random 8 Flashcards
la canna
canna (tropical plant), reed, cane, sugarcane,
sorreggere
to support, sustain (eg with a stake or cane)
tirare fuori
to pull out
i cingialli hanno tirato fuori i giovanni alberi
the boars pulled out the young trees
il giovane albero la giovane ragazza
the young tree, the young girl
sul sotto
(on the) underneath (under surface)
la tua ombra
your shade, your shadow
l’inedia
starvation, malnutrition, hunger fig: boredom, tediousness
avere sonno
to be sleepy
anzi
actually (you are wrong), in fact, on/to the contrary
non poi cosi male
not so bad after all (then)
unirsi
to join oneself to (a person)
aggiungere
to join (something together), to add to
non c’e voluto molto
it did not take much
il lutto
grief sorrow
il/la barbone/a
homeless person, tramp
pure avendo
even having
il paragrafo
the paragraph
ultimamente
lately, recently
perdere la voce
to loose one’s voice
ho perso la voce
I lost my voice
consumare consumarsi usare usarsi
to wear out
la frizione si e consumato
the clutch is worn out
o forse e la scatola del cambio
or perhaps it is the gear box
il motore sembra bene
the motor (engine) seems ok
avere sonno
to be sleepy
taglio di capelli
haircut
la roba le cose
stuff
la bolletta
the bill (invoice sent to you)
il conto
the bill (account given to you at a restaurant, hotel)
il becco
the bill (beak of a water bird)
la locandina il manifesto
the bill (notice of an event)
entraci
to have to do with (to enter into the matter)
non c’entrerebbe
would not enter into it
l’esercitazione
the drill (exercise practice)
cioe e grave
that is serious, that is to say, meaning? namely, meaning what, ……….. or rather, in other words
cio O GR
this, that
volere bene (a qualcuno)
to care about (someone)
volere credere … volevo credere
to want to believe … i wanted to believe
il clima
the climate
la cima
the summit, peak, mountain top
spostare
to move
senza pensarci due volte
without a second thought
without thinking about it twice
fra cinquanta giorni
in fifty days
i settanta
it is settanta in all its forms
the seventies note pl v sing article
il labbro le labbra
the lip, the lips, note odd gender change pl to sing and both sing in italian.
SUL lavoro
AT work
oggi/questo pomeriggio
THIS afternoon
prendere
to grab to take etc
agguantare
to grab to steal
afferare
to seize to grab
per il (collo)
BY the (neck)
la batteria
the battery … drum/s, percussion …. gun battery, artillery, battalion …. array of ….. tournament heat …
per quanto ne sappia
as far as I know, as much as I know of it
il loggiato
arcade, exterior gallery, portico
il portico
portico
se
since, when, if
se n’e andato
(it) left (positive statement, not a question)
correre PER il bosco
to run THROUGH the wood (forest)
socievole
friendly (as opposed to aggressive)
amichevole
friendly, cordial, congenial (sociable)
socievole, affibile, cordiale
sociable (outgoing, friendly)
cortese gentile cordiale
sociable (expected social behaviour)
sociabile
things done in the company of others
godere
to enjoy (some [Romans] say this implies sexual enjoyment)
dopo esservi godutu
after you enjoy (after you have enjoyed)
la scorza
the peel (of a fruit)
il guscio
outer shell of a hard fruit eg nut husk
la buccia
the skin of a soft fruit, the peel, the rind
l’istrice nf. il porcupino le istrici
porcupine porcupines
l’uliveto l’oliveto
olive grove
la rottura
the rupture
la serbatoia la serbatoia del carburante
tank petrol/fuel tank
il fil di fero
wire (strand)
spianare
to flatten something out (eg rough ground)
to flatten, to make smooth
appiatire appianare
il suolo
the soil, the ground
radere
to shave
radere al suolo
to crush violently, to wipe out
avere una cotta per qualcuno
to have a crush on someone
io sono DI gannaio
i was BORN in january
autunnale d’autuno
autumnal (autumn as an adjective)
