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