random 32 Flashcards
esitare
to hesitate
la fune
rope, line, cable, wire
la prassi
custom, practice
seminare
to leave behind
to propagate, seed, etc.
la Bibbia
la bibbia
the bible, good book
creed, doctrine
incazzarsi
to get angry, pissed off
l’ira
anger, rage
orientarsi
orientare
find your bearings, orient yourself
to orientate
cavare
to remove, extract, pull out
il fascino
appeal, fascination
inquinato
polluted, corrupt
profanare
to desecrate, defile
dishonour
insabbiare
to bury - something of somebody
inscenare
to stage, put on, fabricate
la fiera
exhibition, fair, show
il titzio
the guy, the man, the dude
l’orlo
edge, rim
l’urlo, grido
howl, howling
la tenerezza
tenderness, affection
granche
much, big deal
lo strappo
lift, ride - car or bike
tear, rip,
muscle sprain
origliare
to eavesdrop
beccare
to surprise, to catch
to peck, bite
la offesa
offence, insult
il bersaglio
target
bull’s eye
la scorta
escort, security detail
il fantino, la fantina
jockey
la scheggia
splinter, sliver
atteso
waited
l’imboscata
ambush
smistare
to sort - good from bad
pass - sports
la casella
la casella postale
box, slot
post box
badare
look out for, care for
be careful, beware
intromettersi
interfere, intervene
annettere
to annex
add, append, attach
la caserma
barracks
fraintendere
to misunderstand, misinterpret
massiccio
solid - gold, thick,
massive
incasinare
to mess up, to screw up, to destroy to complicate badly - a process, or life
lo scantinato
the basement, cellar
il tacco, i tachi
heel
wedge
svelto
svellere
quick, fast, rapid
tear away, pull away
wipe out
lo sbirro
cop, copper
dirigere
to steer, to direct, aim, point, head
la preda
prey, quarry
la mossa
movement, gesture
play, move - in a game or plot
recitare
rappresentare
act, depict a role
la tappa
stage, leg, phase,
osare
to dare to
fregare
to cheat, swindle
rub, scrub
ammazzare
kill, murder, assassinate
la fasciatura
bandage, the bandaging
pentirsi
to regret, rue
have second thoughts
il crimine
crime,
asciugare
asciugarsi
to dry
to dry itself - eg in the sun
risciacquare
to rinse
la crociera
la nave da crociera
l’incrociatore masc.
cruise, cruising
cruise ship
cruiser-war ship
rovistare
rummage, search
ransack, turn upside down
schifoso
disgusting, yuk
spacciare
to sell illegally, to sell
to deal in, to traffic
smerciare
to sell
essere in grado
to be able to, up to the task
prendere in giro
to make fun of, tease, fool
take the mickey out of
la scomparsa
disappearance of a person
demise
ottuso
dull, dense, slow, thick, obtuse
tentare
to attempt, to try to
il suggerimento
suggestion, tip
guidance, help, inspiration
propendere
to bias towards, to have a propensity to, tend to,
da quanto
so much
a malapena
with difficulty, barely
rinchiuso
rinchiudere
rinchiudersi
locked up, incarcerated
to shut in, enclose
to withdraw - into oneself
stufare
stufo
la stufa
stew, simmer
be fed up, have enough of
fed up, sick and tired of
stove
la cappella
i cappelli
chapel
hair
picchiato
thrashed, beaten up
crazy, crackers, nuts
il patto
pact, treaty, agreement, covenant
la striscia
strip of something,
pedestrian crossing
costretto
costringere
forced, obliged, made to
to force, etc
il giuro
giurare
oath
to swear, take an oath
i brividi
shivers, shudders, creeps
suscitare
to create, cause, rise
l’acquirente fem.
buyer
agire
agendo = gerund
to act, to operate
to behave
to effect, have an effect on
stare per
sto per parlare
sta per cominciare
to be about to
I’m about to speak
he/she/it is about to start
essere IN pausa
siamo IN pausa
to be ON A break n.b. no article in the italian
we are ON A break
brillo
il brillo
tipsy, high, buzzed, stoned
purple willow, purple osier
willow - generic
il baffo
whisker
il detersivo
detergent
il disgelo
thaw, détente, thawing - ice and people
il patto
agreement, treaty, pact, covenant,
la zanna
fang, tuck
la messe, le messi
messo, messe, messi pp mettere
harvest, crop
la lastra
slab, sheet
x-ray
una perdita di tempo
a waste of time
il spreco
wastefulness, squandering
penare
to suffer, agonise
toppare
to make a mistake about, get something wrong
la culla
cradle, crib, cot
pacarsi
to subside
il pacco
package
deteinato, decaffeinato
decaffeinated
la cala
il golfo
bay, cove, inlet
small bay, inlet
il giocattolo
gingillarsi con
giocare con
toy
to play with a thought
play with, tease-someone/food
la tana
nest, lair, den, burrow
hideout
“home” - in a game
il fanale
light on a vehicle
il faro
lighthouse
il ramoscello
i ramoscelli per l’ascensione del fuoco
twig
kindling
l’innesco
kindling
primer-bomb
time bomb
incendiare, appiccare il fuoco
to kindle, start a fire
infiammarsi, accendersi, incendiarsi
to start a fire
avvitare
to screw, tighten, fasten
sollivare
to raise, pick up, lift, lift up
la rotella
small wheel, casto
cogwheel
serrare
clamp, bolt, block
teso
tense, taught, stretched
il panno
cloth, rag, fabric
apposito
specific,
la dotazione
in dotazione
equipment
supplied - comes with it
scarso
inadequate, lacking, insufficient
scarce
idoneo, idonea, idonei, idonee
suitable, appropriate
lo sviluppo
the development, progression, advancement, growth
l’inviato/a
delegate, envoy, emissary
liquidare
to dismiss, brush off - a suggestion
liquidate, sell off, clear
pay off
il peso di
the weight of
ogni
every few
every
e tutto cioè che ho da dire
it is all that I have to say
la lotta
fight, struggle
digiuno
being without food, on an empty stomach
unfamiliar, ignorant, uninitiated
il digiuno
fast, fasting
jejunum
ignoramus
cedere
to collapse - material from fatigue or stress
to cede, surrender, give up, cave in, give in
il pile - pronounced as in english
fleece, pile - as in carpet - thick wool
la pila
heap, stack, pile of
battery, car battery, rechargeable battery
quale, quali
which one, which ones
mosso
la mossa
blurry, blurred, rough
movement, gesture, move
