Xavier Flashcards
1
Q
perhaps, maybe (hopefully)
also “I wish” or “if only”
A
magari
magari + conj. imperfetto
2
Q
crazy
A
pazzo, matto, folle
3
Q
the earbuds
A
gli auricolari
4
Q
to unroll/unwind/unfold, to carry out
A
svolgere
5
Q
the fog
A
la nebbia
6
Q
to spread, to publicize, to broadcast
A
diffondere
7
Q
the throat, the gorge/canyon
A
la gola
8
Q
to puncture
A
bucare, forare
9
Q
to look after, to take care of
A
accudire di
10
Q
the hazelnut
A
la nocciola
11
Q
to annoy
A
infastidire (- isc)
12
Q
empty
A
vuoto
13
Q
behind
A
dietro (prep.), indietro (adv.)
14
Q
the grief
A
il lutto
15
Q
the inconvenience, the embarrassment
A
il disagio
16
Q
the text, the lyrics
A
il testo
17
Q
to print, to publish
A
stampare
18
Q
to flow into, to result in
A
sfociare in
19
Q
the challenge, the race, the competition
A
la gara
20
Q
to whistle
A
fischiare
21
Q
to disappear, to pass away (die)
A
scomparire
22
Q
the piece of music
A
il brano
23
Q
even (“including”/emphatic)
A
addirittura, persino
24
Q
to rub/scrub, to cheat/swindle (coll.)
A
fregare
25
to reimburse/refund
risarcire
26
unknown
sconosciuto, ignoto
27
to shoot a gun
sparare
28
the blow, the gunshot, the hit (success or robbery)
il colpo
29
the rifle
il fucile
30
to unveil, to disclose
svelare
31
the joint (weed)
il spinello
32
the quotation mark
la virgoletta
33
to explode
esplodere, scoppiare
34
to manage, to oversee
gestire
35
to update, to revise
aggiornare
36
the guest
l'ospite
37
to unload, to drain, to empty
scaricare
38
the van
il furgone
39
homemade
casereccio
40
to become
diventare, divenire
41
to screw, to fuck (vulgar)
chiavare
42
silent (people not talking)
tacito, silente
43
silent (space without sound)
silenzioso, muto
44
Shut up!
Zitto!
45
the bat (animal)
il pipistrello
46
to paint (fingernails), to glaze (pottery)
smaltare
47
cool, trendy, hip
fico
48
to smell, to sniff
odorare, fiutare, annusare
49
the shitty thing, the bullshit
la stronzata
50
the pussy (vagina)
la figa, la fica
51
to peck
beccare
52
the beak
il becco
53
the scam
la truffa
54
the life sentence (in prison)
l'ergastolo (m.)
55
to cripple, to maim
storpiare
56
the housewife
la casalinga
57
the belief
la credenza
58
to misplace
smarrire
59
the armchair, the recliner
la poltrona
60
to dash (run quickly)
fiondarsi
61
the bow (on a gift), the snowflake
il fiocco
62
whispered, murmured
sommesso
63
the stone
il sasso, la pietra
64
unseasoned, bland
scondito
65
to wag its tail
scodinzolare
66
to taste, to try (food)
assaggiare, provare
67
the surgeon
il chirurgo
68
to overflow
straripare, straboccare, traboccare
69
to flood
(una casa, una città) allagarsi
(un fiume) inondare, allagare (qualcosa)
70
to broaden, to enlarge
allargare
71
the sleeve (of clothing)
la manica
72
the nightmare
l'incubo (m.)
73
the vote, the grade (on a test)
il voto
74
to yearn for, to desire
ambire (a fare qs., il biglietto)
75
to reject, to give someone a failing grade
bocciare
76
rotten
marcio, putrido, putrefatto, imputridito
77
to slither, to crawl (a snake or insect)
strisciare
78
to raise (people or animals)
allevare
79
to skip (hop forwards)
saltellare
80
the mold (fungus)
la muffa
81
to ingest
ingerire
82
lacking, deficient
carente, mancante, privo, scarso
83
the swear (usually a blasphemy)
la bestemmia
84
to notice
accorgersi di, notare
85
to realize
rendersi conto di/che, accorgersi che
86
to throw away
buttare
87
to bend
piegare(si) (un oggetto, se stesso)
chinare (la testa, se stesso)
88
the squash, the pumpkin
la zucca
89
the spider
il ragno
90
to remove, to extract
cavare, estrarre, levare
91
quick-tempered
irascibile, rabbioso
92
the nun
la suora
93
to run over (i.e. with a car), to invest, to appoint
investire
94
the background
il sfondo
95
the spin cycle (washer/dryer)
la centrifuga
96
to collapse
crollare
97
the form (to fill out)
il modulo, il prestampato, il formulario
98
to deliver, to ship
consegnare
99
to take, to grab
| informal
pigliare
100
the sweatshirt, the hoodie
la felpa
101
to turn (on a road)
svoltare, girare
102
to steer
sterzare
103
the steering wheel
il volante
104
to suck (with mouth)
succhiare
105
to release, to leave somewhere, to drop off, to dump (sb.)
mollare
106
the hooker
la troia
107
to act (take action, have an effect on)
agire (-isc.) (+ su)
108
compulsory
coatto
109
to give off (emanate), to release (emotions, energy)
sprigionare
110
to bet, to gamble
scommettere
111
the tuition/boarding costs
la retta
112
the saw, the handjob
la sega
113
"a lot of"
un sacco di
114
to spare, to save money, to use frugally
risparmiare
115
to pardon
graziare
116
to forget, to untune a musical instrument
scordare
117
the oyster
l'ostrica (f.)
118
the bowl
la scodella, la ciotola
119
adjoining, neighboring
confinante, limitrofo, adiacente
120
the mayor
il/la sindaco
| femminile "sindaca" corretto ma poco usato
121
the ashes
le ceneri (la cenere)
122
to burn
bruciare
123
the footprint
l’orma (f.)
124
the trap
il trabocchetto, la trappola
125
the poor thing, the poor soul
il/la poveraccio/a
126
the bean
il fagiolo
127
the peanut
la arachide, la nocciolina
128
the hazelnut
la nocciola
129
this/that (pronoun)
ciò
130
"that is"
cioè
131
the dressing/fitting room
il camerino
132
to squash, to press, to squeeze
schiacciare
133
the pimple
il brufolo
134
to hold as true, to believe
to consider yourself
ritenere
ritenersi
135
to house, to accomodate
to accept
accogliere
136
to pick up, to harvest, to collect
raccogliere
137
to pick, to gather, to grab, to seize
cogliere
138
to move
to move yourself/to move house
spostare
spostarsi
139
to hunt, to expel (i.e. a student), to let out (i.e. a cry)
to end up in
cacciare
cacciarsi in
140
the motion, the move (the play)
la mossa
141
the dining room
la sala da pranzo
142
the small door, the window (i.e. at bank or box office)
lo sportello
143
to grant, to satisfy
esaudire
144
the crowd
la folla
145
the rock (specifically in the sea)
lo scoglio
146
to suffer, to endure
patire
147
fanatical, the fanatic (fan)
patito, il/la patito/a
148
to hold back, to detain
trattenere
149
to evict
sfrattare
150
the insult, the offense
l'improperio (m.)
151
to curse (say swear words)
imprecare
152
to curse, the curse (wish evil)
maledire, la maledizione
153
to entertain
inntrattenere
154
the scale (i.e. of a fish), the flake
la scaglia
155
to get bogged down/stuck
impantanarsi
156
the ravine
il burrone
157
to throw off balance
sbilanciare
158
to balance
bilanciare, equilibrare
159
the relationship, the ratio
il rapporto
160
"in comparison"
"in confronto"
161
the sheets
la biancheria
162
to impregnate
ingravidare (formal)
mettere incinta (informal)
fecondare (technical)
163
the find
la scoperta, il reperto
164
to challenge, to confront
sfidare
165
bad-mannered
cafone
166
"I can't wait"
non vedo l'ora
167
to spread, to rub on
spalmare
168
to lie, to recline
giacere
169
mostly
sopratutto, principalmente, perlopiù
170
tramontare
to set (i.e. the sun), to fade/end (fig.)
171
the way, the route
il percorso, la via, il tragitto
172
the arches, the arcade (of arches)
la arcata
173
the bite, bitten
il morso, morso
174
cheeky, brash, brazen, insolent
sfacciato, impudente, sfrontato
175
to break, to snap, to crack
spezzare
176
to hail, the hail (precipitation)
grandinare, la grandine
177
Wales, Welsh
il Galles, gallese
178
the shiver, the shudder
il brivido
179
the whorehouse (arch.), the noise, the racket, the trouble
il casino
180
to mar, to deface
deturpare, sfigurare
181
the climb, the ascent
la salita
182
intrinsic, innate
intrinseco, connaturato
183
to thin out, to prune, to reduce
diradare
184
thick, dense
fitto, spesso
185
quite, rather, "or rather"
piuttosto
186
the pillow
il cuscino, il guanciale
187
barely, only, just
appena
188
such, aforementioned
tale
189
the pot
la pentola
190
the pan
la padella
191
the side
il fianco, il lato
192
left-handed
mancino, sinistrorso
193
to overturn, to tip over, to capisize
ribaltare, capovolgere
194
to crumble, to collapse, to fall intoo
sprofondare, cedere, crollare
195
the glass, the window pane
il vetro
196
to chill, to cool down, to freeze
gelare, giacchiare
raffreddare (only to cool down)
197
