Vocab: Sciascia Flashcards

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Ispezionare

A

to inspect

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spalancare

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open wide, spread out

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l’interruttore

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switch

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sfogarsi

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to vent, escape, pour out

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5
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smarrito

A

lost, mislaid, missing

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micidiale

A

lethal, fatal

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7
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un tiratore

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marksman

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un bersaglio

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target

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un imputato

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culprit

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un indizio

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clue, evidence, proof

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11
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impazzire

A

go crazy

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12
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sospettare

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suspect

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clandestino

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clandestine, secret, under cover

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minacciare

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to threaten, endanger

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15
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uno spacciatore

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drug dealer

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il carcere

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prison, jail, imprisonment

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il procuratore

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attorney, DA, prosecutor

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I’ll grilletto

A

trigger

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19
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sbrigarsela

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handle, deal with

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20
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un ricercato

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wanted person, fugitive

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21
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adombrare

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cast a shadow

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22
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il solaio

A

attic

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scomparire

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disappear, vanish, pass away

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intendersi di

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understand?

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la camera di sicurezza
security room
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volgere le spalle
turn (their) backs
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la veste talare
cassock
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interrogare
interrogate, query
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verbalizzare
put into words, verbalized, record, repeat
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il giudice
judge
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l'avvocato
lawyer
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il pubblico ministero
prosecuting attorney
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il testimone
witness
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l'avvocato difensore
defense attorney
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la testimonianza
evidence
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I clienti
evidence
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il processo
trial, process
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il reato
crime
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l'omicidio
homicide
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il suicidio
suicide
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il furto
theft
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strangolare
strangle
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il rapimento
kidnapping, abduction
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lo stupro
rape
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la tortura
torture
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l'assalto
assault
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il percosse | percuotere
bash | hit, strike, pummel, beat
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Il terrorismo
Terrorism
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la corruzione
decomposition, corruption
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La diffamazione
defamation, libel, slander
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lo spionagggio
espionage
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iniezione letale
lethal injection
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sparare nella testa
to shoot in the head
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soffocare
to suffocate
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folgorare
to electrocute
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pugnolare
to stab
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bruñiste
to burn
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una maza allá testa
a bat to the head