random 22 Flashcards
l’orlo
girare a orlo
sull’orlo di
hem
edge
to hem
on the brink of, on the verge of
cucire
la cucitura
to sow, to stitch
seam, stitching
stapling
binding
adornare
to adorn, dress up, decorate, deck out
preghiera prima dei pasti
preghiera di ringraziamento
grace
impiombare
to seal with lead
to splice
pigro
lazy, indolent
sluggish, listless, slow
il segugio
bloodhound
sleuth, private eye, detective, investigator
agire
to act, behave,
to effect, have an effect on
il maltempo
bad weather
l’anidride
l’anidride carbonica
dioxide
carbon dioxide
le fauci nfpl
the maw, mouth, opening
jaws
dai gelidi paesaggi
from the icy landscapes
la battigia
shore, bank
la spiaggia
seaside, shore, beach
le spiagge baciate dal sole
sunny beaches (beaches kissed by the sun)
salare
salato
to salt
salted, salty, briney
l’incrotiatore masc.
cruiser
il cacciatorpediniere
destroyer
la portaerei
aircraft carrier
perseguitare
to oppress, persecute, badger, harass
haunt
hunt down, chase, stalk
la partita ti hai piaciuto
you MUST have liked the match
di che cosa avranno parlato
what will they have talked about
il valico i valichi
crossing place,
the act of crossing
la petroliera
il petroliere, la petroliera
petrol/oil tanker- ship
oil tycoon, businessman-woman
l’imbarcazione fem.
boat, watercraft, vessel, ship, craft
la bomba di profondita
la carica di profondita
la carica
depth charge
explosive charge
Position (staff), post, appointment
urtare
to hit, bump
variegato
variegated, multicoloured, varied
la cacciatorpediniere
la torpediniera
destroyer
torpedo boat
le macerie nfpl
la maceria
la rudere
la rovina
ruins (usually military)
rubble, debris
ruin (old ruin)
destruction, ruin (old)
mettere alla prova
sara stata messa alla prova
to be put to the test
(she) will have been put to the test
la postazione
position, post (military)
position non military
l’ordigno
il drone
device, contraption
the drone (unmanned aircraft)
lo scampo
safety, escape, salvation, way out
il tocco
blow, hit,
beat, toll, stroke
touch, style,
touch signature
la zattera
raft
slab foundation
la fanteria
infantry
l’imbarcazione fem.
boat, craft, watercraft, vessel, ship
fare parte
to take part
esondare
to flood
rintracciare
to track down
staccare
to detach, to leave behind
la quota
the part, the share, the percentage
la fuga
the escape, getaway, breakout
leak, leakage
la gestione
the management of, the running of
l’annegato l’annegata
drowned person
prendere d’assolto
to storm (military), assault, attack
l’eguaglianza
equality
schierare
to deploy
line up, arrange
addestrare
to train, to coach
dotato di
dotato
equipped with, fitted out with
talented gifted
a partire da
starting from, starting with
sfondo
background, backdrop
sfocato
out of focus, blurry,
vague, confusing, blurry
apparire
appasato pp.
to appear, emerge, stand out, show off, make an imprssion
appeared
modellamento
modelling, moulding, shaping
pungere, pizzicare
to sting (sensation, and the act of)
avere a che fare
ha a che fare
to have to do with
it has to do with (a che fare is constant)
diffondere
diffondersi
to spread (I spread)
to spread out (it spreads itself)
le sorti della guerra
la sorte
the tide of war (the fates of war)
fate
ormai era
it was now
l’ordigno
device, gizmo
drone, missile
la mira
line of fire, aim
stava piu piccolo
stava piu grande
diventava
it was getting smaller
it was getting bigger
it was becoming
il melanoma nodulare
nodular melanoma
frattempo
nel frattempo
meanwhile, meantime
interim
in the meantime
pungere, pizzicare
to sting,
tinteggiare, pitturare
dipingere
la tinta, pittura vernice
to paint (a wall)
paint a picture
the paint
disegnare
to draw
lo scoppio
burst, blast
cui
chi
quale, il quale che
who, whom, which whose
he who, she who, the one who
which
l’obice masc.
howitzer
partorire
to give birth, parturition
lo spleen
peevish temper, spleen
il terriccio
pioggia di terriccio
topsoil
raining earth (after explosion)
missile adj invariable all four forms
missile, ballistic
la crociera
il missile da crociera
the cruise, voyage
cruise missile
incolume
unhurt, uninjured, unharmed, unscathed
la foto, le foto note a foreign word has no plural form
image, images, photo, photos
subire, subisco, sugici, subice
to be subjecte to, to suffer, to endure, to put up with
l’arnia, le arnie
lo sciame
the bee hive, hives
swarm
il girone
group, circle, grouping (of people in a grade)
avere prendere nota
ho preso nota
to take note
i took note
la scommessa
the bet, gamble, wager
la concorrenza
competition
investire
to run over, hit (car accident)
lo stupro
rape, violation
amato pp of amare
loved
la lite
litigare
fight, argument
to argue, to bicker, to fight
maestoso
majestic, grandiose
il limo
silt (in river)
il botteghino
box office
paragonabile
comparable
lapidare
to stone (someone to death)
rimossare
rimosso
to remove
removed
risalire
to return
go back in, climb back up
il tombino
manhole
manhole cover, sewer cover
la fuga
the escape, getaway
suggettivo
subjective
personal, individual
la deflagrazione
the explosion
il calo
a drop, fall, decrease, loss
la coorte
the cohort (group to be followed statistically)
la frana
la valanga
landslide
avalanche, lots, flood, plethora
la spada
the sword
fencing, epee
swordfish
spade (cards)
curare
to care for
to take care in selecting something
il manico
la maniglia
la mano
handle of a tool, place to grip
door handle (specifically)
hand
il cooperante, la cooperante
NGO worker
persino o perfino
even (even my son..)
so much as, no less than
il la convivente
partner (person you live with)
l’uragano
hurricane
hurricane force wind
l’allagamento
il lago
flooding
lake
la diga le dighe
dam dams
il lager
concentration camp
awful place
il golpe
coup, coup d’état
turco
Turkish
cileno
Chilean
la vicenda
event, incident
annegare
to drown
lo schieramenti
military disposition,
formation, line up
voi tutti
all of you
guardare dall’altra parte
to look the other way
il obice
howitzer
percepito
percepire
seems like (weather forecast)
to perceive, sense detect
collect draw, net, make
prendere forma
to take shape
sentire sola
TO feel lonely
prendere
to fetch
to get
fisico fisica fisichi fisiche
il fisico
il fisico, la fisica
physical adj.
the physique, the body
the physicist
la rimozione
the removal (of)
l’iniviato, inviata
correspondent, reporter
emissary, delegate, envoy
la mendicante
mendicante
mendicare
the beggar, mendicant
begging
to beg
implorare, pregare, supplicare,
implorare
to plead
to plead for
lui avrebbe potuto avere ragione
he could have been right
(Lit: he would have been able to have correct/right)
Venni non appena potei
I came as soon as I could
il rastrellamento
sweeping, raking
thorough search
il bilancio
analysis, evaluation appraisal
financial report
il tifoso la tifosa
supporter, fan, enthusiast
la menzogna
the lie, falsehood
investire
to run over
to invest
to appoint, to assign
vivo, vivente, in vita
alive, living
nel vivo di
vivo
in the heart of, gist of
deep, strong (colour)
liveley alive living
tutto quello di cui abbiamo bisogno
all we need
la vera radice
the real cause
la farrica
gust, flurry
series of gunshots
rapid series, rapid
la caserma
barracks
large building
i giochi enigmatici
puzzle games
il valico
crossing, passage (eg border crossing)
il tir
articulated lorry
IN quell’albergo
AT that hotel
il tuo nemico peggiore
your worst enemy
venni non appena potei
NON appena
I came as soon as I could
AS soon as
la grossista m&f
wholesaler
arrivi IN ritardo
you ARE late
tacciare
to accuse, to charge with
sfiorare
to brush against, to touch
to almost/very nearly achieve something
la quota
the amount, the sum
part, share, percentage
il cappio
l’anello, il circuito
il loop, andare in loop
fare un cappio, avvolgere
fare il giro del morte
the loop (of a belt. or a string)
the loop (of a trail)
the loop of a video (repeat), to run in a loop
to loop a belt
to loop, loop the loop (aircraft, skateboarder)
l’irruzione fem.
intrusion, incursion, burst in,
sudetto
above mentioned
seppillire,
sepellito o sepolto
to bury
buried
la striscia
le striscie
La Stiscia di Gaza
the strip, band, line, stripe
pedestrian crossing
Gaza Strip
riferire
to report, to tell
l’udienza
hearing, judicial hearing
meeting
consultation
credo AL destino
I believe IN destiny
la forca, il patibolo
gibbet
la pagella
(school) report card
la competenza
jurisdiction, authority
expertise, efficiency, competence, knowledge
l’agguato
essere in agguato
the ambush
hide in ambush
allagare
to flood, to inundate
per quanto ne sappia
as far as I/you/he/she/it know/s
provare
to feel, experience
prove, show, demonstrate
try, attempt
rehearse
il garofano
carnation
la cannella
cinamon
raggiungere
to reach, to arrive at
to join up with
conoscere
to meet, to get to know
to know someone
tenere PER mano
to hold hands
sara IN zona
will be in THE area
la scodella, la sciotola
la zuppiera
bowl
soup bowl
farsi questo effetto
me fa questo effetto
to have an effect (on someone)
it has this effect on me
essere IN fondo a
sono IN fondo alla strada
to be AT the end of (someplace e.g. street)
I am at the end of the street
la stampa nazionale
the national newspapers
the national press
andare nella direzione sbagliata
to go in the wrong direction
il succo del discorso
the heart of the speech (argument)
un infarto
un colpo, un infarto
avere un infarto,
avere un attaco di cuore
a heart attack
cardiac arrest
to have a heart attack
dispiacere
rincrescere
to be sorry
to regret (but I can’t), to be sorry
l’interesse personale
personal interest
la falce
sickle
& sythe!
la roncola
billhook
la machete
machete
l’argomento
subject (of a discussion), argument in a discussion
lo sbirro
bobby, copper , cop (slang for policeman)
la sella
saddle, seat
pass, gap
cleft, depression
spiacevole
disagreeable, unpleasant
la spazzatura
rubbish
ciecamente
blindly, senselessly, randomly
lo schiaffo
smack, slap
urlare
to shout, scream, cry out
lusingare
to tempt, cajole
costringere
to obligate, to force
l’etichetta fem.
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