random 23 Flashcards
il cordoglio
condolences
ricoverare
to admit to hospital
il percorso
the way, path,
course, route, itinerary
il distacco
separation,
withdrawal, detachment
rattristare
to make sad
to grieve
esprimere
devo esprimere
to express, to state
i must express
vano
sofforenze vane
useless
useless suffering
sdegnare
to avoid, to refuse
take offence, be indignant
vergognarsi
to feel ashamed, embarrassed
FINO alla fine
TO the end
l’inquinante fem.
inquinante adj.
pollutant
polluting
IN piscina
TO THE pool
schiantare
to smack into, bang into
to throw
imbrattare
to stain, soil, dirty
la scomparsa
demise, passing
disappearance
la scorza
rind, peelings, skin
bark
crust
il tradimento
betrayal
l’anima
soul
stare attento a
to be careful to
il guidatore
the driver
settentrionale
dal nord
northern
northerner
orientale
dell’est
eastern
easterner
meridionale
del sud
southern
southerner
occidentale
dell’ovest
all’estremita occidentale
western
westerner
at the western edge
la puzzola
polecat
la rugiada
dew
fare parte di
faremo parte di quello
to take part in
we will take part in that
PER la strada
IN the street
avere fare
l’avrebbe fatta moire
to have made
it would have made her die
andare A finire
to end UP
il sentimento
fuori di sentimenti
consciousness, awareness
sentiment, emotion
out of one’s mind
figurare
figurarsi
to imagine, to picture
to appear, be present, be
to imagine
scaraventare
to hurl, fling
il patto
agreement, treaty, covenant, pact
stringere
press, squeeze, grip, grasp, cling to, hold on tight,
tie, intertwine
tighten, clench, come closer together
annodare
il nodo
to tie a knot
the knot
l’allevatore/allevatrice
breeder, stock farmer
la pieve
parish church
fa’il bravo
behave
un altra esemio SONO i
another example IS the
il minatore la minatrice
miner
la bonta
generosity, kindness, goodness
cacciare
to hunt
to expel, throw out (eg occupying troops)
udire
to hear, to listen
UN suono di passI (A sound of stepS)
footstepS
tenere la cosa fra di noi
to keep it between us
il ladrone
thief
rompere l’anima
rompere le scatole
bother, annoy, disturb
(vulgar) to break one’s balls
maledetto
un maledetto ladrone
damned, cursed
a damned thief
alcolizzato
l’alcolizzato
addicted to alcohol
alcoholic
finora, fino ad ora
per quanto
fino a, fino a un certo punto
so far, up until now
so far (as I know)
to a limited point (you can only go so far
sulla
(to know) about (on the subject of)
lavorarsi su tutto
ci lavorasse lui su tutto
to work on everything
he should work on everything
nonche
as well as, and also
l’organico
organico
staff, personnel
organic
systematic
consistent
legare
to tie, to tether, to fasten
to connect (personal)
idoneo
suitable, adequate
girare la pagina
to turn the page
la crisi note the plural ending to a singular word
the crisis
va mangiato/a/i/e
must be eaten
la frequenza
the interval (at which), the frequency attendance
l’impresa fem.
endeavor (general), challenge, undertaking, venture
company, business, enterprise, firm
device (coat of arms)
picchiare
to beat up, punch, hit, clobber
in fondo a/
at the foot of
andare verso nord
to go north
tenersi d’occhio
chi terrebbe d’occhio me
to keep an eye on
who would keep an eye on me
quanto ne ha lui
quanto ne hanno loro
as much as him
as much as them
avere una fine
tutte LE belle cose hanno una fine
to come to and end, must come to an end
all good things must com to an end
fregare
to rub, scrub
to cheat, swindle, fool
la botte
barrel, cask, keg
il botto
bang, thump
crash (vehicles)
la tormenta
blizzard, snow storm
mezzo adj. adv.
il mezzo
half, halfway
the half
the middle
Onu=Orginazionr delle Nazioni Unite
UN United Nations
convogliare
to channel, direct, funnel, guide
andare IN cima
to to TO THE top
essere vicini a/al/alla/allo etc.
to be popular with
tutto CIO CHE devi fare
all that you have to do
lo spazio
non e abbastanza spazio
room=space
there is not enough room
il tesoriere la tesoriera
the treasury, bursary’s office,
the treasurer, bursar