random 5 Flashcards
compire compiere
to accomplish, to achieve, to reach (in age)
me lo tengo io
i will keep it
vuol dire
that means
la pratica, il esercitzio, l’allenamento
practice (training)
esercitare
to practice
le prove
practice, rehearsal
il palazzo di un’azienda
an office building
essere in pane
to be broken down
l’ansia
anticipation, anxiety, apprehension, stress
l’apettativa, la provisione, le provisioni del tempo
anticipation weather forecast
essere rimaste chiuso
to get stuck in
sono rimasti chiusi
they were stuck in
inquietante
creepy, scary, unsettling, disquieting,
cespuglio
bush shrub hedge
venturo
next
il compimento compire
the completion, fulfilment, to complete
piegare, ripiegare
to bend, to fold
pelo
body hair, fur, close almost touching
i capelli, la chioma
head hair canopy (of trees, and head of hair)
la pelle,
skin
fitto
dense
esaurientemente
exhaustively
coetaneo/a
(age) peer, equal in age adj
lo sgabuzzino
store-room, storage closet
la tutta
overall, track suit
sfogliare
to leaf through, to browse
il rovo il rovere
blackberry bush, bramble type of oak (durmast)
un incubo
a nightmare
il soprassalto
start (shock)
di soprassalto
with a start, suddenly, unexpectantly
rischiarare
to lighten, to brighten
la culla il culo
cradle, cot backside, arse, rump
la piuma
feather, down
gagliardamente
strongly rigorously
sagomando
moulded, shaped, modelled
peloso
hairy, fury, woolly
sodo duro
hard, compact hard, resistant, robust
sordo
deaf, dull,
di poterti vedere
to be able to see you
un addetto alle pulize
the cleaner (person)
la chiave inglese
the wrench (tool)
si stanno dirigendo
they are heading towards
laggiu
over there
compire
to fulfil, accomplish, achieve
l’incubo
nightmare
i dati
data
la data
date
il dato
datum
data
past participle of dare to give
il condominio
apartment building
che c’e che non va?
what’s wrong?
il terrazzo
terrace, balcony, roof-top terrace
la terrazza
terrace, ledge, roof
percio
so, therefore
il allenamento
practice, training, exercise,
per quanto ne sappia
as far as i/he/she/it/you know/s
lieve/i niente maschio
soft delicate light
maschio
male
maschile
masculine
ultimamente
lately
bello rivederti
nice to see you
ci vediamo FRA poco
see you in a bit
anche se
although
una strada provinciale, una strada di campagna
a country road
logico
logical
ma quanto
but how (much)
i mezzi
means, tools for, financial means, wealth, abilities
il palazzo
the building, the office building, the palace, the court
il cacio la caccia
cheese (often from sheep, tuscan) hunting
essere pane e cacio con
to be friends with
avere il pane ma non i denti
to have the means but not the knowledge
mangiare pane e volpe (singular)
to get smart
il sentiero, il cammino
the path (trail)
la strada
the path (to success)
la stradina
alley, pathway
il stradino
road worker
il viccolo
alley
sussurare
to whisper
bussare
to knock on a door
vegano
vegan
empiere la pancia
to fill up the stomach/belly
godere
to enjoy oneself, used only sexually ???? but duolingo use for general pleasure
divertirsi
to enjoy oneself used for other situations
godere buona salute
to enjoy good health note no sexual innuendo
la registazione
the recording the registration, the enrolment adjustment, tune-up, alignment
interagire
to interact
uno studio di registrazione
a recording studio
il studio
the study = the room, and the investigation into
studiare
to study
entro
by, within sometimes it means before
tu ce le hai ce l’ho
you have them I’ve go it
acroyoga
combination of yoga and acrobatics
un alcolico l’alcolista (masc)
an alcoholic drink, and adjective alcoholic (person)
fammi sapere
let me know
(un/a) astemio/a
teetotaller, and adjective for non-alcoholic
capitare capita!
to happen it happens!
il tifoso
the fan, the supporter typhoid, typhous (resembling typhoid - a gut disease - does the fan resemble the intestinal effects of typhoid!)
il tifo
typhus (tick borne disease)
il cortometraggio
the short film
la vocale
the vowel adjective vocal
la ragazza acqua e sapone
wholesome looking girl
la ragazza
the girlfriend (including same sex) etc
senza telefono NE computer
without telephone OR computer note ne becomes or
la lavastoviglie, la lavapiatti
dishwasher
sciacquare
to rinse (as in dishes)
mettere ad asciugare
(to put) to dry
le stoviglie, il piatto
dishes (note singular) plate dish
percio
so, therefore
le guardie a cavallo, una guardia a cavallo
horse guardS horse guard
sfizioso
fanciful frivolous extravagant, curious, dear
correre
to elapse, to fly, to rush by to run etc
una lavagna
blackboard, whiteboard
vergogna
shame embarrassment, self consciousness
decretare
to declare, proclaim, decree, order command
interagire
to interact
la concomitanza
the concurrence, the conjunction adv = at the same time
racontare
to tell, to recount, to narate
il cone
the cone (geometry, ice cream, light
la cialda
wafer
le quinte
backstage
la quinta
fifth
la magia
the magic
il magio, l’illusionista, il prestigiatore, il prestidigiatore
the magician illusionist
il magio il stragone
sorcera wizard
la strega
the witch the sorceress, harpy harridan
gradevole
pleasant, agreeable, likable
mettere in ordine, ordinare, riordinare
tidy up
sistemare
to organise, to reorganise, to set, to arrange, to place
l’abbonamento
subscription, pass, membership, season ticket
inesistente
non-existent, fictional, unreal
ripiegare
to fold (up something)
altri sei
six more
indossare
to wear (clothes)
logarsi, usarsi, consumarsi
to wear away
quanto e vecchio/a quello/a
how old is that
tenere PER mano
to hold hands
il sentiero
a path, a trail, a track
fare capolino
to peek out
mozzafiato
breath-taking, riveting, compelling
altronde
elsewhere, somewhere else
d’altronde
after all
soffrire di vertigini
to be scared of heights
per lo meno
at least
la figata
the cool thing
un corvo incappucciato
a hooded crow
il corvo gazza australiana
australian magpie (crow)
l’allodola gazza australiana
austalian magpie lark
l’allodola
lark, sky-lark
avere ragione
to be right
avere torto
to be wrong
pensile
suspended, hanging
l’arena open and closed vowel for e
open vowel is the arena, closed vowel is (beach) sand
il seguente cortometraggio
the following segment of film note it is not the gerund for following, but the present participle. In English the present participle is the gerund used with the verb to be e.g. is following, but the gerund can be used on its own but is often followed by the verb to be e.g. the following …. is
l’orata
guilt head bream, orata
dorato
golden, gilded
il oro
gold
innanzitutto
first of all
anzi conjunction
actually, in fact, on the contrary(!), rather
la congiuzione
the conjunction
trascorrere
to spend time, to pass
il canzoniere
song book
teatrale
dramatic, theatrical
il personale
the staff
a grandi linee (plural of linea)
roughly
a prescindere da, nonostante, senza reguardo per, senza badare a
regardless of
prescindere
to exclude, overlook, disregard, let alone
trattare
to debate to negotiate, to make a deal
appartenere
to belong to
trattarsi
to be, to concern, to regard
in base a
on the basis of
scoraggiare
to discourage, to dishearten, to deter, to dissuade
la scenetta
sketch eg comic
condividere
to share
tale e quale
exactly the same
finora, fino ad ora
so far
per quanto
so far as, as much as
impedire a qualcuno de far qualcosa
to prevent someone from doing something
prevenire, evitare
to prevent something from happening
il moderatore
moderator
medesimo
the same, the very same, identical to
dal nulla
from thin air, from nothing
pensare al volo
to think up something on the run
insomma
in conclusion; so, basically, to sum up, maybe, perhaps
cioe….
that is…. (an explanation is about to come)
la somma
the sum, the total, the amount
mica
(not) at all, its not like, not as if. Note: if you put mica in front of a verb it makes the sentence negative. But, if you put mica after the verb you have to start the sentence with non to make the sentence negative.
la mica
regional form of bread roll, mica the mineral
mica tanto
not a lot, not much (quasi ironical, self derogatory)
intercambiabile
interchangeable
l’ortografia
spelling
ll tavolo
table piece of furniture
la tavola
the experience of sitting at the table, the spread on the table
caddere
to fall, to fall down, fall over Note, where does the accent fall
etimologico
etymological, origin of a word
si n’e andato
it left (went away)
all’improviso
suddenly
socievole, amichevole
friendly
essere in camino, camminare (a piedi)
is walking, to walk, to progress, to work!
non ci vedo piu dalla fame
I’m starving
nella parte precedente precedente
in the previous part previous adj
il precedente i precedenti
the precedent, criminal record
fino a, fino a quando
until
il guadagno singular
earnings plural profit singular, advantage, benefit, gain
integrare
to complete, to complement
ventunessimo
twenty-first
