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Vocabolario: Holidays Flashcards

From textbook page 184

1
Q

the holiday
the holidays

A

la festa
Le feste

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2
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New Year’s Day

A

(il) Capodanno

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3
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New Year’s Eve / St. Sylvester’s Day

A

la vigilia di Capodanno / San Silvestro

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4
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Epiphany / old, ugly, but good, witch

A

l’Epifania / La Befana (more common name) 6 Gennaio

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5
Q

Valentine’s Day

A

San Valentino

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6
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Easter

A

La Pasqua

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7
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Passover

A

la Pasqua ebraica

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8
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Father’s Day / St. Joseph’s Day

A

la Festa del papà / San Giuseppe

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9
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International Women’s Day

A

la Festa della donna

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10
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Liberation Day

A

la Festa della Liberazione (25 Aprile)

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11
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Labor Day

A

la Festa del Lavoro

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12
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Mother’s Day

A

la Festa della mamma

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13
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Republic Day

A

la Festa della Repubblica (2 Giugno)

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14
Q

horse race in Siena

A

il Palio di Siena (2 Luglio, 16 Agosto)

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15
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Feast of the Assumption

A

il Ferragosto (15 Agosto, the height of summer)

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16
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All Saints’ Day

A

la Festa di Ognissanti (1 Novembre)

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17
Q

Christmas Eve

A

la vigilia di Natale

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18
Q

Christmas

A

Natale (m.)

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19
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Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)

A

la Festa della Chanukah (pronounced chen-oo-kah) (Festa delle luci)

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20
Q

food festival

A

la sagra gastronomica

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21
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feast of the patron saint

A

la festa del patrono

22
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St. John’s Day (Patron Saint of Florence)

A

la Festa di San Giovanni Battista (24 Giugno)

23
Q

Italian Carnival/Fat Tuesday

A

Carnevale

24
Q

Halloween

A

Halloween

25
Q

What food do people eat during carnival?

A

chiacchiere (Syria thinks they’re great, look them up)

26
Q

celebratory toast

A

il brindisi

27
Q

dinner for Christmas Eve / New Year’s Eve / Easter

A

il cenone

28
Q

spiced Italian sausage

A

il cotechino

29
Q

lentils

A

le lenticchie

30
Q

sparkling white wine

A

lo spumante

31
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mimosas (flowers)

A

le mimose, given for International Women’s Day

32
Q

sweet rice fritters

A

le frittelle di riso, eaten on Father’s Day.

33
Q

Easter egg (eggs)

A

l’uovo (pl. le uova) di Pasqua

34
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dove-shaped Easter cake

A

la colomba

35
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chestnuts

A

le castagne

36
Q

Christmas cake (topped with powdered sugar)

A

il pandoro

37
Q

Christmas cake with candied fruit

A

il panettone

38
Q

Sienese fruit and nut cake

A

il panforte

39
Q

fish

A

il pesce

40
Q

type of bingo (for Xmas, similar to monopoly)

A

la tombola

41
Q

nougat candy

A

il torrone

42
Q

to adorn / to decorate

A

addobbare (usually used when describing the xmas tree)

43
Q

to wish

A

augurare

44
Q

to bless

A

benedire

45
Q

to make a toast

A

brindare

46
Q

to celebrate

A

celebrare

47
Q

to decorate

A

decorare

48
Q

to wrap

A

incartare

49
Q

to give a gift

A

regalare

50
Q

to exchange

A

scambiarsi

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