Una Questione Privata, Capitolo 1 Flashcards
Socchiudere
To half-close, leave ajar
Degradare
To degrade, downgrade, to slope down
Anzi
On the contrary; rather, or better still
Essere latitante
To be in hiding, to be on the run
Fiancheggiare
To border, flank, support
Oltre
Further, farther; on the other side of; beyond
Il faggio
Beech tree
Svettare
To lop off; to stand out against. Ie: il campanile ____ sui paese.
Candido, a
Pure white; ingenuous, naive; candid, frank; innocent
La macchia
Stain, spot; mark, blotch
La fumosità
Smokiness, vagueness
Stingere (stinto, a)
To fade, wash out
Nemmeno (= neanche)
Not even; didn’t even, wouldn’t even
Pattinare
To skate; to skid
Il fango
Mud (addosso a ____ - to sling mud)
Deviare
To turn off from; to deflect; to divert
Quassù
Up here
Pattugliare; la pattuglia
To patrol; the patrol
Azzardare
To risk, hazard; to venture; to dare
Strada ferrata
Railway line
Dare retta a qualcuno
To pay attention to someone
Pompare
To pump (estrarre); to pump out/up; to exaggerate; to blow up (like a balloon)
Additare
To point out
Il tratto
A stretch, segment
Sfondare (sfondato, a)
To break down, knock down (broken, worn out)
Sdrucito
Torn, threadbare
Qualunque (= qualsiasi)
Whatever
La follia
Act of madness, act of folly
Chetare (cheto)
To hush, silence (silent)
Soffiare
To blow
Accoccolarsi
To crouch (down)
Il tallone
Heel
Il viottolo
Path, track
Il versante
Slope, side, face (fianco di un monte); side, point of view (aspetto di una questione)
Scarno, a
Lean, bony
Spesso, a
Thick
Aggrottare
To frown
Cigolare
To squeak, to creak
Arrampicarsi
To climb (up)
Cogliere
To pick, gather (prendere dal terreno);
To grab, catch, seize, collect (afferrare, catturare);
To surprise, get, catch (sorprendere qn);
To understand, get, gather (comprendere, capire)
La scorta
The supply, stock
Il maschiaccio
Wild boy, boisterous child
Allargarsi
To spread [like news] (diffondersi)
To become wider, to become broader (dilatarsi)
Tardare
To be late (essere in ritardo);
To delay, defer, put off (ritardare)
Apposta
On purpose, deliberately (di proposito, deliberatamente)
Decidersi
To make up your mind (prendere una risoluzione)
La scocca
The body, shell (carrozzeria, e.g., La scocca dell’auto è danneggiata.)
Indietreggiare
To fall back, pull back, move back;
To retreat (ritirarsi)
Rovesciare
To spill (liquido—versare, far cadere);
To knock over, topple (far cadere che era dritto)
To throw back, turn back, fold back, turn inside out (piegare all’indietro)
To upset, overturn, overrule, reverse (capovolgere, ribaltare)
La siepe
The hedge (fila di arbusti);
The hurdle, fence (ostacolo)
Stridulo, a
Shrill, piercing, strident, jarring.
Che ha un suono acuto e aspro. Suono fastidioso.
Retrocedere
La retrocessione
Retrocesso, a
To degrade, demote; to relegate (passare a grado/categoria inferiore); to reverse, go backwards. (Andare indietro)
The demotion (gradi abbassamento)
Demoted
Scordare
To forget (dimenticare);
To make out of key/untuned (strumento musicale: far perdere l’accordatura)
Turbare
Turbarsi
Turbato
To disturb (disturbare); to unsettle or upset (far agitare).
To worry (inquietarsi, agitarsi)
Disturbed, upset
Sdraiare
Sdraiarsi
To lay something down (mettere disteso)
To lie down (mettersi disteso)
Raccogliere
Raccogliersi
To pick up (prendere actually da terra); to harvest, pick, gather (piante, cogliere prodotti);
To crouch, squat, fold over (ripiegarsi); to gather, meet, assemble, huddle (sports); to concentrate, collect your thoughts
La conca
The dip, valley, basin, low point
La nuca (le nuche)
The nape (of the neck)
La treccia (le trecce)
The braid, tress; plait, twist
Fissare
To secure, fasten, fix; to establish, set, define; to stare at
Accennare
To imply, hint at (mostrare con cenni); to mention, touch on, outline (delineare)
Appoggiare
Appoggiarsi
To lean, lay, rest, place, put, prop; to support, sustain
To lean against; to rely on
Complessivamente
Overall, on the whole, generally
