height
(a random) height (eg to view from)
ingenui
naive
ottuso
ottundere
dense, dull, slow, thick, stupid
obtuse (made, or being, deliberately difficult to understand)
to dull
l’apprendista
apprentice
premuroso
thoughtful, caring, gentle, attentive
riconoscente
grateful, appreciative
viziato
spoiled, pampered
foul (eg smell)
faulty, defective
la delibera
the resolution
il monello, la monella
rascal, pest
discolo
unruly, naughty, ill behaved,
disobedient, undisciplined
il zoticone
boor, lout, clodhopper
marcire
to rot, go bad, spoil
il cappricio
whim, passing fancy (caprice)
tantrum. fit
sudden fear
provisorio, temporaneo, momentaneo
temporary
noleggiare una macchina o bicicletta ma
affittare una stanza
rent a car or a bicycle but
rent a room
un’ora in piu
one more hour
potere essere
lui possa esseere
could be (probably always in the subjunctive)
he could be
ALLA ricerca di
IN search of
avanzare
to be left over
to advance, move foreward
pop out, peek out
progress, improve, advance
riciclare
to recycle
un gesto
a gesture, a movement (as in a nod)
thing to do (to go to see someone, to give a present)
sprecare
to waste, throw away (things and energy)
IN pista,
il sentiero
le tracce,
la traccia
ON the trail
the track, trail (walking, skiing etc)
spore, track marks
piece of music
riprendere
to shoot a film
retake
resume
soggettivo
personal, individual
subjective
l’idrante, gli idranti
fire hydrant, hydrant
tesa
la tesa
outstretched
tense, drawn
brim of a hat
la granata, la bomba a mano
grenade, hand-grenade
granato
il melo granate
il granato
seed filled
strapping, robust, solid
pomegranate
the garnet
il rubino
ruby
il lazzarone, la lazzarona
slacker, layabout
il naufragio
shipwreck
failure, ruin, sinking
la vedetta
lookout, lookout post
affondare
to sink to go under
la pagella
report card
DA bambini
AS children
per vivere piu a lungo
sara meglio se i cani viveressero piu a lungo
to live longer
it would be better if dogs were to live longer (? correct?)
brezza tesa
tesa
la tesa
stiff(?) breeze
outstretched, tense, drawn
brim of a hat
la rugiada
il punto di rugiada
dew
dew poin
rincrescere
to regret, be sorry
lamentare
lamentarsi
to complain, denounce
lament, mourn
complain (about an illness)
spezzare
spezzare il cuore a
to break, to crack (bone)
break someone’s heart
strappare
a strappa a camicia
to tear, tear up, rip, rip up, shred
to force, to extort
strip jack naked (card game)
il fante
infantryman, foot soldier
knave, jack
impacciato
impacciare
impacciarsi
clumsy, fidgety
block, hinder
to get anxious, nervous
orgoglioso
proud
grazioso/a/i/e
pretty, attractive,
refined, delicate
santo cielo!
goodness gracious
stabilire
to establish
decide upon
l’avvoltoio gli avvoltoi
vulture/s
il mascalzone
philanderer
scoundrel, trouble maker, pest
la faccina
emoticon, smiley,
il mucchio
heap, stack, pile
marciume
rotten part, rot
corruption, rottenness
rosicchiare
to nibble
browse on, graze
gnaw on
aguzzo
sharp, pointed (physical and mental)
la rovina
destruction, collapse, ruin
disaster, failure
giacere
to recline, lie
la maledizione
curse, damnation, anathema (as in church)
gironzolare
to hang around, wander around, mosey
rimangiare
rimangiatelo
to re-eat
eat your words
il compenso
reward
payment, fee, reimbursement
il popolano, la popolana
popolano/a/i/e
commoner
popular, of the people
confidare
to tell in confidence, confide
trust
hope
la fucina
forger
smithy (la bottega del fabbro)
affezionato
fond of
pregustare
to look forward to, anticipate
obiezione o obbiezione
objection, counter argument
il noceto
la noce
il noce
legno di walnut
walnut grove
walnut (nut)
walnut tree
walnut (wood)
ALLA ricerca di
IN search of
il mestiere
i segreti del mestiere
profession, vocation, craft, trade, job,
expertise, trick of the trade
trick of the trade, trade secrets
veergognarsi
to be ashamed, embarrassed
comportarsi
comportare
to behave
to involve, entail
puo darsi
perhaps, possibly
la pretresa
demand, pretension
presumption, claim, nerve, gall
il cognato
brother-in-law
l’accesso
access
il furore
fury rage, wrath, frenzy
sollevare
to raise up, lift up
ingente
huge, enormous
sottratto
subtract
steal, snatch
back out, avoid, dodge
educato
educated, trained
polite, good mannered, well brought up
la clausola
clause, provision
accogliere
to house, host, accommodate, greet, receive
toccante
moving, touching
grazioso
pretty, attractive, lovely
delicate, refined
stilare
to draw up, draft, compile
tessuto
il tessuto
woven
fabric, cloth, textile
avvolgere
to roll up, wind up
wrap, envelope
strabiliante
amazing, eye-popping, astonishing
la fattezza
the featureS
il tavolo
la tavola
la tavola le tavole
the (physical) table
(what is presented on, the setting for) the table
figure in a text
plank/s
l’eguaglianza
equality
la traduzione
tradurre
translation
to translate
il tradimento
tradire
betrayal, treason
to betray, cheat, be unfaithful, deceive
la radiografia
raggi X
fare una radiografia
X-ray, x-ray
X/x-ray (radiation)
to take an x-ray, to x-ray (something)
la lastra
the x-ray film to look at
a slab or sheet
il male, il danno
fare male
harm
to do harm
perdinci!!
my goodness!!
la/le fattezza/e
feature/s
il calcare
calcare
il calco
limestone, limescale
to pack or tread in
to stress, emphasise, exaggerate
cast, mould, tracing
loan word=word from used from a different language
le fazzette calchi
death mask
il scatto
jerk, twitch
shutter speed (camera)
picture, photograph, snapshot
fit, surge
telephone charge
advancement, promotion
scaltro
astute, sharp
cunning, sly, crafty
schiacciare
squash, flatten
la vigilia
la vigilia di natale
the eve
Christmas eve
ottenere
to obtain, achieve, attain
il fringuello
chaffinch
METTERE a ridere
TO START laughing
la sistemazione
placement, arrangement,
accommodation
solution, settlement
position, job
temporaneo/a/i/e adj.
temporary
provvedere
provvedersi
provide, supply
prepare, see to, provide for
to equip oneself, prepare for
ficca naso
nosey
parere
to seem, to appear
discutibile
debatable, arguable, questionable, controversial
il destino,
fate, destiny, lot (in life)
il corteggiatore la corteggiatrice
suitor, admirer
la furia
a fury, hellion,
fury, rage, anger
altezzoso
haughty
viziato
pampered, spoilt
foul, faulty, vitiated
il fratellastro
la sorellastra
half brother
half sister
gestire
to manage, oversee, run, handle
il lieto giorno
il giorno del matrimonio, il giorno dielle nozze
the happy day (e.g. wedding day)
wedding day
il viaggio di nozze
honeymoon
il banchetto
banquet, feast
stall, stand, booth
la torta nuziale
wedding cake
giungere
to arrive, to receive
to go as far as, go this far
lo sposo,
la sposa
the bridegroom. groom
the bride
trattarsi
trattare
to concern, to regard, to be
to negotiate, bargain, haggle, deal
treat, process, cure
un piano concerato
an arranged plan
defraudare
to defraud
spezzare
to snap, to break
la zanna
tusk, fang
la contabilita
accounting, book keeping
le mie condolianze per la perdita
my condolences for the loss
le spezie
spices
migliore
il migliore
better
the best
abituale
regular (often),
habitual, usual, customary (always)
la contabilita (a-grave invariable)
accounting, book-keeping
innamorato
l’innamorato/a
in love
lover
