random 27 Flashcards
arruolare
arruolarsi
to enlist
to enlist oneself, sign up
capitare
to happen, to turn up
per sbaglio
by mistake
affidare
affidarsi
to entrust, give custody
to trust in, be confident in, rely on
un buono a nulla
a good for nothing
la banda
marching band
mob
sprigare
sprigarsi
to handle, to deal with
to hurry, get moving
stronzata stronzate
che stronzata
a shitty thing, bullshit, crap, bollocks.
what crap, what bullshit, wat a fucking joke
infilzare
to skewer, pierce
thread together
la spada
le spade, le picche
sword
swordfish
spades (cards)
la vanga
the spade (implement)
lo stuzzicadenti
toothpick
twig
incurante
unconcerned, oblivious
la somiglianza
similarity, resemblance
il reietto, la reietta
outcast
lo stupro
stuprare
rape, violation
to rape, violate
la rissa
brawl, fight, melee
sprecare
to waste, squander
color ruggine
la ruggine
arrugginire
arrugginito
rust coloured
the rust
to rust
rusted
il colpetto, la gomitata
nudge, short stroke
santo cielo
goodness, good gracious
il viale
il viale alberato
boulevard, avenue
tree-lined boulevard
un orlo
edge, rim
hem
la merce
merchandise, goods
virtue
saccheggiare
to sack, pillage, ransack, plunder, raid, loot, rob
congedare
say goodbye to,
to dismiss (military)
augurare
augurarsi
to wish, bid
to foresee
hope
squallido
squalid, destitute, run down, down at heel, down and out
l’assegno
l’assegno a vuoto
cheque
allowance, alimony, child support
bad cheque
tolto
removed,
except for
taken off
alcuni per di loro
some of them
rimaginare
rimaginarsi
to heal
to heal over
la fascetta
band (binding)
hose clamp
plastic tie, zip tie
sepolto
buried, interred
concealed
so cosa si prova
I know the feeling
ingaggiare
to hire, employ, take on
sgradevole
unpleasant
revolting, vile, nauseating, gross
non prendermi in giro
don’t joke with me
affatto
absolutely, by all means, by any means,
absolutely not, not at all, by no means
l’imboscata fem.
ambush
il bersaglio facile
sitting duck (easy target)
greggio
crude, unrefined, raw, untreated
il fango
mud
la mira
una buona mira
aim
line of fire
a good aim
la pattuglia
patrol, squad
group, gang
la ricognizione
reconnaissance
il giuramento
oath
il grilletto
premer il grilletto
the trigger
to pull the trigger
indovinare
fammi indovinare
to guess, predict
let me guess
scordare
scordala
forget,
untune
forget it
scommettere
to bet, wager, gamble
puntare
to nail, pin
drive
sottostimare sottovalutare
to underestimate, underrate
scaricare
to unload,
empty, drain
basare
to rest on, built on
base on
la fossa
grave
ditch, pit, trench
recitare
to pretend, make believe, put on an act, play, act
recite, read out
ormai
by now, at this point
already
smettere
stop, quit, desist, cease
interrupt, quit, give up on
saldo
firm, steady, stable
steadfast, resolute, determined
ingoiare
to swallow, ingest
endure, put up with, endure, stomach, take it
legare
to tie, tether, fasten
connect
il riparo
the repair, mend
refuge, shelter, haven
dare un taglio a
stop doing something
cut short, cut to the chase
occuparsi
occupare
to take care of, deal with, handle, oversee
to occupy, seize, capture
absorb, engross, engage, involve, preoccupy
occupy, keep busy
il capo di stato maggiore
the president’s chief of staff
gestire
to manage, to run, to handle
il mandato
term in office (elected)
mandate
eleggere
to vote, to elect
il burattino
puppet, marionette
sconvolto
freaked out, upset, shocked, disturbed
da chi e scritto
da chi lo e scritto???
who is it written by
who wrote it
il tabu
taboo
caduto
fallen, dead
reggere
to bear up, hold up, carry
sbattere
bang, slam, hit
beat
dimenarsi
dimenare
to struggle, throw yourself about, flail
to wave
swing
sway
wag (tail)
il piu del volte
most of the time
il asso nella manica
ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve
assaggiare
to taste, to try
dispari
odd (opposite of even)
il civico
i numeri civici dispari
house number, street number
the odd street numbers
occuparsi
me ne occupo
to handle it, control it, deal with, take care of.
I’m taking care of it (in oneself)
la gentaglia
riff raff, scum
pessimo
sono stato pessimo
very bad, awful, terrible
I have been very bad
pirata della strada
hit and run driver
l’avvio
l’avviamento
the start, the beginning
the starter (of a machine)
nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato
in the wrong place at the wrong time
un conto da regolare
a score/account to settle
non ero lucido
i was not thinking straight
riprogrammare
rieducare
to reprogram a computer, poss. person
to retrain (behaviour)
rivedere
to rethink, reconsider
to see again
review, check, inspect, examine
rimettersi in piedi
to get back on one’s feet
mettere in piedi
to set something up, to start something up
il giuramento
the oath
la carreggiata
getting your life back together
straight and narrow, pull yourself back together
road, roadway, pavement
wheel gauge, track
siamo andati troppo oltre
we have gone too far
superando un limite
crossing a line
dove vengano tracciati quei limiti
where those lines are drawn
lo sciocco fagiolino
silly bean
un estraneo
a stranger
il tempismo
timing
la valutazione
judgement, assessment, opinion
estimate, quote, appraisal
evaluation
l’ingenuo, l’ingenua
naive person
smesso
stopped (doing something)
lontano dagli occhi vicino al cuore
absence makes the heart grow fonder
il papillon
bow tie
il dono
avere un dono
a gift, present, donation
to have a gift (for doing something)
il postumo
postumo adj
after effect, consequence
posthumous
belated, late, delayed
la sbronza
hangover, drunkenness
picchiare a sangue
to beat to a pulp, beat the crap out of
la rimozione
the removal of
la rissa
scuffle, brawl, fight
la fonte
source (of information as well as water or joy)
spring (la sorgente)
un alare
a firedog
un ala gli ali
wing wings
molteplice
multiple, many, several, numerous
la stranezza
eccentricity, character trait
oddity, strangeness, queerness
il disturbo
upset, ailment,
bother, annoyance, disturbance
obstacle, impediment
il reato
crime, violation
il bollettino
bulletin, dispatch,
impigrire
to become lazy
lucido
alert, lucid, clear headed
shiny
ci puoi scommettere
you can bet on it
combinare
to combine, match
arrange, set
conclude, finish, terminate
essere sul libro paga
fuori dal libro paga
on the payroll, on the books
off the books
coinvolto
involved, captivated, engaged
implicated, incriminated, involved
la recita
recital, play
il distributore, la distributrice
distributor (of goods)
il fornitore, la fornatrice
supplier (of goods)
scoprire
trovare
to discover, to find
to find
fregare
to cheat, swindle
rub, scrub
folle
suona folle
crazy, demented
sounds crazy
il cuore spezzato
spezzato
heart broken
broken, fragmented, split
mismatched
il rango
rank
social class
spiacente
siamo spiacenti
sorry
we are sorry
la pagella
report card
spedire
to send, despatch, mail, ship, post
l’allievo, l’allieva
pupil
la vicenda
event, incident, sequence of events
il Campidoglio
the Capitol
meschino
low, base,
wretched, miserable, unhappy
la ciambella
doughnut, ring shaped cake, angel cake
inner tube
lifebuoy, ring shaped object
la ciambella con il buco
doughnut
IN pace
AT peace
sentire all’altezza
to feel up to it
un urogano
hurricane
reale
il reale
royal, regal, kingly, magnificent
real, true, actual, material
reality
l’avvio
start, beginning, launch
la guarigione
recovery, healing
irriconoscibile
unrecognisable
il sonno
avere sonno
sonno
sleepiness, drowsiness,
to be sleepy
sleepy, drowsy
l’invito
l’invitato
invitare
the invite
the guest
to invite,
to exhort, encourage
il fratello
sibling - either gender takes masc.
brother
in offerta
on sale
economica
cheap
attonito
astonished, shocked, amazed, dumbfounded
lo sciame
swarm
il palloncino
baloon
non ci siamo ancora messi le scarpe
we have not put our shoes on yet
sprecare
to waste
il colloquio
interview
passarti a prendere
to come and get you
un’agenzia di viaggi
a travel agent
sfiorare
to almost, to very nearly
to brush against, touch lightly
coinvolto
incriminated, involved, implicated
captivated, engaged, involved
l’inchiesta
investigation, inquest, probe
il brivido
shudder, creeps, shiver, chills, horror
riferire
to report
presidiare
to control, oversee
man
isolante
l’isolante
isolating
insulation
il battello
boat
l’esercitazione
l’esercizio
l’esercito
exercise (military)
physical exercise
army
an army of, a crowd
collaudato
inspected, checked
intraprendere
to undertake, start, launch
prematuro
premature, untimely
per quanto mi riguarda
in my opinion, personally, as for me
difficile DA bruciare
difficult TO burn
alleato
l’alleato, l’alleata
allied (troops)
fellow, brother
ally
la vicenda
event, incident, sequence of events
minato
mined (explosives)
la sconfitta
defeat
lo scontro
crash, collision
suscitare
to create a stir, raise, cause
il dazio, dazi
excise duty, customs duty, import tax
customs house
la parola
la parola deformato
speech (hearing, the sound of)
distorted speech
il tappo antirumore, il tappo per le orecchie
ear plug
cambiare
scambiare
to change
to exchange
zeppo
packed, crammed
la zeppa
wedge
wedge heel,
saltare
to skip, to cut, to not do something
jump, hop
blow up, explode
fall through, fail
blindato
il blindato
armoured
armoured vehicle
il caricatore
la rivista
magazine (firearm)
loader, dockhand, stevedore
magazine (to read)
tutto quello di cui abbiamo bisogno
all we need (all that of which we have need)
la radice
the cause
the root (botanical & abstract)
il hula hoop
hula hoop
la colazione
breakfast
la collezione
collection
arrivare AL villaggio
to arrive IN THE village
la morte
il morto, la morta
death
death penalty
dead body, cadaver, corpse
l’arista fem.
pork loin (usually sliced and roasted).
anteposto
anteporre
put before, placed before (in front of)
to put before, place before
