Vocab: Sciascia Flashcards

1
Q

Ispezionare

A

to inspect

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2
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spalancare

A

open wide, spread out

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3
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l’interruttore

A

switch

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4
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sfogarsi

A

to vent, escape, pour out

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5
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smarrito

A

lost, mislaid, missing

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6
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micidiale

A

lethal, fatal

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7
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un tiratore

A

marksman

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8
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un bersaglio

A

target

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9
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un imputato

A

culprit

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10
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un indizio

A

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

A

suspect

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13
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clandestino

A

clandestine, secret, under cover

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14
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minacciare

A

to threaten, endanger

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15
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uno spacciatore

A

drug dealer

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16
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il carcere

A

prison, jail, imprisonment

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17
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il procuratore

A

attorney, DA, prosecutor

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18
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I’ll grilletto

A

trigger

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19
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sbrigarsela

A

handle, deal with

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20
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un ricercato

A

wanted person, fugitive

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21
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adombrare

A

cast a shadow

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22
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il solaio

A

attic

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23
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scomparire

A

disappear, vanish, pass away

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24
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intendersi di

A

understand?

25
Q

la camera di sicurezza

A

security room

26
Q

volgere le spalle

A

turn (their) backs

27
Q

la veste talare

A

cassock

28
Q

interrogare

A

interrogate, query

29
Q

verbalizzare

A

put into words, verbalized, record, repeat

30
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il giudice

A

judge

31
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l’avvocato

A

lawyer

32
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il pubblico ministero

A

prosecuting attorney

33
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il testimone

A

witness

34
Q

l’avvocato difensore

A

defense attorney

35
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la testimonianza

A

evidence

36
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I clienti

A

evidence

37
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il processo

A

trial, process

38
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il reato

A

crime

39
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l’omicidio

A

homicide

40
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il suicidio

A

suicide

41
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il furto

A

theft

42
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strangolare

A

strangle

43
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il rapimento

A

kidnapping, abduction

44
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lo stupro

A

rape

45
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la tortura

A

torture

46
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l’assalto

A

assault

47
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il percosse

percuotere

A

bash

hit, strike, pummel, beat

48
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Il terrorismo

A

Terrorism

49
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la corruzione

A

decomposition, corruption

50
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La diffamazione

A

defamation, libel, slander

51
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lo spionagggio

A

espionage

52
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iniezione letale

A

lethal injection

53
Q

sparare nella testa

A

to shoot in the head

54
Q

soffocare

A

to suffocate

55
Q

folgorare

A

to electrocute

56
Q

pugnolare

A

to stab

57
Q

bruñiste

A

to burn

58
Q

una maza allá testa

A

a bat to the head