VOCAB CH 10 + 11 Flashcards

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nido

A

nest

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severità

A

severity

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sicurezza

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security

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4
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culla

A

crib/cradle

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5
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contraccezione

A

contraception

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maternità

A

maternity

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7
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tasso di natalità

A

birthrate

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8
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denatalità

A

dropping birthrate

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9
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decremento delle nascite

A

drop in birthrate

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10
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declino

A

decline

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11
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figlio unico

A

‘only child’

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12
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prole

A

offspring

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13
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gemelle

A

twin

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14
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mammismo

A

mamas boy

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15
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congedo

A

discharge/dismissal

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16
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riconoscenza

A

recognition

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17
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crescere

A

to grow

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18
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partorire

A

to give health

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19
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attribuire

A

to attribute

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20
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convivere

A

to live together

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21
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recidere il condone ombelicale

A

to cut umbilical cord

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22
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fronteggiare

A

to confront

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23
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spiccare il volo

A

to take flight

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24
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lasciare il tetto familiare

A

to leave home

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25
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giocare un ruolo

A

to play a role

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26
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prendersi cura di…

A

to take care of

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27
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dare consigli a…

A

to give advise to

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28
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osservare le regole

A

to follow the rules

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29
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volere bene a…

A

to love

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30
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trarre bene da…

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to benefit from

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31
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costringere

A

to constrain, force

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32
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disoccupato

A

unemployed

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33
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solidarietà

A

solidarity

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34
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competitività

A

competitiveness

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35
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rammarico

A

regret, bitterness

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36
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vergogna

A

shame

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37
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vivace

A

lively

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38
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guardarsi dal fare qualcosa

A

to avoid doing something

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39
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fornire

A

to furnish

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40
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sottovalutare

A

to underestimate/undervalue

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41
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caricare

A

to load

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42
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corrompere

A

to corrupt

43
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perfino

A

even

44
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sebbene

A

although

45
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guarda caso

A

“what a surprise” sarcastically

46
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alla mano

A

at hand

47
Q

bensì

A

but, rather

48
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nonostante

A

despite

49
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affinché

A

so that

50
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a patto che

A

on the condition that

51
Q

purché

A

provided that

52
Q

Italia Settentrionale

A

Northern Italy

53
Q

Italia Meridionale

A

Southern Italy

54
Q

usanza

A

custom

55
Q

credenza popolare

A

popular belief

56
Q

ricorrenza

A

recurring event (i.e. holiday)

57
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circostanza

A

circumstance

58
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culto

A

cult

59
Q

rito

A

rite

60
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tramandarsi

A

to hand down

61
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festeggiare

A

to celebrate

62
Q

strega

A

witch

63
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scopa

A

broom

64
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morso

A

bite

65
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velenoso

A

poisonous

66
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cibo

A

food

67
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dono

A

gift

68
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giocattolo

A

toy

69
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guaio

A

trouble

70
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cenere

A

ash

71
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riguardare

A

to have to do with

72
Q

guarire

A

to heal

73
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impedire

A

to impede

74
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nascondere

A

to hide

75
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elencare

A

to list

76
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santuario

A

sanctuary

77
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miracolo

A

miracle

78
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pentirsi

A

to repent

79
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restituire

A

to restore/ give back

80
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riempire

A

to fill up

81
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dispettoso

A

disrespectful

82
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vendicativo

A

vindictive

83
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spietato

A

pitiless

84
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magari

A

if only, i wish

85
Q

mettere a disagio

A

to make uneasy

86
Q

urtare la sensibilità di qualcuno

A

to offend someone’s sensibilities

87
Q

abbraccio

A

embrace

88
Q

sorriso

A

smile

89
Q

tenerezza

A

tenderness

90
Q

lacrima

A

tear

91
Q

ferita

A

wound

92
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abbracciare

A

to embrace

93
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sentirsi al sicuro

A

to feel safe

94
Q

accadere

A

to happen

95
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avvicinarsi

A

to approach

96
Q

adolescenza

A

adolescence

97
Q

abito da sposa

A

wedding dress

98
Q

luna di miele

A

honeymoon

99
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allora

A

then

100
Q

tuttora

A

still

101
Q

ovunque

A

everywhere

102
Q

solo

A

only

103
Q

da quell’istante in poi

A

ever since then

104
Q

così

A

so