Xavier Flashcards

1
Q

perhaps, maybe (hopefully)
also “I wish” or “if only”

A

magari
magari + conj. imperfetto

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2
Q

crazy

A

pazzo, matto, folle

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3
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the earbuds

A

gli auricolari

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4
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to unroll/unwind/unfold, to carry out

A

svolgere

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5
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the fog

A

la nebbia

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6
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to spread, to publicize, to broadcast

A

diffondere

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7
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the throat, the gorge/canyon

A

la gola

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8
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to puncture

A

bucare, forare

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9
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to look after, to take care of

A

accudire di

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10
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the hazelnut

A

la nocciola

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11
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to annoy

A

infastidire (- isc)

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12
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empty

A

vuoto

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13
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behind

A

dietro (prep.), indietro (adv.)

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14
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the grief

A

il lutto

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15
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the inconvenience, the embarrassment

A

il disagio

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16
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the text, the lyrics

A

il testo

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17
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to print, to publish

A

stampare

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18
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to flow into, to result in

A

sfociare in

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19
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the challenge, the race, the competition

A

la gara

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20
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to whistle

A

fischiare

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21
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to disappear, to pass away (die)

A

scomparire

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22
Q

the piece of music

A

il brano

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23
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even (“including”/emphatic)

A

addirittura, persino

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24
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to rub/scrub, to cheat/swindle (coll.)

A

fregare

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25
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to reimburse/refund

A

risarcire

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26
Q

unknown

A

sconosciuto, ignoto

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27
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to shoot a gun

A

sparare

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28
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the blow, the gunshot, the hit (success or robbery)

A

il colpo

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29
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the rifle

A

il fucile

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30
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to unveil, to disclose

A

svelare

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31
Q

the joint (weed)

A

il spinello

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32
Q

the quotation mark

A

la virgoletta

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33
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to explode

A

esplodere, scoppiare

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34
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to manage, to oversee

A

gestire

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35
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to update, to revise

A

aggiornare

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36
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the guest

A

l’ospite

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37
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to unload, to drain, to empty

A

scaricare

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38
Q

the van

A

il furgone

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39
Q

homemade

A

casereccio

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40
Q

to become

A

diventare, divenire

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41
Q

to screw, to fuck (vulgar)

A

chiavare

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42
Q

silent (people not talking)

A

tacito, silente

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43
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silent (space without sound)

A

silenzioso, muto

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44
Q

Shut up!

A

Zitto!

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45
Q

the bat (animal)

A

il pipistrello

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46
Q

to paint (fingernails), to glaze (pottery)

A

smaltare

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47
Q

cool, trendy, hip

A

fico

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48
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to smell, to sniff

A

odorare, fiutare, annusare

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49
Q

the shitty thing, the bullshit

A

la stronzata

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50
Q

the pussy (vagina)

A

la figa, la fica

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51
Q

to peck

A

beccare

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52
Q

the beak

A

il becco

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53
Q

the scam

A

la truffa

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54
Q

the life sentence (in prison)

A

l’ergastolo (m.)

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55
Q

to cripple, to maim

A

storpiare

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56
Q

the housewife

A

la casalinga

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57
Q

the belief

A

la credenza

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58
Q

to misplace

A

smarrire

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59
Q

the armchair, the recliner

A

la poltrona

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60
Q

to dash (run quickly)

A

fiondarsi

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61
Q

the bow (on a gift), the snowflake

A

il fiocco

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62
Q

whispered, murmured

A

sommesso

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63
Q

the stone

A

il sasso, la pietra

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64
Q

unseasoned, bland

A

scondito

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65
Q

to wag its tail

A

scodinzolare

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66
Q

to taste, to try (food)

A

assaggiare, provare

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67
Q

the surgeon

A

il chirurgo

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68
Q

to overflow

A

straripare, straboccare, traboccare

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69
Q

to flood

A

(una casa, una città) allagarsi
(un fiume) inondare, allagare (qualcosa)

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70
Q

to broaden, to enlarge

A

allargare

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71
Q

the sleeve (of clothing)

A

la manica

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72
Q

the nightmare

A

l’incubo (m.)

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73
Q

the vote, the grade (on a test)

A

il voto

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74
Q

to yearn for, to desire

A

ambire (a fare qs., il biglietto)

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75
Q

to reject, to give someone a failing grade

A

bocciare

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76
Q

rotten

A

marcio, putrido, putrefatto, imputridito

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77
Q

to slither, to crawl (a snake or insect)

A

strisciare

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78
Q

to raise (people or animals)

A

allevare

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79
Q

to skip (hop forwards)

A

saltellare

80
Q

the mold (fungus)

A

la muffa

81
Q

to ingest

A

ingerire

82
Q

lacking, deficient

A

carente, mancante, privo, scarso

83
Q

the swear (usually a blasphemy)

A

la bestemmia

84
Q

to notice

A

accorgersi di, notare

85
Q

to realize

A

rendersi conto di/che, accorgersi che

86
Q

to throw away

A

buttare

87
Q

to bend

A

piegare(si) (un oggetto, se stesso)
chinare (la testa, se stesso)

88
Q

the squash, the pumpkin

A

la zucca

89
Q

the spider

A

il ragno

90
Q

to remove, to extract

A

cavare, estrarre, levare

91
Q

quick-tempered

A

irascibile, rabbioso

92
Q

the nun

A

la suora

93
Q

to run over (i.e. with a car), to invest, to appoint

A

investire

94
Q

the background

A

il sfondo

95
Q

the spin cycle (washer/dryer)

A

la centrifuga

96
Q

to collapse

A

crollare

97
Q

the form (to fill out)

A

il modulo, il prestampato, il formulario

98
Q

to deliver, to ship

A

consegnare

99
Q

to take, to grab

informal

A

pigliare

100
Q

the sweatshirt, the hoodie

A

la felpa

101
Q

to turn (on a road)

A

svoltare, girare

102
Q

to steer

A

sterzare

103
Q

the steering wheel

A

il volante

104
Q

to suck (with mouth)

A

succhiare

105
Q

to release, to leave somewhere, to drop off, to dump (sb.)

A

mollare

106
Q

the hooker

A

la troia

107
Q

to act (take action, have an effect on)

A

agire (-isc.) (+ su)

108
Q

compulsory

A

coatto

109
Q

to give off (emanate), to release (emotions, energy)

A

sprigionare

110
Q

to bet, to gamble

A

scommettere

111
Q

the tuition/boarding costs

A

la retta

112
Q

the saw, the handjob

A

la sega

113
Q

“a lot of”

A

un sacco di

114
Q

to spare, to save money, to use frugally

A

risparmiare

115
Q

to pardon

A

graziare

116
Q

to forget, to untune a musical instrument

A

scordare

117
Q

the oyster

A

l’ostrica (f.)

118
Q

the bowl

A

la scodella, la ciotola

119
Q

adjoining, neighboring

A

confinante, limitrofo, adiacente

120
Q

the mayor

A

il/la sindaco

femminile “sindaca” corretto ma poco usato

121
Q

the ashes

A

le ceneri (la cenere)

122
Q

to burn

A

bruciare

123
Q

the footprint

A

l’orma (f.)

124
Q

the trap

A

il trabocchetto, la trappola

125
Q

the poor thing, the poor soul

A

il/la poveraccio/a

126
Q

the bean

A

il fagiolo

127
Q

the peanut

A

la arachide, la nocciolina

128
Q

the hazelnut

A

la nocciola

129
Q

this/that (pronoun)

A

ciò

130
Q

“that is”

A

cioè

131
Q

the dressing/fitting room

A

il camerino

132
Q

to squash, to press, to squeeze

A

schiacciare

133
Q

the pimple

A

il brufolo

134
Q

to hold as true, to believe
to consider yourself

A

ritenere
ritenersi

135
Q

to house, to accomodate
to accept

A

accogliere

136
Q

to pick up, to harvest, to collect

A

raccogliere

137
Q

to pick, to gather, to grab, to seize

A

cogliere

138
Q

to move
to move yourself/to move house

A

spostare
spostarsi

139
Q

to hunt, to expel (i.e. a student), to let out (i.e. a cry)
to end up in

A

cacciare
cacciarsi in

140
Q

the motion, the move (the play)

A

la mossa

141
Q

the dining room

A

la sala da pranzo

142
Q

the small door, the window (i.e. at bank or box office)

A

lo sportello

143
Q

to grant, to satisfy

A

esaudire

144
Q

the crowd

A

la folla

145
Q

the rock (specifically in the sea)

A

lo scoglio

146
Q

to suffer, to endure

A

patire

147
Q

fanatical, the fanatic (fan)

A

patito, il/la patito/a

148
Q

to hold back, to detain

A

trattenere

149
Q

to evict

A

sfrattare

150
Q

the insult, the offense

A

l’improperio (m.)

151
Q

to curse (say swear words)

A

imprecare

152
Q

to curse, the curse (wish evil)

A

maledire, la maledizione

153
Q

to entertain

A

inntrattenere

154
Q

the scale (i.e. of a fish), the flake

A

la scaglia

155
Q

to get bogged down/stuck

A

impantanarsi

156
Q

the ravine

A

il burrone

157
Q

to throw off balance

A

sbilanciare

158
Q

to balance

A

bilanciare, equilibrare

159
Q

the relationship, the ratio

A

il rapporto

160
Q

“in comparison”

A

“in confronto”

161
Q

the sheets

A

la biancheria

162
Q

to impregnate

A

ingravidare (formal)
mettere incinta (informal)
fecondare (technical)

163
Q

the find

A

la scoperta, il reperto

164
Q

to challenge, to confront

A

sfidare

165
Q

bad-mannered

A

cafone

166
Q

“I can’t wait”

A

non vedo l’ora

167
Q

to spread, to rub on

A

spalmare

168
Q

to lie, to recline

A

giacere

169
Q

mostly

A

sopratutto, principalmente, perlopiù

170
Q

tramontare

A

to set (i.e. the sun), to fade/end (fig.)

171
Q

the way, the route

A

il percorso, la via, il tragitto

172
Q

the arches, the arcade (of arches)

A

la arcata

173
Q

the bite, bitten

A

il morso, morso

174
Q

cheeky, brash, brazen, insolent

A

sfacciato, impudente, sfrontato

175
Q

to break, to snap, to crack

A

spezzare

176
Q

to hail, the hail (precipitation)

A

grandinare, la grandine

177
Q

Wales, Welsh

A

il Galles, gallese

178
Q

the shiver, the shudder

A

il brivido

179
Q

the whorehouse (arch.), the noise, the racket, the trouble

A

il casino

180
Q

to mar, to deface

A

deturpare, sfigurare

181
Q

the climb, the ascent

A

la salita

182
Q

intrinsic, innate

A

intrinseco, connaturato

183
Q

to thin out, to prune, to reduce

A

diradare

184
Q

thick, dense

A

fitto, spesso

185
Q

quite, rather, “or rather”

A

piuttosto

186
Q

the pillow

A

il cuscino, il guanciale

187
Q

barely, only, just

A

appena

188
Q

such, aforementioned

A

tale

189
Q

the pot

A

la pentola

190
Q

the pan

A

la padella

191
Q

the side

A

il fianco, il lato

192
Q

left-handed

A

mancino, sinistrorso

193
Q

to overturn, to tip over, to capisize

A

ribaltare, capovolgere

194
Q

to crumble, to collapse, to fall intoo

A

sprofondare, cedere, crollare

195
Q

the glass, the window pane

A

il vetro

196
Q

to chill, to cool down, to freeze

A

gelare, giacchiare
raffreddare (only to cool down)

197
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A