Useful Verbs 2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Sprecare

A

To waste

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Rendersi conto

A

To realise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Apparire

A

To appear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Bussare

A

To knock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Provenire

A

To originate from

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Convenire

A

To agree / To establish a common agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Prelevare

A

To withdraw / to pick up (something)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Percepire

A

To perceive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Trattare

A

To treat / to deal with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Assumere

(Assunto, partic pas.)

A

To hire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Porre

A

To ask

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Rapinare

A

To rob

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Tentare

A

To attempt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Agire

A

To act / to take action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Reagire

A

To react

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Bastare

A

To be sufficient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Mancare

A

To feel a lack of / absence of someone or something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Interagire (isco)

A

To interact

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Rallentare / diminuire

A

To decrease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Prendersela

A

Arrabiarsi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Avercela

A

Arrabia con qualcuno

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Svelare / rivelare

A

To reveal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Spiare

A

To spy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Staccare

A

To disconnect

(Fare una pausa)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Crollare

A

To collapse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Mollare / arrendersi / rinunciare

A

To give up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Avvertire

A

To warn / alert

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Inchiodare

A

To nail / to pin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Sospendere

A

To stop / to suspend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Sprofondare

A

To sink

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Stordire

A

To stun / to knock out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Inghiottire (isco)

A

To swallow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Smaltire / Disporre

A

To dispose of / to work off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Consegnare

A

To deliver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Avviare

A

To start / to initiate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Allenare

A

To train

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Imporre

A

To impose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Rinfrancare

A

To refresh/rejuvenate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Soccorrere

A

To rescue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Rincorrere

A

To chase / to pursue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Allietare

A

To cheer up / to brighten

42
Q

Indagare

A

To investigate

43
Q

Sottoporsi

A

To submit oneself / to undergo

44
Q

Distruggere

A

To destroy

45
Q

Trattenere

A

To retain / withhold

46
Q

Evidenziare

A

To highlight

47
Q

Restringersi

A

To shrink

48
Q

Distrarre (ago)

A

To distract

49
Q

Dissuadere

A

To dissuade

50
Q

Centrifugare

A

To spin

51
Q

Starnutire (isco)

A

To sneeze

52
Q

Soffiare (il naso)

A

To blow (your nose)

53
Q

Tutelare / proteggere

A

To care / protect

54
Q

Regnare

A

To reign / rule

55
Q

Schiacciare

A

To crush

56
Q

Sdraiarsi

A

To lie down

57
Q

Rimbalzare

A

To bounce

58
Q

Purgare

A

To purge

59
Q

Tenere presente

A

To bear in my mind

60
Q

Eliminare

A

To eliminate

61
Q

Ingorgare

A

To block

62
Q

Impedire / prevenire

A

To prevent

63
Q

Cavarsela

A

Riuscire abbastanza bene

64
Q

Sentirsela

A

Avere il forza/corragio di affrontare una situazione difficile

65
Q

Starsene

A

To remain here

66
Q

Essere arrabbiato/a

Arrabiarsi

A

To be angry

To get angry

67
Q

Omettere

A

To omit

68
Q

Sconvolgere

A

To upset / to shock

69
Q

Abbattere

A

To break down

70
Q

Quantificare

A

To quantify

71
Q

Sbucare

A

To come / to emerge

72
Q

Compromettere

A

To compromise

73
Q

Boicottare

A

Boycott

74
Q

Valorizzare

A

To enhance / to value

75
Q

Eleggere

A

To elect

76
Q

Addolcire

A

To sweeten

77
Q

Occorrere

A

To be necessary

78
Q

Attenuare

A

To mitigate

79
Q

Incarnare

A

To embody

80
Q

Rimpiazzare

A

To replace

81
Q

Mutare

A

To mutate

82
Q

Arricchire

A

To enrich

83
Q

Sgomberare

A

To clear up

84
Q

Darci dentro

A

To get involved / to get stuck in

85
Q

Mettercela tutta

A

To knuckle down

86
Q

Strappare

A

To rip / to tear

87
Q

Spaccare

A

To split / to break

88
Q

Sconfiggere

A

To defeat / to beat

89
Q

Inseguire

A

To chase / to pursue

90
Q

Contrattare

A

To bargain / to haggle

91
Q

Osare

A

To dare

92
Q

Schioccare

A

To snap

93
Q

Lievitare

A

To rise

94
Q

Alleggerire

A

To lighten

95
Q

Appendersi

A

To hang

96
Q

Emarginare

A

To marginalise

97
Q

Spezzare

A

To break

98
Q

Dettare

A

To dictate

99
Q

Smantellare

A

To dismantle

100
Q

Scongelare

A

To defrost