random 31 Flashcards
il battello
small boat
sleigh bed
il baccello
pod, husk, hull - of fruit etc
il malore
sudden illness
il svenimento
faint, fainting fit
il colpo di calore
heat stroke
accudire
to take care of, look after, care for, minister to
il coccodrillo
crocodile
il collega, la collega,
i colleghi, le colleghe
colleague
colare
to drip, trickle, drizzle, dribble
to pour, pour slowly
strain, drain
recitare
to recite, read out
to act, play, recite
to pretend, make believe, put on an act
avvelenare
avvelenamento
to poison
poisoned
la vigilia
la vigilia di natale
the eve of
Christmas eve
perlustrare
to search, scour. patrol, comb
to examine
fatiscente
crumbling, decrepit, rundown
obsolete
arenarsi
to run aground, beach
la cialda, le cialde
wafer, wafers
saldo
firm, steady, stable
resolute, determined, steadfast
il faggio
beech tree, beech wood
la culla
cradle, crib
il culo
ass, arse, rump, backside
il colla
glue
with the
il collare
collar, dog collar
neck, collar
il paschia
pasha
il tratto
trarre
stretch, section of
line, stroke
trait, feature
to pull,
trarre
to pull, draw, drag, bring, haul,
lead to (safety)
deduce, conclude
escape
sciatto
slovenly, untidy, sloppy
careless, sloppy
il ciglio
eyelash
border, edge, roadside, brink
cilia (moving flagella of cell)
il giglio
fleur-de-lis, lily
pattinare
roller skate
ice skate
skate
slide, slip, skid
il gesso
chalk
gypsum
plaster cast - bones
il paperone
moneybags
toff
rich person
attorno
around, about, close to, approximately, nearly
tostare
to toast
piegare
to buckle - an object
to fold
to outdo
la sete
thirst
l’importante che se ne parlasse
the important thing was that it was talked about
non e ne chi ne li
is neither here nor there
vissuto pp
vivere
lived
to live
e tutto cioè che ha da dire
e tutto cioè che ho da dire
all that he has to say
all that i have to say
qualcos’altro
anything else
quelle, quelle che, i quali
the ones
COME dolce
FOR desert
la pigrizia
laziness, sloth, indolence
trascurare
to neglect, disregard, overlook, ignore
l’esilio
exile, banishment
ne ho bisogno
I need it
rassegnare
rassegnarsi
to resign yourself to
to resign yourself, give up, accept
dimettere
dimettersi
dismiss, discharge, release
resign, step down
massiccio
massive, huge number
massive thick
massive - mountain range
massive, strong, burly - person
il ritiro
recall-goods
pick up
retirement, withdrawal
retreat
clorato - agg
chlorate
la cifra
figure, number
amount, sum, amount, price, figure
il avo
ancestor, forbearer, forefather
andare NELLA fabbrica
go TO the factory
che era quello che
who was the ONE that
cogliere
raccogliere
pick, gather,
grab, seize
to harvest, pick up
gather, collect-a crowd of people
colare
to dribble, drip, trickle, drizzle
pour, pour slowly
drain
strain
pacare
pacarsi
to calm
to subside, calm down-storm
il pacco
package, package, parcel
e quello giusto
is the right one
montare
to put up, erect-tent, building
il uovo, le uova
the egg, the eggs note change of gender and apparent singular
il scalo
port of call, stopover, layover
seaport, staging yard, rail yard
sottoposto
submitted, undergone
subordinate
l’addestramento
training, schooling, education
lo schianto
crash-breakdown
crash-accident
stabbing pain
smasher-good looking woman- masculine word!!
tradurre
to translate
stare per
about to
la rocca, le rocche
stronghold, citadel, fortress
la roccia, le rocce
il sasso
rock, big stone
rock, stone
la ghisa
cast iron
traffic cop
liso
worn, threadbare, frayed
che era quello che arrivava
who was the one arriving-
lit: who was that one that was arriving
con tanti
with so many
IL testo
the lyricS
nel MEZZO della citta
in the MIDDLE of the city lit: in the half of the city
IL magone
the blueS
la magione
villa, manor house
il caso
coincidence, chance accident
circumstance, possibility, eventuality
cassare
to annul, delete, cross out, repeal
ribadire
to reiterate
il succo del discorso
the heart of the speech, the core of the speech, the main theme etc
parare
to parry, to block
il baro
card sharp
swindler, cheat
la gamma
range, array, a selection of
l’ago
needle
l’agio
ease, comfort
il falce
scythe, sickle
la cisti
cyst, lump
sore
finisco COL fare
I END UP doing
uno dei pochi
one of the few
tutto cioè che devi fare è
all that you can do is
non sapendo dire
not knowing HOW to say-note the how is not translated
finire col fare tutto
to end up doing everything-lit finish with to do everything
e tutto cio che ho da dire
it is THAT WHAT I have OF to say!-it is all that I have to say
non C’ERA NESSUNO parte
there was not A SINGLE part
lui si fa vedere
he only shows up
GLI ho inviato-note not to him, but to them
ho inviato loro, ho inviato a loro
I sent THEM
più di chiunque altro
qualcuno
nessuno
more than anybody else
anybody-in a question
not anybody
qualunque, qualsiasi, qualcosa
niente, nulla
affatto
anything
nothing- not anything
nothing like, not anything like
svettare
to lop-off a branch, pruning
to stand out, sound out-rang out
spettare
to be entitled to, due to, be up to,
the responsible of
svitare
svitarsi
to unscrew
to come unscrewed
il tutu
tutu ballet
mi chiedono di finire
they ask me to finish
camminare
passeggiare
to walk
to walk around-amble
ghiotto
gluttonous
enjoys/loves food,
hungry for-something, eager for, avid, greedy
vergognarsi
mi vergogno
to be embarrassed
I’m embarrassed
la pala
shovel
blade-in a machine
altarpiece
il dazio, i dazi
tariffs, duty, excise
smentire
to deny, retract, contradict, prove wrong, belie
to fail, disappoint, not live up to
confermare
to confirm, verify
uphold, justify, affirm
il cucco
cuckoo
il ciuco, la ciuca
ass, jackass-slang
l’asino
ass-animal
il somaro
donkey
ass, clod - slang
brado
wild, untamed
unbroken, green
il saporito
the taste - of food
il gusto
il gusto, il buon gusto
il sapore
l’assaggio
taste-sense of (via tongue)
taste-cultural
taste-what the food is like
taste-(small) sample of
il colpo di scena
dramatic turn of events
plot twist, turning point
la scorta
stockpile, reserve
il bilico
precarious balance/equilibrium
l’uso
practice, custom. use
l’attrezzatura
the equipment
rovinarsi
to be ruined
lui si fa vedere
he shows up
ti ho fatto male
did I hurt you
mi sento molto male
I feel very bad
la lobby
lobby-influencers
tessuto
il tessuto
woven
fabric, cloth, textile
la sura
Sura/Surah - chapter of the Koran
surah fabric
la cura
therapy, treatment
care NB NOT a cure
la guarigione
the cure-health
la bara, le bare
coffin
la barra
plank, board
scagliare
scagliarsi
hurl, sling, throw
hurl abuse at
pounce on, jump on
il mostro
the monster, beast
mostrare
to show
lo spettacolo
the show
adatto
suitable, appropriate, apt, fittin
il colloquio
meeting, conversation
job interview
il falco
falcon, hawk
falciare
to mow, cut, scythe
il mango
mango
mango tree
di corsa
in a rush
manco
even
not even
la cagna
bitch, female dog
la cassa
trunk, case, packing case, crate, box
cash desk
il questore
police commissioner
commissioner
il gestore, la gestrice
manager, supervisor, overseer
opache
opaque
matte - surface
andare a male
to perish-food, material
perire, estinguersi
to perish, to die
il carburante
fuel-generic
il carburatore
carburettor
per se stesso
per me stesso
for himself
for myself
il raduno
radunare
conference, gathering, meeting, reunion, assembly
to gather, assemble, collect
lo slancio
leap, jump, dash
impulse, outburst, passion, enthusiasm
intervenire
to intervene
participate, ask questions
attend, go to, be at
il soggiorno
stay, sojourn
vacation spot, holiday spot
LIVING ROOM, SITTING ROOM
i rotoli del mare morte
the dead sea scrolls
la profezia
the prophecy
incombere
to loom over, to threaten
decedere
deceduto pp
to die, pass away, decease
died
non so perche
i don’t know why
recarsi
formal version of to go
il parente più stretto
the closest relative
il bocconcino
morsel, titbit, snack, bite
delicacy, attractive art or person
colto
cultured, well read
spostato pp spostare
spostarsi
moved to move
to move yourself, to move location
lo scavo
diggings, excavation
indagare
to inspect
to investigate
il complotto
scheme, conspiracy, plot
il reato
crime, felony
la setta
sect
intendere
to believe, to understand to be
to intend, believe, interpret
ammanettare
to handcuff
il volante
volante adj
steering wheel
flying
detachable, provisional, temporary, portable
lo smoking
dinner jacket
fruttuoso
profitable, lucrative
fertile, fecund
spiacevole
unpleasant, disagreeable
unfortunate, regrettable
trattarsi
trattare
be, concern, in regard to
to negotiate, make a deal, haggle
to debate
accennare
to imply, hint at
mention, touch on
show signs of
disidratato
dehydrated - person and thing, dried
terranno
tenere
they will keep
lo svitato, la svitata
eccentric, strange, oddball
il raccolta fondi
fundraiser, gathering of funds
scommettere
to bet, to gamble, to wager
la puntata
episode, instalment
bet, wager
quick visit, quick trip
raid, foray
IL pigiama sing.
pyjamaS plural
capitare
to happen, to arise, to turn up
end up, arrive, wind up
la scenata
row, scene
la barzelletta
joke, wisecrack
la tombola
tombola, raffle
purché
as long as, provided that
un lieto fine
a happy ending
il panettiere, la panettiera
baker
il tatto
tact
touch
il cammello
camel
camel hair - textile
persino/perfino
so much as, no less than
even, just
fuorviante
misleading, deceptive
il frammento
frammentare
fragment, scrap, sliver, splinter
to fragment, divide, split up
perlustrare
to search, scour, examine,
patrol
il/la furfante
rogue, scoundrel,
invischiare
to be involved in, embroiled in
to cover with birdlime
condurre
to bring, lead, conduct
attendere
atteso
to wait for
waited
la miccia
the fuse
la vicenda
event, incident, sequence of events
folle
deranged
togliere
to remove, take off
eliminate, take away
un mucchio
a pile, heap, stack
sfuggire
to escape, to slip away
benidire
to bless
la stronzata
shitty thing
sprecare
to waste, to squander
rallegrare
to cheer up, make happy
gioire
to rejoice
esso formale
he, it - e.g. god
