random 26 Flashcards
senza pericolI (plural)
non corre pericoli
without danger (sing.)
he does not run risks
lascia perdere!
forget it!
smettere
stop, cease, desist, quit.
give up on, give up
incazzarsi
to get mad, pissed off
to get pissed
temere
to fear, to dread
spietato
cruel, ruthless, unscrupulous
schiarire
to clean up,
bleach, lighten
clarify
seminare
to leave behind
to seed, sow, plant, disseminate, propagate
pretendere
to demand, insist on
claim
presume, expect
cancellare
to erase, to strike out.
to vanish
cancel, annul
il disprezzo
contempt, disdain
la scarpata
escarpment,
neanche, neppure, nemmeno
not even, neither
la dorsale
dorsale adj.
mountain ridge
backbone
dorsal, back
badare
bada!
to be careful, beware, look out
look after, care for
beware! (of what you do or say)
la giumenta
mare
l’incapace fem.
incompetence
l’avvertimento
warning, caution, premonition, notice
incollare
to glue, paste, stick together
il patto
agreement, covenant, pact.
treaty
beccare
to catch, surprise
to peck
to bite
a quanto pare
it seems, it would appear that, apparently, seemingly
impiccare
to hang (by the neck)
la pallottola
bullet, pellet,
projectile
small ball
sprecare
sprecato
to waste, squander
wasted
dannare
dannato
dannatissimo
to damn
damned
very damned
danneggiare
danneggiato
to damage
damaged
quello di cui avete bisogno
what you need
la risorsa
resource
il graffio
scratch
spiffare
to tell tales, to inform on, blab, blather
rigurgitare
rigurgitate, to bring up
regurgitate (to rehash)
spill out
goffo
awkward, clumsy
in cassare
to cash in, collect on
ammazzare
to kill, slay, assassinate
liberare
to free
provato
tired out, worn out, exhausted, tested.
proven, demonstrated.
la pieta
pity, compassion, sympathy
svignare
to sneak away, slip off
sbattere
to kick out, throw out, force out, send away
maledeto
cursed, damned
il predicatore, la predicatrice
preacher
azzardare
dare, risk, venture, take the risk
perquesire
search, frisk
congedare
to dismiss (military)
say goodbye, send away
dismiss
ribelle
disobedient intractable
perire
to perish
addestrare
to train, coach
appartenere
to belong to
sottrarre
to steal, snatch, nick
to subtract
sostenere
sustain, affirm, assert, claim
support, hold up
disdegnare
to scorn, to turn your nose up at, disdain
assaggiare
to taste
to pick at, to peck at
assetare
to grow thirsty, dry out, dehydrate
trascurabile
negligible, unimportant
un encomio
a commendation, praise
anticipato
anticipare
early
to bring forward, move up hasten
la portaerei
aircraft carrier
woman with big backside!
stipare
to squash, crush
la motovedetta
patrol boat
sfruttare
to take advantage of, use
la suocera
mother in law
nag, hag, shrew
trasferire
trasferirsi
to move, transfer
hand down
to move house, relocate
presa in giro
to tease, mock
la vedova
widow
trattare
to treat (to behave towards)
negotiate
make a deal
radunare
assemble, gather, collect,
buttare
to throw away, get rid of, jettison
used for parachuting from aircraft
il baco, i bachi
silkworm, silkworms
sbrigarsi
to hurry, make haste, get moving
spalancato
wide open, gaping
la pellicola
cling film.
film celluloid
calpestare
to tread on, step on
crush, trample
overthrow, thrash
inguaribile
incurable, terminal
incorrigible, hopeless
tale tale tali tali
such
similar, alike, the same
offeso
la offesa
offended, hurt
the offence, injury
il gregge
herd
giustiziato
giustiziare
giudicare
executed
to execute
to judge, evaluate
ricamare
to embroider, to embellish
filare
to spin (wool, silk)
get lost, scarper
l’infanzia
childhood
frugare
rummage, search, forage
ransack
la fatica
faticare
the exertion, strain, effort
to toil, struggle, work hard
la ribelle
rebel, insurgent
la botola
trapdoor, hatch
recare=portare formale
recarsi=andare formale
to bring, to carry
to bear, have (on it)
to go
espugnare
to conquer, to take
condividere
to share
agree with
la scorta, le scorte
provisions, stockpile, reserve, spare
security detail, bodyguard
escort
forza!
la forza
come on, go, you can do it
strength, energy, vigour
duress, violence
spostarsi
to move, relocate
il crocchio
cluster, group
crack
inviare
to send forward, to despatch.
il ricognitore
the reconnoitrer
la pattuglia
the patrol, squad
la perlustrazione
perlustrare
the patrol
search, patrol, examine, scour
ripigliare
to take back
spostare
to move
to postpone
raddrizzare
straighten up
il rottame
piece of junk, junk, scrap, clunker
schiacciare
to crush, flatten
rotolare
to roll over, roll about
la fanteria
the infantry
il sputafuoco
fire- eater
il sigaro
cigar
fischiare
to whistle
illudere
illudersi
to give false hope, deceive, mislead
to delude yourself
avere in serbo
tenere in serbo
to have (sth) in store
la cartuccia
cartridge, round
ink cartridge
oil filter
film canister
non-entity
redarguire
reprimand, rebuke
il parco giochi
playground
il scuro, la persiana, la imposta
la serranda
la saracinesca
shutter (window).
tax.
rolling shutter (Shop window)
garage door shutter, portcullis
gate valve for water pipe
sortire
to produce, bring about
to exit (old usage)
corrente
la corrente
present, current (time)
running, flowing
prevalent, common, general, customary
the stream, current, flow
cavare
cavarsi
to remove, pull out, extract
get, obtain, glean, grab
to elude, shirk, get out of
il crocchio
cluster, group
la galletta
cracker
ciccare
to choke
il chicco, i chicchi
grain, grains
il ristoro
relief, comfort, solace
refreshment
il lenzuolo
bed sheet, linnen
reggere
to hold up, bear up, withstand, handle
sbattere
hit, slam, hit with violence
il battaglione
la battaglia
battalion
battle
disperso
missing, lost.
scattered, dispersed
sprinkled
respinto
repelled, rejected
those who fail an exam
all’incirca
about, around, approximately
circondare
centrare
to hit the target, hit the bullseye
to centre, to balance
arrendersi
to surrender
annientare
annihilated, destroyed
la noncuranza
casualness, nonchalance, disregard
soccorrere
to help, assist, come to …aid
sfondare
to break through
to break down
to make it big, hit it big
la truppa
the troop, ranks
il cecchino, il tiratore scelto
the sniper
la benda
bandage, blindfold
sash
tolto
removed, extracted
frugare
rummage, forage, ransack,
cacciato
hunted
assomigliare
to resemble, look like, be like
sepolto
buried, interred,
hidden, concealed, buried
il riparo
refuge, shelter
appoggiare
to support, sustain
lean, lay, prop, place, put, lay
lean against, rely on
arretrare
to retreat, withdraw
sconfiggere
to defeat, beat
vanquish, overwhelm
la follia
folly, lunacy, madness
il brano
a passage, a piece,
a track, segment
shred, fragment
sfuggire
escape, get away, slip away
la resa
surrender, capitulation
return, refund, restitution
il tizio
guy, fellow, dude, bloke
trascurabile
unimportant, negligible
rivolgere
to direct, aim (a phrase)
paesello
one-horse town
il battesimo
babtism
cavalcare
to ride, straddle, mount
svoltare
to turn, change direction
scavare
to dig, excavate
e ancora lontano dal termine
sono ancora lontani dal termine
is far from finished
are far from finished
russare
to snore
l’esercito
the army
l’esercizio masc.
il moto
l’esercizione fem
exercise
unaccountable physical activity
drill, exercise
quanto ne ha lui
as much (of it) as him
la feccia
the dregs (of society)
non avere potere
non ho potuto
to not be able to
i could not
il soggiorno
living room, lounge, parlour
the stay, sojourn
holiday spot, resort
tre volte
tre volte do piu
fara tre volte di piu
fara tre volte piu di me
three times
three times as much
will do three times as much
will do three times as much as me
impiegare
sarebbe meno costosa di impiegare
to employ
it would be cheaper to employ
la fuga
the escape, getaway, breakout
leakage, leak,
fugue
grout line
giurare
giurare il falso
to swear, swear in, take an oath
lie under oath, commit perjury
il falso giuramento
the perjury
l’operaio, l’operaia
gli operai, le operaie
worker
workers
andiamo dalla nonna
we go to nonna’s (place, so the definitive article has to be used - dalla)
la bava di vento
light air (breeze) lit a drool of air
il senzatetto
il barbone, il vagabondo
hobo, homeless person
tramp
violare
to violate, disobey, break the rules
rape
la fuga
escape, getaway, breakout
leak, leakage
avere finire per
ho finito per
to end up
I ended up
ancora un
one more (in addition to what has been given/taken)
viva la, vita lunga a
long live
il pavimento
il piano
the floor, flooring material
floor level/number (in a building)
the piano (pianoforte)
pignorare
to impound, seize, confiscate, foreclose
invenduto
unsold, surplus,
la cappelliera
overhead baggage shelf, luggage rack.
hat box,
apparecchio (informale)
apparecchio acustico
aeroplane, aircraft
hearing aid
arruolare
to enlist
il passato
the past (of a person and tense)
qualunque
whatever, whichever, any
rifare
rifarsi
to redo, do over, do again
copy, reproduce, fake, counterfeit
to take inspiration from, look back to.
get even, get one’s own back
recoup (a loss)
la mascella
la mandibola
maxilla, jaw, jawbone = upper jaw and middle face
the mandible, lower jaw bone
il/la pugile
boxer
il tappetto
mettere al tappetto
floor, rug
to floor, knock out
sfidare
sfidarsi
to challenge, to call out
defy, confront
to face
dare retta
la retta
believe, listen to
straight line
boarding costs, board and lodge
tuition
saggio
wise, sage
infilare
to insert, put through
get into, put on
costringere
to force, to compel, to make
rovinare
to ruin, to wreck
to bankrupt
addosso
at
on
ammettere
acknowledge, suppose
allow, assume
premiato
award winning, prize winning
salpare
set sail, weigh anchor, sail from
fingere
pretend, feign, fake, purport, make believe
fantasize, imagine
