vocab 25 Flashcards

1
Q

another meaning for dovere

A

“to owe”. Mi devi ancora i cento euro.

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2
Q

finora

A

so far, up until now

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3
Q

Use sapere, not potere when talking about ability (Giovanni sa nuotare molto bene.)

A

Potere depends on external circumstances (G non puo nuotare perche la piscina e chiusa.)

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4
Q

potere versus riuscire

A

Use potere when the capacity to do something depends on something external. Use riuscire when it depends on yourself.

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5
Q

a joke (funny story) / a prank

A

una barzelletta / lo scherzo

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6
Q

to kidnap / kidnapped

A

rapire / rapito

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7
Q

the root

A

la radice (le radici)

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8
Q

a skeleton

A

lo scheletro

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9
Q

mailbox (computer)

A

la casella di posta

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10
Q

Take care!

A

Stammi bene! (said at end of conversation)

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11
Q

che c’e?

A

said when bothered

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12
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Aspe!

A

short for aspetta!

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13
Q

Ma che veramente?

A

to express surprise, incredulity

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14
Q

When answering, “di dove sei?”

A

sono + adjective of country (sono australiano); vengo DAL Canada; sono DI New York (but ONLY with cities)

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15
Q

to take seriously

A

prendere sul serio

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16
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a survey

A

una indagine

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17
Q

un sgarro

A

insult; (Dennis says “cheat day” is un sgarro)
sgarrare = to make mistakes

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18
Q

fare a meno di (qlcn / qlcs) or farne a meno

A

to do without (Non riesco a farne a meno!”)

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19
Q

to belong to

A

appartenere

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20
Q

violence / violent

A

la violenza / violento

21
Q

in diretta

A

live (in real time)

22
Q

decoration, ornament

A

addobbo (L’albero di Natale e ricco di addobbi.)

23
Q

a thought

A

il pensiero

24
Q

il reso

A

a product to be returned, the return (also, p.p of rendere)

25
to travel or traverse
percorrere
26
rough, uneven, rugged
accidentato (il percorso accidentato)
27
a lizard
la lucertola
28
crooked, twisted, bent (also - misguided, erroneous)
storto (to bend or twist - storcere) Something went wrong = Qualcosa e andato storto.
29
lost, mislaid, bewildered
smarrito ("zmar"rito)
30
to boil (cooking)
lessare
31
a coward
vigliacco (noun and adjective)
32
to review / a review
ripassare / il ripasso
33
peak, apogee; to be at your peak; to have a comeback
l'auge; essere in auge; tornare in auge
34
forecast (weather) or a prediction
la previsione
35
oatmeal
la farina d'avena
36
I'm just looking.
Sto dando solo un'occhiata.
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Can I try it?
Posso provarlo?
38
volercene
it's necessary to have more time or effort (Ce ne vuole ancora!)
39
crederci as an expression ("E ci credo!")
said in response to someone that says something that appears obvious to us
40
saperci fare
to know what to do ("Per fortuna il suo avvocato ci sapeva fare e ha dimostrato la verità!")
41
starci (regular and idiomatic meanings)
=entrare idiomatic = va bene, e perfetto -to agree: Figo! Io ci sto! Grande! E voi? Ci state? -to show availability to an amorous approach
42
tenerci a (+verb)
(with people) = volere bene; to be connected to a person or thing -(with event) = to desire strongly that this thing happens or doesn't happen "Oggi andrò a fare shopping perché ci tengo a fare bella figura al colloquio di lavoro." "E nuova e ci tengo tantissimo!"
43
at random
a caso
44
to have resentment
provare rancore
45
each one (of us, of them, etc.)
ognuno di noi, ognuno di loro, etc. Quando ognuno di loro aveva una famiglia.
46
What does this have to do with anything? It has a lot/ little to do with it.
Che c'entra questo? C'entra poco./ C'entra molto.
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It has nothing to do with (Emilio)
Non c'entra nulla Emilio.
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a portrait
un ritratto