vocab 24

Question 1

a goose

Answer 1

una oca

Question 2

goosebumps

Answer 2

pelle d’oca

Question 3

a duck

Answer 3

un’anatra

Question 4

to shock

Answer 4

scioccare

Question 5

shocked / shocking

Answer 5

scioccato / scioccante
(vs. annoyed - scocciato)

Question 6

soccorso (adj. and noun)

Answer 6

rescued, saved (adj.) / rescue, help, first aid (noun)

Question 7

soccorrere

Answer 7

to come to (sb’s) aid

Question 8

emergency room in hospital, first aid

Answer 8

pronto soccorso

Question 9

tirarsela

Answer 9

to assume an attitude of superiority

Question 10

landing / takeoff (aircraft)

Answer 10

l’atterraggio / il deCOllo

Question 11

embarrassing / embarrassed

Answer 11

imbarazzante / imbarazzato or vergognoso

Question 12

to feel shame or embarrassment (2)

Answer 12

provare vergogna, vergognarsi

Question 13

depressing / depressed

Answer 13

deprimente /depresso

Question 14

disability

Answer 14

discapacita

Question 15

to pull (for a door)

Answer 15

tirare (also means to throw or toss)

Question 16

slippers

Answer 16

le pantofole

Question 17

round-trip ticket; one-way ticket

Answer 17

biglietto (di) andata e ritorno PER (citta) / solo andata

Question 18

pricetag / postcard

Answer 18

il cartellino / la cartolina

Question 19

sales receipt

Answer 19

lo scontrino

Question 20

piuttosto

Answer 20

instead, rather

Question 21

to split or divide (like an avocado)

Answer 21

spaccare

Question 22

to squeeze (like a lemon)

Answer 22

spremere

Question 23

to squash or flatten (like a bread roll)

Answer 23

schiacciare

Question 24

to wring out, to squeeze (a rag)

Answer 24

strizzare

Question 25

a rag

Answer 25

lo straccio

Question 26

to wink, to squint

Answer 26

strizzare l'occhio = to wink strizzare gli occhi = to squint

Question 27

to squirt, to spray

Answer 27

spruzzare

Question 28

butcher shop

Answer 28

una macelleria

Question 29

position of adverb like appena

Answer 29

Ho appena mangiato (I just ate.) vs. Ho mangiato appena (I ate a little.)

Question 30

Use "tra" instead of "in" for something in the future. i.e. My birthday is in 2 weeks...

Answer 30

I mio compleanno e tra 2 settimane.

Question 31

favorite

Answer 31

preferito (favorito would refer to a favored person in sports)

Question 32

qualche ______(noun)

Answer 32

always a singular noun even though >1 (Ho visto qualche film horror.)

Question 33

to lose weight

Answer 33

dimagrire (like capire)

Question 34

the wait

Answer 34

l'attesa (Non m'importa l'attesa.)

Question 35

to season or flavor; to dress (a salad)

Answer 35

condire

Question 36

salad dressing

Answer 36

il condimento dell'insalata

Question 37

customer service

Answer 37

assistenza al cliente

Question 38

to plug in (sth)

Answer 38

attaccare la spina di; inserire la spina di

Question 39

the ocean vs the tide / tides

Answer 39

IL mare vs. LA marea o LE maree

Question 40

has to do with (2)

Answer 40

c'entrare = avere a che fare Cosa c'entra la luna con le maree? Non c'entra niente con...

Question 41

as much as

Answer 41

tanto quanto (Spero che me piaccia tanto quanto l'altra palestra.)

Question 42

diritto (adjective and noun meanings)

Answer 42

adj.: straight, upright noun: a right, law (diritti civile)

Question 43

to taste or try, to pick at

Answer 43

assaggiare

Question 44

3 meanings for "prego"

Answer 44

1. in response to grazie 2. to ask someone to repeat : Prego? or Come? 3. Prego! = in place of entri! or vada! or Prenda!

Question 45

every now and then

Answer 45

ogni tanto

Question 46

sia...sia or sia...che

Answer 46

both...and; whether...or

Question 47

department

Answer 47

il reparto

Question 48

Addirritura!

Answer 48

Really? Seriously? You're joking! You're kidding!

Question 49

to take for a walk (dogs)

Answer 49

portare a spasso

Question 50

acquistare

Answer 50

to buy, acquire

Question 51

gettare

Answer 51

to throw, to toss

Question 52

interrompere

Answer 52

to interrupt; to take a break (p.p. interrotto)

Question 53

rinviare

Answer 53

to return (reject); postpone "Ho rinviato le scarpe acquistate via internet perché mi erano troppo strette."