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