vocab for childrens stories 1

Question 1

Accendi i fari quando è buio.

Answer 1

Turn on the headlights when it is dark.

Question 2

In estate, di notte si sentono i grilli frinire.

Answer 2

In summer, crickets can be heard chirping at night.

Question 3

grillo

Answer 3

cricket

Question 4

accendere

Answer 4

to turn on

Question 5

cicala

Answer 5

cicada

Question 6

veleno

Answer 6

poison

Question 7

Questo fungo contiene un veleno mortale.

Answer 7

This mushroom contains a deadly poison.

Question 8

lucidare

Answer 8

to shine, to polish

Question 9

faro

Answer 9

lighthouse

Question 10

In Svezia è obbligatorio guidare con i fari accesi 24 ore su 24.In

Answer 10

Sweden you must drive with your headlights on 24 hours a day.

Question 11

il viaggio mi ha scombussolato

Answer 11

the trip upset me

Question 12

viaggio

Answer 12

the trip

Question 13

scombussolato

Answer 13

to upset

Question 14

rigettare

Answer 14

to reject

Question 15

Chiedo al Parlamento di rigettare la posizione

Answer 15

i ask parlament to reject this position

Question 16

inciampare

Answer 16

to stumble

Question 17

Beh, possiamo tutti “inciampare” nel 10 per cento dei clienti.

Answer 17

Well, we can all “trip over” 10 percent of customers.

Question 18

l’ho fatto apposta per te

Answer 18

i did it on purpose for you

Question 19

scorsa

Answer 19

glimpse, quick look

Question 20

dare una scorsa a un libro

Answer 20

to glimpse a book

Question 21

ho tagliato il ceppo d’albero

Answer 21

i cut the tree stump

Question 22

capriola

Answer 22

somersault

Question 23

facciamo una capriola nel prato

Answer 23

we do a somersault in the lawn

Question 24

mica

Answer 24

not

Question 25

non sta mica scherzando!

Answer 25

she is not joking

Question 26

ottimista

Answer 26

optimistic

Question 27

Non possiamo nascondere la testa sotto la sabbia e fingere che il problema non esista.

Answer 27

we can not hide our heads under the sand and pretend this problem does not exist

Question 28

fingere

Answer 28

to pretend

Question 29

finta

Answer 29

fake

Question 30

vagare

Answer 30

to wander

Question 31

vagare nel campo vicino

Answer 31

wandering in the near field

Question 32

radunare

Answer 32

gather

Question 33

osare

Answer 33

to dare

Question 34

sfida

Answer 34

challange

Question 35

gara

Answer 35

competition

Question 36

l’ho intravisto tra la folla

Answer 36

I caught sight of him in the crowd

Question 37

abete

Answer 37

fir

Question 38

l’abete è legato alla macchina

Answer 38

the fir is tied to the car

Question 39

spiccare

Answer 39

stand out

Question 40

spiccare il volo

Answer 40

to spread one’s wings

Question 41

la chioma di un salice

Answer 41

the leaves of a willow tree

Question 42

chioma

Answer 42

leaves

Question 43

rannicchiare

Answer 43

to curl up, to tuck up

Question 44

Un povero vecchio malato e sfinito.

Answer 44

a poor man, sick and worn out

Question 45

riparo

Answer 45

shelter

Question 46

cercarlo

Answer 46

look for it

Question 47

piegare

Answer 47

to fold

Question 48

avvertiti

Answer 48

warned

Question 49

voci

Answer 49

voices

Question 50

fitte

Answer 50

dense

Question 51

maestoso

Answer 51

majestic

Question 52

commosso

Answer 52

moved