random 20 Flashcards
il ciuffolotto
bullfinch
il cardellino
goldfinch
onorevole
honourable, repectible
frosone frusone
grosbeak (a group of large beaked seed eating perching birds, mainly finches)
un coccodè
a chirp
la propensione
inclination, propensity, bent
l’impiegato/a
impiegato pp
employee, office worker
employed
il modo
procedure, mode, method, system
fashion
ruvido
uneven, coarse, rough, irregular
anziano
old, aged, elderly
imbronciatto
sullen, peevish, sulky
cloudy, overcast
scomposto
broken down, dismantled
haphazard, ruffled, messy, untidy, disordered, agitated
compound
composto
assembled, put together
made up of, composed of, consist of
schifato
schifare
schifarsi
disgusted nauseated
to disgust, hate, loathe
to be disgusted .. by
schifoso
disgusting, repugnant, revolting
(and, almost the opposite!) amazing, unbelievable, incredible
promettente
promising
il campagnolo, la campagnola
countryman countrywoman, peasant
compagnolo adj.
country, rural
sgradevole
unpleasant
l’indovino/a
indovino
fortune teller, soothsayer
foretelling, divining, predictive
la dimora
dwelling, abode
il codirosso
(common) redstart
la coda
tail,
end, back end
parere
to seem, appear
il maestro, la maestra
teacher
coscienzioso
meticulous, diligent, precise
il bordo
side
border, edge, hem
kerb
il disagio
inconvenience, bother, annoyance
tendere
to stretch
tenere
to hold
spezzare
spezzarsi
strapparsi
chiudersi a scatto
azzanare
aggredire verbalmente
etc. etc.
to snap something
to snap (under own weight)
to snap (snapping sound (a whip)
to snap shut
to snap (attempting to bite)
to snap (verbally)
si che
of course
vorrei farti vedere
I would like to show you
affacciarsi
affaciare
to look out
to expose, show, raise, put forward
lo zotico, lo zoticone, la zotica zoticona
boor, lout
desiderare
le desiderata nfpl.
to want, desire, crave, wish. hope
requirements, need
esibito pp
esibire
exhibited
to exhibit, show, display
obbedire
to obey, abide by
strappare
to tear, rip up, tear up
la ragnatela
spiders web, cobweb
web (eg crime)
il rovo i rovi
blackberry, bramble (fruit and bush)
la frana
la valanga
la colata di fango, la frana
landslide
avalanche
mudslide
trafiggere
to pierce, to run through
smettere
stop, quit, cease, desist,
la tenerezza
affection, tenderness, endearment
la compassione
compassion, sympathy, empathy
il calice
stemmed glass, wine glass, glass
il fondatore
la fondatrice
the founder
promoter. pioneer,
malconcio
battered, beaten, in bad shape
mensile
monthly
il rame
di rame, in rame
di color rame
copper
in copper, of copper
copper coloured
il ferro
l’accaio
l’accaio inossidabile
iron
steel
stainless steel (inoxidizable steel)
l’otone
brass
l’aluminio
aluminium
guadagnarsi da vivere
to earn a living
il sosia, la sosia
double, look-alike, substitute
twin
lo sviluppo
the development (the process of producing something)
il pestaggio
beating, thrashing, assault
raffigurare
to portray, depict, describe
draw, illustrate
il parapendio
para- glider,
avvitare
to screw, tighten, fasten
aggredire
to attack, assault, mug
togliere
to remove, to take off
take away, deprive
subtract remove
attorno
approximately
about, around
importare
to concern, interest, matter
absorb, adopt, introduce
da nessuna parte
(not) anywhere (negative sense)
ho finito per
I ended up (as)
la trEgua
truce, cease fire, armistice
la cronaca
la cronaca nera
report, account, story, chronicle
crime news
concedere
to grant, to give, to allow
attorno
around, about, (in the vicinity of)
l’accesso
access
impedire
non posso imperdirlo
to forbid, impede
iIcannot forbid (stop) it
importare
to concern, interest, matter
absorb, adopt, introduce
import
disprezzabile
disagreeable. objectionable
indegno
unworthy
shameful
volgare
vulgar, gross
vernacular (common)
trattare
trattarsi
to deal, negotiate, debate
concern, be, regard
altri
others, other people
ingannare
to deceive, cheat, swindle, mislead
risparmiare
to spare, to save
l’avviso
(to serve as a) lesson
negare
deny, repudiate, negate
pentito
contrite, chastened, reformed
remorseful, repentent
redento pp.
redimire
redeemed
to redeem
la furfante
scoundrel. rogue,
l’adire
ardire
the nerve, the gall
to dare
la somma
la somma ingente
sum, amount
the huge sum
la cifra
to number, digit
il tutore, la tutrice
guardian, defender
giurare
to take an oath, to swear to
rendere
ho reso pp.
return, give back, render
i rendered
la biancheria
la biancheria da tavolo
la biancheria intima
linen, sheets
table linen, tablecloths etc
underclothes, underwear
la opera
work, construction process, endeavour
infondere
instil, reassure
siffato
such, this
laggiù
fu mandato laggiù a vita
down there, over there
south
I was sent there for life (convict)
impiccato
impiccare
impiccarsi
l’impiccato, l’impiccata
hanged
to hang
to hang oneself
the hanged man - woman
compromettere
compormettersi
to compromise (someone), jeopardise, threaten
to compromise oneself
implicato pp implicare
implicated, involved
avere torto
to be wrong
risultato pp
il risultato
risultare
resulted,
the result
to prove, to show
to result
il frattempo
nel frattempo
the meantime
in the meantime
spedire
spedirgli
to send, to post, to ship
to send to him
ritenere
riternersi
to believe, hold to be true
consider yourself
tessuto pp tessare
woven pp to weave
la tela
web, spider’s web
canvas
painting, canvas
scioccamente
foolishly, stupidly
riuscire
to be able to, manage to
to be good at
infelice
unhappy, sad
troubled, upset
la guardia
watch, guard, security protection
la riga
line,
assaggiare
to taste, to try
to pick at
il voltP
face
sin da quando
from when
sfuggire
to escape, slip away, run away
catturato pp catturare
captured, arrested, caught, apprehended
riassumere
to summarize, sum up
il fratellastro
half-brother
lo schiavo la schiava
slave, servant
lo scontro
crash, collision
clash, skirmish, conflict, dispute
game, match, face off
l’attesa
the wait
la difesa
defence (legal)
safeguard
protection, shelter
complice adj.
il la complice
accessory (crime), complicit
the accomplice, accessory
infame
hideous ugly
infamous, hateful
colpevole
il la colpevole
guilty, at fault
guilty person, culprit
la condanna
the sentence, conviction
ritrovare
find, locate, re-find
spaccare
break, smash, split
afogato
drowned
la riva
shore, river bank
la nuotata
the swim
invidiare
to be jealous, envious
crave, long for
sepolto
buried, interred
hidden, concealed
caldamente
warmly (with emotion)
referire
to report, tell
attribute
ardente
ardent, hot, blazing, fiery
impetuoso
impetuous, wild, violent
impunito
unpunished
porre
put, place, lay
set, establish
suppose, imagine, in the event that
pay, pose
plant
rivolgere
rivolgersi
to point, aim
to address to direct
to speak to, address
adottare
to adopt
to choose, to opt for, receive
affidare
affidarsi
to entrust, give custody of
trust in, be confident in, rely on
spregevole
despicable, contemtible
la infelicità
unhappiness
disagreeableness
l’insegnamento
training
infelice
unhappy, sad, depressed
negare
to deny, reject, turn down, refuse
giovare
to be of use, benefit from
help, aid, assist
il galeotto
convict, jailbird
galley slave
addosso
ci sono addosso
on, at
they are on to us
il tagliagole
cutthroat
la fuga
the escape
il vapore
steam
gas, vapour
mist, fog
bene mobili
movable assets
property that can be moved
chattels
salvo
safe, uninjured
save, except
unless
picchiare
to hit, to punch
to beat against (rain)
il bagliore
glare, blaze, flash, light
spento
off, turned off
la fumatina, la pipa
il fumatore, la fumatrice
pipe (tobacco)
smoker
l’angelo note there is no female version
angel
marcire
to go bad, rot
svanire
to disappear, vanish
sfuggire
to slip away, run away, escape
processare
try, take to trial, put before a judge
additare
point at, point to
hold up, declare, make known
sciagurato
unlucky, unfortunate
grievous, deplorable, reckless
wicked, evil
crook, rogue, scoundrel
esiliato
l’esiliato la esiliata
exiled, banished
exile, outcast, deportee
il calcio
the kick, punt
soccer
calcium
stock, butt
il cavallo
horse
knight
crotch of trousers
maltrattare
mistreat
piegare
to bend, fold
knock out
warp, become bowed
bend over, lean over
il desiderio
desire, wish
lust
aggiornare
aggiornarsi
to update, to revise
to keep up to date. keep up
esaudire
to grant, satisfy
il bando
announcement
ban interdiction
l’anca
il fianco
the hip and hip joint
the hip area
il colloquio
conversation, meeting
job interview
oral exam
esitare
hesitate
perderemmo di sicuro
we would surely lose
agitare
agitarsi
to act, operate
behave
effect
to fidget, stress out
lo scontro
crash, collision
skirmish, clash, dispute, conflict
lo sconto
discount
visto che
since, seeing that, given that
la dependance
outbuilding
il navigatore la navigatrice
sailor, mariner, seafarer, seaman
il largo
largo
open sea
broadly, generally
wide
il lago
lake
la rotta
route
life style
rotto
broken, cracked
spiacevole
unpleasant, disagreeable
unfortunate, regrettable
l’assalto
the attack assault (military)
il capo there is not female version
varare
to launch (politically as well)
to leave port
il provvedimento
the measure, provision,
movimentato
lively, animated
busy, eventful
interprete masc. or fem
interpreter
performer (actor)
messenger
la cinghia, la trocolla
strap (for carrying)
belt
strap
legare
legare con una cinghia
to tie, to tether, fasten
to tie with a strap
finire di NOT FERMARE
to stop (doing something)
