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