Verbi Pronominali

Question 1

Andarsene

Answer 1

to go away (off); to leave!

Vattene, non ti voglio più vedere!
Go away, I don’t want to see you again!

Question 2

Avercela (+ con)

Answer 2

to be angry with (annoyed) with somebody!

Question 3

Cavarsela

Answer 3

to get by; to manage fairly well; to come out of difficulty!

Question 4

Farcela (+ a)

Answer 4

to Manage; to make it!

Question 5

Non farcela più

Answer 5

to be tired; be fed up with, can’t make it anymore!

Question 6

Prendersela (+ con/per)

Answer 6

to be offended, to take offence; to be mad; to be worried, to take it out on somebody!

Question 7

Tenerci (+ a)

Answer 7

to be interested, to like; to care for something or somebody!

Question 8

Prendersela (comoda)

Answer 8

to take one’s time

Question 9

Volerci

Answer 9

to take; to be needed; to be required!

Quando ci vuole, ci vuole.!
When it’s needed, it’s needed.!

Ci vuole un’ ora per arrivare in ufficio.!
Ci vogliono due ore per arrivare in ufficio. (verb is related to subject)!
Ci e’ voluta un’ora per arrivare in ufficio!
Ci sono volute due ore per arrivare in ufficio!

Question 10

Metterci

Answer 10

it takes (time)

Ci metto trenta minuti per pranzare.
It takes me thirty minutes to have lunch.

Question 11

Darsele

Answer 11

to come to blows

Carlo e Giacomo se le sono date per lei.


Question 12

Darsela a gambe


Answer 12

to run away

Question 13

Dormirsela

Answer 13

to sleep soundly

Io lavoro e lui se la dorme.

Question 14

Filarsela

Answer 14

to beat it

Potrebbero sorprenderci, è meglio filarsela.


Question 15

Godersela

Answer 15

to have a good time

Lui sì che se la gode!


Question 16

Intendersela

Answer 16

to have an affair

Sai con chi se la intende? Se la sono intesa per un anno e poi si sono lasciati.


Question 17

Mettercela tutta

Answer 17

to do one’s best


Question 18

Squagliarsela

Answer 18

to sneak away

Ce la siamo squagliata per non incontrarli.


Question 19

Svignarsela

Answer 19

to sneak away

Appena possibile ce la svignamo.


Question 20

Trovarcisi

Answer 20

to find oneself


Question 21

Vedercisi

Answer 21

to see oneself doing something


Question 22

Vedersela brutta

Answer 22

to fear the worst

Question 23

Approfittarsene

Answer 23

to take advantage of something or somebody


Question 24

Curarsene (or prendersene cura)

Answer 24

to be cured of


Question 25

Dirsene di tutti i colori

Answer 25

to call one another names


Question 26

Fregarsene

Answer 26

not to care (colloquial; to be avoided in formal situations)—

Me ne frego.


Question 27

Guardarsene

Answer 27

to beware, to avoid


Question 28

Infischiarsene

Answer 28

not to care (colloquial; to be avoided in formal situations)

Me ne infischio.


Question 29

Intendersene

Answer 29

to be an expert


Question 30

Invaghirsene

Answer 30

to become infatuated

***dated, but can be still encountered in written speech

Narciso vide il suo viso riflesso nell’acqua e se ne invaghì.


Question 31

Occuparsene

Answer 31

to take care of something


Question 32

Pentirsene

Answer 32

to regret something


Question 33

Sbattersene

Answer 33

not to care (colloquial; to be avoided in formal situations)

Me ne sbatto.

Question 34

Tornarsene

Answer 34

emphatic for tornare

Basta! Me ne torno da mia madre!

Question 35

Farla Franca

Answer 35

To get away with something