random 21 Flashcards
il consumismo
consumerism
anestetizzare
anaesthetize
il picco
peak (also temperature)
summit
infuriare
rage, flare up (fire and
conflict)
raddoppiare
to double
pesare
pesarsi
to weigh
to weigh down
to weigh yourself
la sete
la fame
thirst
hunger
lottare
to fight to, to struggle to (eg survive)
IN pista
ON THE track
l’intenditore,
l’intenditrice
expert
connoiseure
gestire
to manage, to handle
il titolare, la titolare
the owner
the title holder
respingere
to repel, to push back,
push away
l’offesa
offense insult
estivo adj.
la stagione estiva
l’estate
summer
summer season
summer
separatore decimale, vergola
decimal point NOTE a
comma!
l’insulto
insult
aggredire
to attack, assault mug
comunale adj.
council, town
il volto
face
entrarsi
nothing to do with
il valore (di, del etc.)
the value (of)
restare
rimanere
to stay (in something, with someone) [but can cover rimanere]
to remain, left (over)
la lotta (al)
the struggle, fight (against eg cancer)
CHI di voi
Which of you
finire
fermare
to finish, to stop doing something (annoying)
to stop physically
la matrigna
step-mother
il ghigno
snicker, sneer
straffotente
il/la straffotente
arrogant, regardless of others, impertinent
arrogant person
armato
armed
armoured, reinforced
(concrete)
blindato, corozzato
la corazzata,
nave di guerra. nave
militare
armoured
battleship
warship
il carro armato
tank (military)
me ne frego
i don’t give a damn, i
don’t care
legare
to tie, fasten, tether
doppiare
to round (eg the cape of good hope)
to dub (a voice)
to lap (overtake by a lap)
finora, fin ad ora
up until now
gia al
as of the (event in time)
a favore di
in favour of
guardare bene
to look closely
al posto tuo
in your place (if i were
you)
tascabile
pocket sized, pocket (as an adjective)
paperback
il fascino
the charm. allure appeal
reso pp
rendere
il reso
rendered
to render
product to be returned
independente
individual (one of)
la buona notizia
SINGULAR
good news PLURAL
la tana
lair, nest, den, burrow
hideout
sciagurato
unlucky, unfortunate
grievous, deplorable reckless
wicked evil
crook rogue scoundrel
il detenuto, la detenuta
prisoner, detainee, inmate
avvertire
to inform. to warn
il cigolio
creak, squeak
fidare
to trust, believe, have
confidence
A pagina
ON page
PER problemi
BECAUSE of problems
vendere all’asta
l’asta
auction off
pole, beam, shaft (e.g. transmission)
la vergogna
shame
embarrassment,
disgrace, dishonour
appena
as soon as
just, just now
barely, scarcely
stare con le mani in
tasca
to stand idly by
teso (pp di tendere)
tendere
anxious, tense
tense, stretched
tense (atmosphere)
aimed at (with intention of)
to stretch, pull, tighten
la garanzia
garantire
guarantee
to guarantee
spalare
la pala, la vanga, il badile
to shovel
the shovel
l’imbratto
imbrattare
dirt, smear
to stain, soil, dirty
il cigolio
squeak, creak
il mormorio
whisper, rustle, babble murmur, whispering etc
stare dietro a
stare dietro
to go after (hunt down)
to be behind (opposite meanings!)
il cinofilo
la cinofila
dog lover
la raccolta fondi
fundraising
i canili (il canile)
mettere in canili
kennels
to kennel, put into kennels
osare, ardire
l’ardire
non ho l’ardire
to dare
the gall, nerve, courage
i do not have the courage to
arrischiare
to attempt, to hazard
correttamente, giustamente, bene
properly
al di sopra
above
la coscienza
consapevolezza
conscience
awareness, consciousness
la conascenza
knowledge
cosciente
conscious
brillante
shiny
morso
mi ha morso abbastanza male
bitten
it bit me quite badly
l’educazione
upbringing
education
disperso
missing, lost
scattered, dispersed
un topo di biblioteca
a bookworm
il titolo
the stock
heading, title
qualification, degree, title
right, privilege
title of land, right to
eguaglianza
equality
talmente
so (large amount, so much so tired, so-comparison)
l’ira
anger, rage, outburst
costare l’ira di dio
cost an arm and a leg
credere alle (sue) parole
credi alle sue parole
to believe (someone’s) words
you believe his words
loro due
the two of them
fa’ mente locale
gather your thoughts
il bilancio
assessment
take stock,
financial statement/report
il bilancio provvisorio
provisional/temporary assessment
SEGUIRE un corso
TO FOLLOW a course
leggere in pensiero
to read someone’s mind
essere avanti in
to be ahead in/at
lo schizzo, il bozzetto
il disegno
the sketch
the drawing
vengono lavorati
they are crafted
coinvolgere
to involve someone in, drag into
captivate, engage, interest
la fila
(also means across) row
line
il poeta, la poetessa
poet (male), female poet
la cima, la sommita
il picco
(mountain) peak
IL clima masc.
the climate
non ci mettere la mano sul fuoco
i would not put my hand on the fire for it = i would not swear to it
il pesce fresco
l’acqua dolce
notizie fresche
l’area fresca, l’area pura
i nuovi rifornimenti
appena
fresh fish (food)
fresh water (not salty)
fresh news
fresh air
fresh supplies
fresh/ly (done)
la diga
dam, dyke
la sponda
edge border
shore, bank
saltare
to blow up (explode)
to jump, hop
l’omologo/a
omologo
couter-part (same function)
homologous, analogous
l’omologo/a
omologo
couter-part (same function)
homologous, analogous
il vertice
i vertici militari
summit, meeting, assembly
summit, apex (of career)
military high command
sconfiggere
to beat, defeat, overwhelm, vanquish, crush
di piu
the most
PRENDERE fuoco
to CATCH fire
VERSO mezzogiorno
AROUND noon
la salma
corpse, body, remains
la bara
coffin
in virtu di,
grazie a
il virtu
in virtue of (because of)
thanks to
virtue
trovarsi vicino
to BE close to
venire lavorare
to craft
fa’ mente locale
gather you thoughts
e una mia abitudine
is a habit of mine
ti vedo stanco
you look tired (I see you tired)
e proprio cio che
is precisely what
il righello
ruler, straight edge
sta per comminciare
it is about to start
e una PERDITA di tempo
it is a WASTE time
IN treno
BY train
IN treno
BY train
l’ergastolo
life sentence
l’anarchico, l’anarchica
anarchist
si vedono dei libri
one sees books (if the object is plural the reflexive becomes plural — i.e. books as being seen)
SOTTO il pioggia
IN the rain
fiore/i
il bocciolo
blossom. flower/s, bloom
flower bud, closed flower
mischiare
mischiarsi
to confuse, mix up
to mix, to mingle
PRENDERE fuoco
TO CATCH fire
che deve decidere la dirigenza
that management HAS to decide
guarire
la guarigione
to cure
the cure
la cura
curare FALSE FRIEND
the treatment
to treat, nurse, look after
il guscio delle noci di cocco
la noce, le noci
the coconut shell
wallnut, wallnuts
e una mia abitudine
one of my habits
il titolo
stock
title
il velivolo
aircraft, aeroplane (civilian)
gunship, warplane, military aircraft
il riassunto
summary, synopsis, abstract
appropriazione indebita
embezzlement
sottrare
sottrarsi a
to steal, to snatch
to subtract
to avoid, dodge
la scarcerazione
release (from prison)
la lettura
the reading of
la rugiada
dew
lo scontro
clash, skirmish, dispute, conflict
collision, crash
il corteo
demonstration, picket, parade
cortege, procession
il vertice i vertici.
summit, meeting, assembly
apex of a triangle
rilevare
to detect, measure, notice, observe
remove, take off, remove again, take off again
avere a che fare con
has to deal with
da elefante
like an elephant’s
SUL mare
BY THE sea
in bianco e nero
in black and white
la opera
the work - literature
the work - music
the work - construction
the opera
charity
ad opera di
by means of, due to, through, by,
di che cosa avranno
what will they have
la sorella piu piccola
youngest/smallets sister
un arto
a limb, appendage
perdere
to miss (not being there)
lost etc
vivto DA mio zio
I will live AT my uncle’s
il raggio
ray, beam, sunbeam, ray of sunlight
il rogo i roghi
fire, blaze, bushfire
stake
il palo
stake
fare soldi
sapere fare soldi
to make money
to know how to make money
la sconfitta
defeat (tennis)
appena (possibile)
as soon as (possible)
just
avere luogo
to take place
l’att0
act, deed, document
gesture
da domani
FROM tomorrow
aggiornato
updated
current, up to date
la pala
shovel
blade (of turbine or propeller)
la vanga
vangare
a spade!
to dig
il badile
the shovel
credere ALLE sue parole
(perche credere e seguito di A)
to believe his words
la vedova
the widow
con ogni mezzo
by all means
fino a che eta
up to what age
fare pubblicita
to advertise
valido
able
fermentare
fermenting (inc. thoughts)
l’obiezione o obbiezione
objection, criticism
guarda qui!
look here!
nella sua vera luce
in its true light
installare (in)
to install, to place (in)
un ometto
little boy, little man, kiddo
la carrozza
coach (with horses)
il impiegato di banca
bank clerk
e quasi altrettanto buono
is almost as good
lo zolfo
sulphur. brimstone
l’intrattenimento
entertainment
essere in alto mare
to be far from a solution (to be on the high seas)
la calotta glaciale
la calotta antarctica
la calotta
ice cap
Antarctic ice cap
spherical cap, skull cap
la deriva
drift
centre board
sailing dinghy
derivare
to derive (not, to drift)
andare alla deriva
to drift
la lite
fight, argument
la lettura
reading
il progresso
il cammino del pellegrino
the progress
the pilgrim’s progress
fare domanda per essere
to apply to be
si che
allora si che
of course
then of course
il bucato
il giorno del bucato
bucato
laundry
washing day
pierced, punctured, perforated, flat (a tyre)
attingere acqua
attingere
to draw water
to obtain, get from, draw, tap
