Useful Verbs Flashcards
Combinare
To combine
Ricombinare
To recombine
Digerire
To digest
Costare
To cost
Abbassare
To lower
Ferire
To wound / injure
Rinunciare
To give up / to renounce
Invecchiare
To grow old / to get old
Bilanciare
To balance
Sopravvivere
To survive / to stay alive
Sbucciare
To peel (fruit)
Contare
To count / to rely
Sciogliere
To melt
To undo / to loosen
Capitare
To happen (by chance)
Accadere
To happen (formale)
Succedere
To happen (informale)
Incaricare
To instruct / To commission
Convivere
To live together / To cohabit
Dibattere
To debate / discuss
Registarsi
To register
Colpire (isco)
To hit (metaforico anche)
Diffondersi
To spread
Influenzare
To influence
Divorziare
To divorce
Innamorarsi
To fall in love
Sostituire (isco)
To replace/ to substitute
Sussurrare
To whisper
Ammalarsi
To get ill
Confrontare
To compare
Attribuire (isco)
To attribute / to assign
Ammettere
To admit
Esserci
To be there
Volerci
To be necessary (also related to time), to need
Metterci
To take time to do something, to put, to insert
Starci
to be in, to be down (for something), to allow
Apprezzare
To appreciate
Tradurre
To translate
Indossare
To wear / to put on
Agitare
To shake
Stringere
To tighten
Ottimizzare
To optimize
Tramare
To plot / to conspire
Scavalcare
To climb over
Chinare
To bow / to lean over / to bend down
Sollevare
To lift / to pick up
Sveltire / accelerare
To speed up / to accelerate
Sparire
To disappear
Sospirare
To sigh
Accorgersi
To notice / to realise
Minacciare
To threaten
Attirare / attrarre
To attract
Contenere
To contain
Svolgere
To carry out / to perform
Ritrarre / raffigurare / rappresentare
To portray / to depict
Rendere
To make / to render
Innalzare
To raise / to increase
Deludere
To disappoint / to let down
Vederci
To have to capacity to see
Sentirci
To have the capcity to hear/feel
Appellare
To appeal
Sfogare
To vent / to release (anger)
Scolare
To drain
Condire
To dress (a salad)
Versare
To pour
Stendere
To spread / To roll out
Soffriggere
To lightly fry
Rosolare
To lightly fry
Dimagrire
To lose weight
Aspettare
To wait / to await / to expect
Stentare
To struggle
Risolvere
To solve / to resolve
Accusare
To accuse / to blame
Negare
To deny / to refuse
Tremare
To tremble
Licenziare
To fire / to sack
Ribattere
To argue
Stupire
To amaze / to surprise
Affrontare
To face / to confront
Dedicare
To dedicate
Perseverare
To persevere
Riconoscere
To recognise
Cavarsela
To manage / To get by / to get away with it
Lucidare
To polish / to shine
Circondare
To surrond
Curare
To treat / cure / heal / take care
Protestare
To protest
Rafforzare
To strengthen
Infastidirsi (isco)
To get annoyed
Sopportare
To bear / withstand / endure
Conservare
To store / to preserve
Collegare
To connect / to link
Rendere possibile
To make possible
Allargare
To widen
Scendere
To get off / to descend
Aggiustare / riparare
To repair