random 29 Flashcards
contribuire
to contribute
ho tanti quanto ne ha lui
i have as much as him
avrò pensato ai soldi
i will have thought of the money
il condottiero, la condottiera
mercenary captain,
warlord
cingere
to wrap
to encircle
l’assedio
cingere d’assedio
siege
to besiege
da grande voglio
when I grow up I want to
l’alunno l’alunna
student
il tifoso la tifosa
fan, supporter,
rieleggere
rieletto
to re-elect
re-elected pp
demolire, abbatere
to pull down
a building
gettare
to pour, to lay down
the foundation
gettare UN ponte
to bridge THE gap
diventare
to come about
to become
per quanto ne so
as far as I know
respinto
refected, repelled
il bombardiero
bomber
l’oleodotto
oil pipeline, pipeline
l’intesa
agreement
stracciato
ripped, torn
dirt cheap
il mallo
il guscio
hull, husk
shell
lo sminamento
de-mining, mine clearing,
se
sia ….. o
whether, if
whether .. or
rivendicare
to claim, lay claim to
il provento
profit
ricattare
to blackmail
gestire
to manage, to run, supervise, oversee
dipendente
employee, staff,
la preside
the principle (person in charge)
il testo
lyrics
text
advertising body, copy
abbattuto
felled
shot down
lo scopo
purpose, aim, objective
i fuochi d’artificio
fireworks
la bagnina
lifeguard m&f
IN una spiaggia
ON a beach
equals eight
FA otto
vergogno
embarrassed
il dipinto
la pittura
il disegno
the painting
the art of painting
the drawing
l’orlo
edge,
hem
rim
il collasso
collapse
i negoziati sull’orlo di collasso
negotiations on the brink of collapse
il soggiorno
lounge, living room
sprofondare
to collapse, sink down,
crumble, give way
fall into
la tappa
leg, stage
stopover
la mira
line of fire
aim
goal. objective, aim
la deriva
alla deriva
drift, diversion
yaw, leeway
centre board, drop keel
dinghy
adrift, astray
greggio
il greggio
crude, unrefined, raw, untreated
crude oil
la fognatura
liquame grezzo
sewage
raw sewage
avvertire
avvertito
to warn, inform
warned, informed
il cacciatorpediniere
destroyer
molteplici
multiple, various
sazio
full, sated, stuffed
il fratellastro
half-brother
il membro dell’ equipaggio
crewman
il naufragio
shipwreck
la facolta
ability, capacity
power, authority
faculty (university)
la fanteria
infantry
la mira
line of fire, aim
la postazione
emplacement, position
l’atterraggio di fortuna
forced landing
medio
il medio
average, medium, mean
middle finger
mediare
to mediate, arbitrate
moderate
la Cisgiordania
West Bank
proseguire
to continue, carry on
il ricercato, la ricercata
wanted person, outlaw
il rimorchio
the towing (of)
trailer
lo strato
layer, coat of
stratum, layer, bed
presto di
early in (eg spring)
lo sciamano
shaman, witch doctor, medicine man
la bufera
storm, squall, blizzard
onslaught, disturbance, upheaval, storm
massiccio
massive, strong, burly
solid, thick, hefty
diffondere
to spread, publicize, disseminate, broadcast, propagate
intercettare
to intercept, block, stop, catch
precedentemente
previously, earlier, beforehand
ribaltare
to tip over, overturn
la rottura
the break, breakage, damage, wreckage
l’animale domestico
pet
magno
il Magno
great
the great
la manna
a gift (food from heaven)
il calo
calare
the decrease, drop, fall
to lower, decrease
go down loose weight
la bambola
the doll
sciatto
slovenly, sloppy, untidy, shabby
sloppy, careless
la magione
villa, manor
la maglietta
t-shirt
pelare
to peel, to skin
to rip off
il laccio
shoelace, lace
lasso
il lasso
loose, slack, lax
lapse, arc, span (time)
sciatto
slovenly, sloppy, untidy, shabby (appearance)
sloppy, shabby, careless (work)
il scatto
jerk, twitch, sudden movement
shutter click
snapshot, photo, photograph, picture
a fit, a surge (anger)
la magione
manor, villa
il magone
the blues, sick feeling
il tacco
heel
wedge
il tasso
badger, badger fur
yew tree
brillo
il brillo
tipsy, high
purple willow, willow (generic)
il detersivo
detergent (clothes)
la valle
valley
il trillo
trillare
trill, warble
to ring
il baccello
pod, husk, hull
il battello
boat
sleigh bed (shape of bed)
annaffiare
to water
il cucco
cuckoo
darling, pet (little boy)
il ciuco, la ciuca
ass, jackass
brado
wild, untamed, unbroken, green
la pezza
cloth, rag, swatch
patch
bolt of fabric
spot, mark, marking
il baffo
whisker
smudge, smudge
horizontal line
basso
short, little
low
shallow
low, deep
low, faint
pacare
to calm
parare
to parry, to block
to protect, to shield
adorn, embellish, decorate
la panca, le panche
bench, benches
la pancia, le pance
stomach, abdomen,
il poro
pore (skin and cloth)
il ago, i aghi
needle/s
il ciuco, la ciuca
jackass, ass
il cucco
cuckoo
la prostata
prostate
la pezza
cloth, rag
la sfinge
sphinx
ll grillo
il cricket
cricket (insect)
shackle (marine)
cricket - sport
la griglia
grill - cooking
il faggio
beech tree
beech-wood
roso
gnawed
il raggio
ray
sunbeam
il raglio
bray-donkey’s sound
screech, shrill voice
lament, wail
la magione
manor, villa
cassare
to annul, repeal, delete, cross-out
il baffo
whisker
penare
to suffer, agonise,
toppare
to get something wrong
il suolo
ground, soil
country,
territory (national)
la lena
vigour, energy
la culla
cradle, crib
il piglio
manner, attitude, tone
la colla
colla
glue
with the
pacare
to calm (eg a storm)
pascere
to graze, feed
satisfy
la massa
mass - physics
mass - people
mass - pile of rocks etc
la piana
plain - geography
plane - tool
pio
pious, devout,
selfless, charitable
naïve, ingenuous
chirp, cheep, tweet
la piena
flood, overflow
il pie
foot
bottom of, foot of
schivo
shy, timid, introverted
la lega
league, association, legion
la ghisa
cast iron
pig iron
liso
worn, threadbare, frayed
penare
to suffer, agonize
struggle, toil, labour
toppare
to make a mistake, get something wrong
grufolare
to root out, snuffle,
la bara
coffin, casket
la barra
plank, board
slash
bar, task bar, toolbar
la capa
the head (regional)
la cappa
hood, cowl
cape, cowl
il gabinetto
toilet, wc
il lavandino, lavabo, acquaio
sink
la collana
necklace
la fascia
strip-of, band-of
la fatta
type, sort, kind, nature
un avo
an avocado
la vicenda
the incident, happening, event
attorno
around, encircling
close to, nearby
IL cercapersone
pager
buzzer
mettersi a fare, iniziare a fare
to start doing something
la cala
bay, cove
calare
to go down, lower, go down upon
decrease, lower
la dama
lady, dame, mistress, matron
draughts - game
FACCIAMO domande
we ASK questions
il pulsante
button, switch
l’azoto
nitrogen gas
addormentare
addormentarsi
to anaesthetize
to fall asleep
settentrionale, dal nord
meridionale, del sud
orientale, dell’est
occidentale dell’ovest
northern
southern
eastern
western
la scrittura
handwriting
il fuoco d’artificio
firework
la sottomissione
submission
il rilascio
release
criminalizzare
criminalise
la rosa
il rosone
IL rosa
rosa
rose - plant
decorative rose feature
pink-colour
adj. pink
il udito
capace di udire
udire, sentire
hearing - ability to hear
ability to hear
to hear
non udente
hearing impaired
sordo
deaf
il caso
a caso
accident, coincidence, chance
circumstance, possibility, eventuality
case, instance
at random, by chance, randomly
il caglio
wild artichoke, artichoke thistle
moscio
soft, flaccid, limp,
il maglio
mallet
via dai/dal/dalle
away from
il rottame
junk, scrap
sepolto
buried
persino
even, just
no less than
e anche, e inoltre, e altre a, in aggiunta
as well as
tutto cio che devi fare
all you have to do
superare
to pass-an exam
to overtake-a car
baso
alto
short
tall
dacci
cut it out, stop it, give it up,
più forte,
alzare, alzare il volume
alto volume
a palla
louder
make louder
high volume
at full blast-sound or speed
il galleggiante a palla
ballcock
avere doppio della mia eta
to be twice my age
vergognare
to be embarrassed
il ricevimento
reception-weddings etc, after party
pigro
lazy, indolent
schivare
to avoid, dodge, stay clear of
peloso
hairy, furry, woolly
slick, artful, two faced
la educazione
education
upbringing
good manners
russare
to snore
sussurrare
to whisper
LA moto
motorcycle
chopper
i pantaloncini
shorts
il faggio
beech tree
beech wood
un grillo
a cricket
brillo
tipsy, high,
purple willow, willow, purple osier
