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!)