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vocab 24 Flashcards

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1
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a goose

A

una oca

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2
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goosebumps

A

pelle d’oca

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3
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a duck

A

un’anatra

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4
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to shock

A

scioccare

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5
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shocked / shocking

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scioccato / scioccante
(vs. annoyed - scocciato)

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6
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soccorso (adj. and noun)

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

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7
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soccorrere

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to come to (sb’s) aid

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8
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emergency room in hospital, first aid

A

pronto soccorso

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9
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tirarsela

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to assume an attitude of superiority

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10
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landing / takeoff (aircraft)

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l’atterraggio / il deCOllo

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11
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embarrassing / embarrassed

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imbarazzante / imbarazzato or vergognoso

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12
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to feel shame or embarrassment (2)

A

provare vergogna, vergognarsi

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13
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depressing / depressed

A

deprimente /depresso

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14
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disability

A

discapacita

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15
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to pull (for a door)

A

tirare (also means to throw or toss)

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16
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slippers

A

le pantofole

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17
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round-trip ticket; one-way ticket

A

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

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18
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pricetag / postcard

A

il cartellino / la cartolina

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19
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sales receipt

A

lo scontrino

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20
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piuttosto

A

instead, rather

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21
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to split or divide (like an avocado)

A

spaccare

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22
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to squeeze (like a lemon)

A

spremere

23
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to squash or flatten (like a bread roll)

A

schiacciare

24
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to wring out, to squeeze (a rag)

A

strizzare

25
Q

a rag

A

lo straccio

26
Q

to wink, to squint

A

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

27
Q

to squirt, to spray

A

spruzzare

28
Q

butcher shop

A

una macelleria

29
Q

position of adverb like appena

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

30
Q

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

A

I mio compleanno e tra 2 settimane.

31
Q

favorite

A

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

32
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qualche ______(noun)

A

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

33
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to lose weight

A

dimagrire (like capire)

34
Q

the wait

A

l’attesa (Non m’importa l’attesa.)

35
Q

to season or flavor; to dress (a salad)

A

condire

36
Q

salad dressing

A

il condimento dell’insalata

37
Q

customer service

A

assistenza al cliente

38
Q

to plug in (sth)

A

attaccare la spina di; inserire la spina di

39
Q

the ocean vs the tide / tides

A

IL mare vs. LA marea o LE maree

40
Q

has to do with (2)

A

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

41
Q

as much as

A

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

42
Q

diritto (adjective and noun meanings)

A

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

43
Q

to taste or try, to pick at

A

assaggiare

44
Q

3 meanings for “prego”

A
  1. in response to grazie
  2. to ask someone to repeat : Prego? or Come?
  3. Prego! = in place of entri! or vada! or Prenda!
45
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every now and then

A

ogni tanto

46
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sia…sia or sia…che

A

both…and; whether…or

47
Q

department

A

il reparto

48
Q

Addirritura!

A

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

49
Q

to take for a walk (dogs)

A

portare a spasso

50
Q

acquistare

A

to buy, acquire

51
Q

gettare

A

to throw, to toss

52
Q

interrompere

A

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

53
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rinviare

A

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

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