Verbs 500 Flashcards by Sebastian Sukiennik

Essere

To be

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Avere

To have

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Fare

To do

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Andare

To go

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Potere

To be able to

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Dare

To give

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Volere

To want

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Venire

To come

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Dovere

To have to

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Stare

To stay/ to remain/ to be

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Dire

To say

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Sapere

To know

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Vedere

To see

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Mangiare

To eat

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Parlare

To speak

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Uscire

To go out

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Prendere

To take

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Piacere

To like

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Leggere

To read

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Amare

To love

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Bere

To drink

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Finire

To finish

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Capire

To understand

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Arrivare

to arrive

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Scrivere

To write

Partire

To leave

Mettere

To put

Rimanere

To remain

Dormire

To sleep

Vivere

To live

Conoscere

To know – in the sense of being acquainted with or familiar with something or someone

Sentire

To hear

Cucinare

To cook

Studiare

To study

Giocare

To play

Chiedere

To ask

Trovare

To find

Credere

To believe

Aprire

To open

Lavorare

To work

Pensare

To think

Correre

To run

Tenere

To hold

Guardare

To watch

Chiamare

To call

Tornare

To return

Salire

To go up

Preferire

To prefer

Morire

To die

Aspettare

To wait

Comprare

To buy

Nascere

To be born

Cercare

To look for

Perdere

To loose

Cantare

To sing

Passare

To pass

Cominciare

To begin

Ascoltare

To listen to

Riuscire

To be able to

Decidere

To decide

Abitare

To inhabit

Cadere

To fall

Chiudere

To close

Lasciare

To leave

Scegliere

To choose

Portare

To bring

Ricevere

To receive

Lavare

To clean

Rispondere

To respond

Sedere

To sit

Vincere

To win

Pagare

To pay

Alzare

To get up

Ridere

To laugh

Scendere

To descend

Incontrare

To encounter

Offrire

To offer

Imparare

To learn

Dimenticare

To forget

Svegliare

To wake up

Crescere

To grow

Vendere

To sell

Divertire

To amuse

Diventare

To become

Porre

To place

Entrare

To enter

Temere

To fear

Pulire

To clean

Vestire

To dress

Seguire

To follow

Restare

To stay

Cambiare

To change

Viaggiare

To travel

Spegnere

To turn off

Ricordare

To remember

Apparire

To appear

Aiutare

To help

Tacere

To be silent

Spedire

To send

Preparare

To prepare

Consentire

To consent

Infastidire

To annoy

Discutere

To argue

Tentare

To tempt

Attirare

To attract

Appartenere

To belong

Acquistare

To purchase

Catturare

To capture

Festeggiare

To celebrate

Confrontare

To confront

Sognare

To dream

Guadagnare

To earn

Volare

To fly

Salutare

To greet

Appendere

To hang

Sperare

To hope

Informare

To inform

Presentare

To present

Saltare

To jump

Invitare

To invite

Baciare

To kiss

Mancare

To miss

Mentire

To lie

Sposare

To marry

Traslocare

To move

Bisognare

To need

Pingere

To paint

Vietare

To forbid

Tirare

To throw/ to pull

Calcolare

To calculate

Affittare

To rent

Riparare

To fix

Condividere

To share

Gridare

To yell

Mostrare

To display

Spendere

To spend

Sorridere

To smile

Fumare

To smoke

Assaggiare

To taste

Lanciare

To launch

Nuotare

To swim

Indossare

To wear

Augurare

To express good wishes

Ringraziare

To thank

Ballare

To dance

Camminare

To walk

Aggiungere

To add

Annoiare

To bore

Abbassare

To lower

Adorare

To adore

accogliere

to welcome

affrettarsi

to hurry / to rush

ammettere

to admit

apparecchiare

to set / to lay / to prepare ; (the table)

colpire

to hit / to strike

commuovere

to affect / to move ; (emotionally)

digerire

to digest

dirigere

to direct

implicare

to implicate

invadere

to invade

prevalere

to prevail

rivolgersi

to turn around ; (self)

svenire

to faint / to swoon

toccare

to touch

tradurre

to translate

calmarsi

to calm oneself down

compiacere

to satisfy

gridare

to shout / to scream

impiegare

to employ ; (to hire / to take on) / to use

istruire

to instruct

meritare

to deserve / to merit

misurare

to measure

muovere

to move / to stir

raggiungere

to reach

rimproverare

to reproach

ripetere

to repeat

riuscire

to succeed / be able to

sospendere

to suspend

spedire

to send / to ship

tentare

to attempt / to try / to tempt

avvolgere

to wrap up / to envelop / to wrap

concedere

to concede

fingere

to fake / to feign / to pretend

infliggere

to inflict

lamentarsi

to complain

mantenere

to maintain

medicare

to medicate

nutrire

to feed / to nourish / to nurture

ottenere

to obtain

persuadere

to persuade

promettere

to promise

reggere

to support / to bear / to withstand

restituire

to restore / to return / to give back

rincrescere

to regret

sposare

to marry

abbandonare

to abandon

abbronzare

to tan

abituarsi

to get used to

afferrare

to seize / to grasp / to grab

assumere

to assume

comprare

to buy

friggere

to fry

gestire

to manage / to run / to organise / to organize ; (eg. a business / event)

guadagnare

to earn

piovere

to rain

ridurre

to reduce

ritenere

to retain

salvare

to save / to rescue

urlare

to shout

aggiungere

to add

alludere

to allude

ballare

to dance

comportarsi

to behave oneself / to behave

coprire

to cover

descrivere

to describe

dipendere

to depend

garantire

to guarantee

illudere

to deceive

intendere

to intend / to mean

liquidare

to liquidate / to settle

pretendere

to demand

salutare

to greet

sottrarre

to subtract

variare

to vary

annoiare

to annoy / to bore

correggere

to correct

eleggere

to elect

fallire

to fail

fermarsi

to stop oneself / to stop

firmare

to sign

includere

to include

obbligare

to obligate

omettere

to omit

pesare

to weigh

produrre

to produce

rassegnarsi

to resign oneself

scrivere

to write

spargere

to spread / to scatter / (usually solids) /to disseminate / to diffuse

votare

to vote

accendere

to light / to turn on / to switch on

assistere

to assist / to attend / to be present at / to aid

causare

to cause

celebrare

to celebrate

comporre

to compose

contenere

to contain

divertirsi

to enjoy oneself

esprimere

to express

inquinare

to pollute

lottare

to struggle / to fight / to wrestle

negoziare

to negotiate

spendere

to spend ; (money) / to spend ; (time)

suonare

to play ; (instrument) / to sound

temere

to fear / to dread

udire

to hear

alzare

to raise / to lift up

chiedere

to ask

depositare

to deposit / to leave

difendere

to defend

impersonare

to impersonate

incontrare

to meet

interrompere

to interrupt

legare

to tie up

limitare

to limit

nuotare

to swim

occupare

to occupy

rispettare

to respect

tornare

to come back / to return / to go back

turbare

to upset

valere

to be worth

ardere

to burn / (to be on fire)

bloccare

to block

camminare

to walk

condurre

to lead

distrarre

to distract

scomodare

to bother / inconvenience / disturb

lanciare

to fling

mostrare

to show

navigare

to navigate

negare

to deny

operare

to operate

predire

to predict

annegare

to drown

stendere

to spread out / to lay out / to stretch out / to extend

suggerire

to suggest

dettare

to dictate

funzionare

to function

girare

to turn / to rotate / to travel through

giurare

to swear ; (ie to take an oath)

gustare

to taste / to savour

lodare

to praise

mangiare

to eat

modificare

to modify

parlare

to talk / to speak

piangere

to cry

rendere

to render

resistere

to resist

stringere

to tighten

togliere

to take away / to remove / to take off

trasferire

to transfer

attribuire

to attribute

buttarsi

to throw oneself into

chiamare

to call / to call out / to summon / to phone

convincere

to convince

cuocere

to cook ; (to heat up)

distruggere

to destroy

festeggiare

to party / to celebrate

indicare

to indicate

organizzare

to organise / to organize

parere

to seem / to appear

penetrare

to penetrate

promuovere

to promote

ridire

to resay / to say again / to repeat / to find fault with / to criticise / to criticize

supporre

to suppose

uscire

to go out

abbassare

to lower / to pull down / to wind down

corrispondere

to correspond

fidarsi

to trust

fuggire

to escape

imprimere

to impress / to stamp / to imprint

informare

to inform

insistere

to insist

intervenire

to intervene

notificare

to notify

odiare

to hate

partecipare

to participate

permettere

to permit

stabilire

to establish / to stabilize / to stabilise

zittire

to shut someone up / to shut up / to hush

accadere

to happen / to occur

cedere

to cede / to give in

costruire

to build

esaminare

to examine

mandare

to send

nuocere

to harm

preferire

to prefer

recitare

to recite

scoprire

to discover / to uncover

seguire

to follow

singhiozzare

to sob / to hiccup

sorridere

to smile

spiegare

to explain

spingere

to push

torcere

to twist

angolare

to slant / to angle

consumare

to consume

contraddire

to contradict

definire

to define

elevare

to elevate

generare

to generate

lusingare

to flatter

prestare

to lend

prevenire

to prevent / to anticipate / to forestall

soffrire

to suffer

trascinare

to drag

ubbidire

to obey

usare

to use

zappare

to hoe

zoppicare

to limp

aderire

to adhere

chiudere

to close

esibire

to exhibit

estendere

to extend / to increase / to expand

mutare

to mutate / to change

onorare

to honor / to honour

oscurare

to obscure

percuotere

to strike / to hit / to beat

sbarcare

to disembark

scendere

to get off / descend

sottomettere

to subdue / to subject / to subjugate / to submit (smthg)

tacere

to be silent

umiliare

to humiliate

verificare

to verify

volgere

to turn ; (eg weather / road) ; (not girare)

cancellare

to cancel / to delete / to erase

comunicare

to communicate

cucire

to sew

distinguere

to distinguish

finire

to finish / to end

fumare

to smoke

nevicare

to snow

passare

to pass

premere

to press / to push

regolare

to regulate

riflettere

to reflect ; (light, image) / to reflect ; (ponder)

rimanere

to remain

soddisfare

to satisfy

abbracciare

to hug

abusare

to abuse

asciugare

to dry

disarmare

to disarm

governare

to govern

liberare

to liberate

macchiare

to stain

offrire

to offer

pendere

to hang

prendere

to take / to get / to catch

ragionare

to reason

redigere

to edit

sorgere

to rise ; (eg sun) / to arise ; (a difficulty)

sorprendere

to surprise

tremare

to tremble

accompagnare

to accompany / to go with

cogliere

to pick / to gather

deliberare

to deliberate

gettare

to throw

giocare

to play ; (a game)

glorificare

to glorify

impaurire

to frighten / to scare

impazzire

to go mad (crazy)

opporre

to oppose

porgere

to offer / to hand

riscaldare

to heat

scusare

to excuse

separare

to separate

trarre

to draw / to extract

vedere

to see

arrabbiarsi

to get angry

bruciarsi

to burn oneself

diventare

to become

immergere

to immerse

leggere

to read

mascherare

to mask

notare

to note / notice

pensare

to think

porre

to place / to set

provvedere

to provide

riassumere

to resume

rinnovare

to renew

scambiare

to exchange

sedere

to sit

spandere

to spread / to spill / to spray / to scatter / (usually liquids)

ammirare

to admire

arrestare

to arrest / to stop

attendere

to await / to wait for / to expect

avvisare

to advise

comprendere

to comprise / to understand

consistere

to consist

desiderare

to desire / wish

eliminare

to eliminate

introdurre

to introduce

ostinarsi

to persist / to insist on

presentare

to present

ricevere

to receive / to host

rodere

to gnaw

scuotere

to shake

tendere

to stretch out / to tighten / to pull / also ; to tend (to do something)

appartenere

to belong

arrivare

to arrive

cascare

to fall down / (more used in Tuscany)

commettere

to commit

decidere

to decide

diffondere

to diffuse / to disseminate / to spread / to broadcast

dissolvere

to dissolve

fissare

to fix

proibire

to prohibit

pungere

to sting / to bite / to prick

rifiutare

to refuse

scegliere

to choose

tirare

to pull

vagabondare

to wander / to roam

accorgersi

to realise / to realize / to notice / to become aware of

anticipare

to anticipate / to bring forward / to move up

arrostire

to roast ; (meat)

determinare

to determine

disgustare

to disgust

emettere

to emit

facilitare

to facilitate

godere

to enjoy / to relish

moderare

to moderate

opprimere

to oppress

ringraziare

to thank

svanire

to vanish

trascorrere

to spend / to pass / (time)

vendere

to sell

vietare

to forbid

annoiarsi

to be bored

bere

to drink

convertire

to convert

dimostrare

to demonstrate

dolere

to suffer pain / to hurt / to ache

escludere

to exclude

giudicare

to judge

nominare

to name

portare

to bring / to carry / to wear

proporre

to propose

raccontare

to recount

rappresentare

to represent

ungere

to smear / to grease / to anoint

vantarsi

to boast / to brag

visitare

to visit ; (a place)

baciare

to kiss

contendere

to contend

discutere

to discuss

disfare

to undo / to unpack / to unmake

esasperare

to exasperate

esaurire

to exhaust

fondere

to melt / to merge / to fuse

noleggiare

to rent / to hire

osare

to dare

pagare

to pay