Read And Think Italian—Cultura

Question 1

Diffondersi

Answer 1

To spread out

Question 2

Diffondere

Answer 2

To spread

Question 3

Name the verb components of diffondere

Answer 3

Diffondo
Diffusi/e/ero
Diffuso/a

Question 4

Inconfondibile

Answer 4

Unmistakable

Question 5

Confondere

Answer 5

To confuse, confound; to mistake for another; to mistake for s/o or s/t else

Question 6

Name the verb components of confondere

Answer 6

Confondo
Confusi/e/ero
Confuso/a

Question 7

La goccia

Answer 7

Drop, droplet, splash, bead

Question 8

Fedele

Answer 8

Faithful, loyal

Question 9

La fedeltà

Answer 9

Loyalty, devotion

Question 10

Il sorso

Answer 10

One swallow, gulp, sip

Question 11

Sorseggiare

Answer 11

To sip

Question 12

Sorgere

Answer 12

To rise (like the sun); to arise, appear; to show up; to stand up, rise to one’s feet

Question 13

Name the verb components of sorgere

Answer 13

Sorgo
Sorsi/e/ero
Sorto/a

Question 14

Altrimenti

Answer 14

As a conjunction: otherwise, or, or else
As an adverb: differently, in a different manner

Question 15

La miscela

Answer 15

La mescolanza, la mistura, blend, mixture
WRT gasoline: a mixture, blend
Il miscuglio, hodgepodge, concoction

Question 16

Miscelare

Answer 16

To mix, to blend, combine

Question 17

Gustare

Answer 17

Godere il sapore, to taste, try, sample, savor
Apprezzare, to enjoy, savor

Question 18

Capitare

Answer 18

Accadere, succedere- to happen, occur, end up

Question 19

Battezzare

Answer 19

Religione: dare sacramento, to baptize, to christen
Chiamare, to name, baptize

Question 20

Cresimare

Answer 20

Dare la cresima, to confirm as a Catholic

Question 21

La dismisura

Answer 21

Mancanza di misura, eccesso; excess, exaggeration, disproportion

Question 22

Il prete

Answer 22

Il sacerdote, priest, minister, clergyperson

Question 23

La fiducia

Answer 23

Il credere, il confidare, the confidence, faith, trust

Question 24

Peraltro

Answer 24

Nondimeno, however, but

Question 25

Procurare

Answer 25

Ottenere, procacciare, to procure, obtain, get

Question 26

Procurarsi

Answer 26

To get oneself; to catch, come down with; to pick up; to raise, earn

Question 27

Inoltre

Answer 27

In aggiunta, per di più, moreover, furthermore, also, in addition; additionally, besides

Question 28

Insomma

Answer 28

Concludendo, riassumendo; so, therefore

Question 29

Parecchio

Answer 29

Agg: abbondante, tanto; quite, some, much, a lot; avv: abbastanza; quite a lot, a lot

Question 30

Parecchi

Answer 30

Numerosi, tanti; lots, many

Question 31

Dettare

Answer 31

1. Scandire, enunciare; to dictate, instruct. 2. Indicare, stabilire; to dictate, instruct. 3. Prescrivere, comandare; to prescribe, order. 4. Imporre; to impose

Question 32

Persino, perfino

Answer 32

Addirittura; even, just, so much as, no less than. (Persino mio figlio si e affezionato a lei. Even my son has grown fond of her)

Question 33

Accudire (sc)

Answer 33

Assistere, prendersi cura; to look after, take care of, tend to

Question 34

La comodità

Answer 34

L’essere comodo, comfort. L’aglio, facilità, convenience, ease. Cose comode, comforts, luxuries

Question 35

Staccare

Answer 35

Separare, to detach. In sport: distanziare, to pull ahead of, leave behind, outdistance. Allontanare, to separate, distance.
REMEMBER: STACCATO

Question 36

Staccarsi

Answer 36

Separarsi, to break off, come off, detach from
REMEMBER: STACCATO

Question 37

La gestione

Answer 37

The management

Question 38

Gestire (sc)

Answer 38

Amministrare un’impresa, manage, run, handle. Sovrintendere, to supervise, oversee. Regolare, organizzare, to organize, manage.