Vocab Flashcards
Quadrato
Noun/adjective
Square
Suddenly
All of a sudden
All’improvviso
From a distance /afar
In lontananza
La lontananza -distance
Sword
La spada
Outstretched
Tesa
To grab / grasp
Afferrare
Movement / move
La mossa
To hit / strike
Colpire
Isc
To fall
Cadere
La caduta - fall
To fall to the ground
Cadere A terra
To begin to
Mettersi a fare qualcosa
To take a step back
Fare un passo indietro
Italico
Italian (historic)
La penisola italica
Exception
F) eccezione
Ad eccezione di - with the exception of…
Non fare l’eccezione- to be no exception
Don’t you think
Non ti/vi pare?
To seem/appear
Parere
m) parere - opinion / point of view/ take
Evil / wicked
Malvagio
N/adj
Eldest
First born
Primogenito
Noun/adjective
Therefore / so
Dunque
Each one
Ciascuno
Chosen /selected
Prescelto
Prescegliere - to choose / select a person
Pope
Papa
Pontefice (pontiff)
aristocrat(ic)
nm/adj) patrizio
pleb (adj/n)
plebeo
to occur/happen
to carry out/conduct
svolgersi
svolgere - to conduct/carry out
in exchange for
in cambio DI
in contrast to
al contrario DI
that is, in other words, namely
ovvero
ancestor
m) antenato
until/ up to
fino A
to call/summon
convocare
setting/environment/sphere
m) ambito
→ ambiti della vita pubblica
position/office/job/role
la carica
workload
il carico di lavoro
therefore, so, for this reason
perciò
to learn by heart/memorise
imparare A memoria
oltre A
in addition to/besides/beyond
→ oltre ad essere capo religioso è anche capo militare
aggressive, warmongering
bellicoso
sbagliare
to make a mistake/be mistaken
sbagliare numero - dial wrong number
sbagliare strada - go the wrong way/take wrong turn
sbagliarsi - to be mistaken
lightning
m) fulmine
thunder
M) tuono
to get angry
to make sb angry
arrabbiarsi
far arrabbiare
cunning/sly
perfido
to force
obbligare qlcn A fare qlcs
disperato
desperate, upset, despairing
unbearable, intolerable
insopportabile
to drive away, shoo
scacciare
unlike, in contrast to
IN differenza DI
in half
a metà
halfway - a metà strada
to beat/defend/crush
sconfiggere
loser/beaten
nm/adj) sconfitto
slavery
slave
la schiavitù
lo schiavo
failed/unsuccessful
nm/adj) fallito
childbirth
to give birth
m) parto
partorire
midwife
f) levatrice
modesty
il pudore
(to see something) live
(vedere qualcosa) in diretta
newborn
il neonato
to get old/age
invecchiare
vehicle
il veicolo
benestante
rich, wealthy, affluent
youth/young people
la gioventù
body hair
animal fur
il pelo
scarce/lacking
scarso
attractive
charming/alluring
attraente
risky
rischioso
indeed
in effetti
(n)either, not even
neppure
la faccenda
una faccenda domestica
job/chore, matter/affair
household chore
to comb/brush
pettinare
to bleach, lighten
schiarire
dark
scuro
tanned
to get a tan
abbronzato
abbronzarsi
to resemble sb/look like sb
assomigliare A qlcn
to ally/join forces
alliance
allearsi
un’alleanza
citizenship
la cittadinanza
(to be) increasing
essere in aumento
to address/aim
rivolgere
to speak to sb/address/call sb
rivolgersi A qlcn
eg doctor
una perdita
essere in perdita
loss, leak, drop/decline, death
to be declining/dropping
un passo falso
fare un passo falso
false step, misstep
to make a wrong move/ faux pas, misjudge
to escape, run away
to hurry, dash/run off
scappare
to fall in love with sb
innamorarsi di qlcn
to go mad/crazy
impazzire
to curse
maledire
scontrarsi
uno scontro
to argue, clash
to bump into/collide
clash/conflict, collision/crash
phoenix
un fenice
un pretesto
pretext, excuse, justification
soil/ground
il suolo
forced, obliged, compelled
costretto
army (crowd/mass)
m) esercito
a fatica
with difficulty
intanto
meanwhile, in the meantime
to launch/initiate sth
dare inizio a qlcs
procrastinator
un temporeggiatore
luxurious
lussuoso
to waste/squander
spreccare
to laugh in sb’s face
ridere in faccia A qlcn
injustice
l’ingiustizia
fare i conti con qlcn
to deal with/confront sb
dare un’occhiata
to take a look at, glance at
lack/shortage
la mancanza
king/sovereign
il sovrano
infine
eventually/finally/at last
threat
to threaten
la minaccia
minacciare
in the end, at the end of the day
alla fin fine
di fatto
as a matter of fact, in fact
corrente
→ il corrente anno
current, present
pity, compassion
la pietà
mix/mixture
to mix, blend, stir
una mescolanza
mescolare
sign, symbol
un segno
usually, normally
solitamente
di solito
madness, insanity
la pazzia
betrayal, treason
un tradimento
l’appropriazione
appropriation, embezzlement
arricchire
arricchirsi
to enhance, enrich, make sb rich, develop
to get rich
to judge, deem
degnare
stravolgere
to twist, distort, revolutionise, shake up
la disgrazia
per disgrazia
misfortune, bad luck
sadly
versare
to pour, spill
to experience, go through
to accomplish, fulfil, carry out
compiere
coloro
quelli che
those who
favourable
favorevole
frenare
to slow down, break,
restrain
to pass on, hand down
tramandare
innanzitutto
first of all
firstly
secondly
in primo luogo
in secondo luogo
shame, disgrace, embarrassment
la vergogna
to result in, give rise to
sfociare
meaning, that is to say
vale a dire
unmanageable
ingestibile
better not
meglio non + INF
to wager, bet, challenge
→ a bet/gamble
scommettere
una scommessa
to boast
vantare → lui vanta antenati divini
vantarsi - to brag/boast
to be proud of
vantarsi DI
furthermore, in addition
inoltre
well liked, admired
benvoluto
measure, provision
il provvedimento
to recall, know
avere presente
die/dice
il dado
il dado è tratto - the die is cast
sacred, unbreakable
inviolabile
la sponda
bank, shore (river, sea)
edge, border
to be on the point of doing sth
essere sul punto di fare qlcs
stare appena
fame
la fama
to cross, overstep
oltrepassare
to be horrified
inorridire
to come to a bitter end
fare una brutta fine
triumph
un trionfo
shocking
scioccante
bit by bit/gradually
in time, as something moves on…
via via
via via che…
shield
lo scudo
l’attrezzo
tool, equipment, instrument
tent
la tenda
addormentare
addormentarSI
to numb, anaesthetise
to fall/go to sleep/ to have pins and needles
nm / adj) vile
coward, cowardly
to provide, equip
dotare
to be poles/worlds apart
essere agli antipodi
at first/initially
in primo tempo
in that case
in tal caso
in that sense/thus
in tal sense
very soon, quickly
ben presto
to disagree
essere in disaccordo
la prospettiva
prospect, perspective, point of view
schiaccante
overwhelming (victory), crushing
therefore, hence
pertanto
quindi, dunque, allora
honourable
onorevole
since, seeing as how
poiché
such , aforementioned
tale
to wonder
chiedersi
meeting, rendez-vous, hangout
un ritrovo
hygiene
f) igiene
empty, out of power/batteries, dead
scarico
dirty (lit/fig)
sporco
to refer to, make a reference to
fare riferimento A qlcs
so that, in order that
affinché + SUBJ
traveller
un viaggiatore
marble
il marmo
yet, but, still
eppure
wood
wooden
il legno → di/in legno
una lotta
fight, struggle, battle, conflict
to enjoy, benefit from
godere DI
attitude, behaviour
m) atteggiamento
as long as
finché
to send, despatch
spedire
plot twist, dramatic turn of events
un colpo di scena
recovery, curing/healing
la guarigione
at the most, if anything
tutt’al più
to replace
rimpiazzare
dull, bland
insulso
father in law
mother in law
il suocero
la suocera
conspiracy, plot
la congiura
la scampo
safety, escape, way out
la sbirciata
dare una sbirciata a qlcs
a peep/peek, glance
take a peek at
espugnare
to conquer
nickname
un soprannome
on purpose, voluntarily
volontariamente
to rent, lease
affitare
shameful, disgraceful
infamante
up until this point
fino a questo punto
worthy
meritevole
presso
around, near, among
→ lui è popolare presso il senato
famine, shortage
la carestia
entrance
m) ingresso
lavish, sumptuous
sfarzoso
simultaneously, at the same time
al contempo
crime
un reato
to declare
dichiarare
actually, in fact, rather
anzi
in preda a
→ essere in preda a
to fall prey to, in the grip of
to be suffering from
la strage
massacre, carnage, disaster, heartbreak
to adapt to
adeguarsi
to be frightened, get scared
spaventarsi
to drag
trascinare
un distacco
separation, detachment, indifference
the same, alike, identical
uguale
to be aware of
essere a conoscenza di
to learn about sth, find out
venire a conoscenza di
to push
spingere
pupil, student, apprentice
l’allievo
to reduce, decrease
ridurre
to ban, forbid
proibire
to demand, require
esigere
to tease, make fun of
prendere in giro
to endanger, put at risk
mettere a repentaglio
unpredictable
imprevedibile
in buona misura
largely, in great measure
gift
un donativo
abnormal, unusual
aberrante
line
una riga
afterlige
m) oltretomba
from now on
from X onwards
da qui in avanti
da X in avanti
brother/sister in law
cognato/a
rumoured that
correre la voce che
to implement, carry out
mettere in atto
attaccato
joined, connected
mite
mild, moderate (temperature), good natured, gentle
il calo
drop, fall, loss
ennesimo
nth, umpteenth
odierno
of today, today’s, current
sottrare
sottrarsi
to subtract, steal
to avoid, dodge
spostare
to movem postpone
esposto
exposed
to make space for
fare spazio a
to be watched by, in sb’s sights
essere nel mirino
subire
to suffer, endure, be subjected to
spartire
to separate, divide
temibile
fearsome
to keep at bay
tenere A bada
m) carro
cart
scatenare
to cause, instigate, incite
(non) di rado
(not) seldom, rarely
spiccare
to stand out
right from the start
sin/fin dall’inizio
la gerarchia
hierarchy
presupporre
to believe, assume, suppose
un spostamento
movement/transfer, postponement
to be out of control
essere fuori controllo
un compenso
payment, reward/bonus, reimbursement
swamp, marsh
una palude
un vescovo
bishop
trafiggere
to pierce, strike
statale
government, national
ostacolare
to impede, obstruct, prevent
to tear apart/to shreds, torment
dilaniare
lazy
pigro
breach
to persuade, leave an impression on
una breccia
fare breccia
lieve
soft, light
slight
intraprendere
to start, launch
to undertake
una crociata
crusade
un possedimento
property, estate
dispiegare
to spread/lay out, unfold
sancire
to sanction, ratify, set forth
vietare
un divieto
to ban, forbid, prohibit, obstruct/block
a ban
la sosta
sostare
parking, pause/break
to park, take a break
divieto di sosta
senza sosta
no parking
fattibile
doable, feasible
conseguire
to obtain, accomplish
decisivo
deciding, crucial, decisive
una sfida
challenge
to smile
a smile
sorridere
un sorriso
