1. Calvino Flashcards
(215 cards)
1
Q
abbaino
A
dormer window, attic room
2
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abete
A
fir (tree), spruce (tree)
3
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acconciatura
A
hairstyle, headdress
4
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accozzamento
A
clutter, hotchpotch, jumble
5
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aguzza, il bisogno ~ l’ingegno
A
necessity is the mother of invention
6
Q
alice
A
anchovy
7
Q
alone
A
halo; glow, ring
8
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amo, l’~
A
(fish)hook; bait
9
Q
annaffiatoio
A
watering can
10
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ansimante
A
panting, gasping, breathless
11
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appannare
A
to steam up, mist up, tarnish; blur
12
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appicciacare
A
to stick
13
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arcobaleno
A
rainbow
14
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arenaria
A
sandstone
15
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arnese
A
tool, implement; gadget, thing
16
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assai
A
much, many
17
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avanzo
A
remnant; leftovers, scraps; surplus
18
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avvinghiare
A
clutch, clasp
19
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azzuffarsi
A
to come to blows, squabble
20
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bacheca
A
showcase, noticeboard
21
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badare
A
look after, take care of, mind; care about
22
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balia (1)
A
wet-nurse
23
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balia (2), essere in ~ di
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to be at the mercy of
24
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bambagia
A
cotton wool; mollycoddle
25
baratro
chasm, abyss
26
bastimento
ship, shipload. [I spy]
27
beato te!
lucky you!
28
biscia
grass snake
29
boato
boom, rumble, roar
30
boato sonico
sonic boom
31
bilico
pivot, fulcrum
32
branco
pack, herd, flock, gaggle, shoal
33
brivido
shiver, shudder, thrill
34
brontolare
mutter, mumble
35
bruco
caterpillar, worm, grub
36
bucce
skin, peal, husk, bark
37
calamaio
inkpot, inkwell
38
calante
falling. setting (sun). waning (moon)
39
calcagno
heel
40
campioncino
sample
41
cantiere
shipyard; building site
42
cantone
corner
43
cantonata, prendere una ~
drop a clanger, blunder
44
capofitto
headlong, headfirst
45
capolinea
terminus, end of the line
46
capolino
to peep (out/in)
47
carponi
on all fours, on one’s hands and knees
48
cassettone
chest of drawers
49
catramare
to tar (a road)
50
cencioso
in rags, tatters, ragged; pauper, beggar
51
cenno
sign, signal, nod, wink, gesture, wave
52
ceppo
stool, stump; log; block; stock
53
chioma
hair, mane; foliage; crown
54
ciocca
lock (of hair)
55
comignolo
chimney (top)
56
concime
manure, fertiliser
57
contegno
behaviour; dignity, grace, composure
58
contesa
dispute, altercation, quarrel; contest
59
coratella
offal
60
corazza
armour, shell
61
crepacuore
heartbreak
62
cupo
pitch black, deep, dark, sullen, morose
63
davanzale
windowsill, window ledge
64
degenza
stay
65
derrata
foodstuff; commodity
66
desco
dinner table
67
dirottare
to hijack; divert; change the course of
68
esca
bait
69
esile
slender, slim; thin; faint
70
fagiano
pheasant
71
fanale
light, lamp, beacon; headlight
72
fantaticheria
daydream
73
fauci
fauces; jaws, chap, maw, mouth
74
fiato
breath; stamina, staying power. wind instrument
75
ficcare
to shove, stick, stuff, put; thrust
76
foggiare
to fashion, form
77
fogna
sewer; pigsty
78
frugare
delve, ferret, go through; search, rummage
79
fuliggine
soot
80
fuoriserie
specially-built; outstanding. custom-built car
81
galleggiare
float, stay afloat
82
gambo
stem, stalk
83
ganascia
jaw; fishplate; (wheel) clamp
84
garbo
politeness, gentleness, courtesy, tact
85
ghiotto(1)
greedy, piggish
86
ghiotto(2), essere ~ di qcs
to be fond of sth
87
giacere
to lie, lie idle (cf FR ici gît)
88
gomito
elbow
89
gracile
weak, puny, frail; slight, delicate; spindly
90
gremito
crowded, crammed, packed
91
gronda, la
eaves
92
guanciale
pillow
93
guizzo
dart, flash; spring, leap
94
imbacuccato
muffled up, wrapped up
95
immedesimare
to identify oneself
96
impadronirsi
take over, seize; possess; master
97
impalcatura
scaffold(ing), stage; structure, framework
98
inciampare
stumble, trip
99
incombenza
duty, task
100
increspare
to curl, gather,ripple
101
indaffarato
busy, pushed
102
ingannare
to deceive, mislead; dupe; betray
103
ingobbito
hunchbacked
104
ingombrare
to block, obstruct; clutter up
105
intercapidine
gap, cavity
106
investire
run over, knock down; crash into, hit
107
involucro
covering, cover; wrapper
108
issarsi
to heave oneself up
109
lesto
quick, fast
110
letame
dung, manure, muck; soil
111
lombrico
earthworm
112
maestranze, le
workforce, workers
113
mandria
herd
114
Mascalzone!
Rascal! Scoundrel!
115
medesimo
the same; the very; in person
116
mensola
console; bookshelf, shelf
117
monello
urchin; rascal,brat, scamp. naughty
118
morbillo
measles
119
mugnaio
miller
120
mulinello
twirl; whirlpool; reel; winch; windmill
121
nitido
clear, sharp; limpid
122
pascolare
to pasture, graze
123
valico
pass, crossing
124
pennello
paintbrush; painter; groyne; black ancor. a ~ - perfectly
125
piatanza
dish
126
pigiare
force down; pack
127
pigiato
packed, squeezed
128
pigione
rent
129
poggiolo
balcony
130
poltiglia
paste, mush, pulp; slush
131
preda, una ~
prey, booty
132
quintale
quintal (100 kg)
133
raggio
radius; beam, ray
134
ragguardevole
notable, distinguished, considerable
135
ragnatela
(spider’s) web, cobweb
136
rammendo
darning, mending
137
rampicante
climbing; creeper, climber
138
randagio
stray, wandering, vagabond
139
ranocchio
frog
140
ranucolo
buttercup
141
redditizio
profitable, payable
142
rimandare
return; postpone, put off; refer to
143
rintoccare
to toll, strike
144
ripiano
bookshelf, shelf
145
ricossione
collection, collecting, raising
146
rugiada
dew
147
saracinesca
(rolling) shutter; portcullis; sluice gate
148
sbiadire
to fade
149
sbigottire
dismay, consternate; astonish, amaze
150
sbuffo
gust, puff
151
scacciare
chase away, chase off; drive out, throw out, overcome
152
scampo
(1) escape, safety
| (2) Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn
153
scantinato
basement
154
scapaccione
clout, slap
155
scatto
click, release; trigger; dart, bolt, jerk. a ~ flip-top
156
scavalcare
clear, step/climb over, get ahead, bypass
157
scia
wake, slipstream; scent
158
sciame
swarm, hive; cluster
159
scodella
bowl, soup plate
160
scogliera
cliff, bluff, reef
161
scolo
drainage, drain; waste water
162
scoppio
explosion, bursting; bang, crack, crash
163
scosceso
steep
164
seminterrato
basement
165
sfarfallio
flicker
166
sfavillare
to shine, blaze, sparkle
167
sfiorare
touch, brush, skim
168
sfoggiare
to show off
169
sfratto
eviction
170
sgombro
clear, empty. mackerel
171
sgualcito
creased, crumpled, wrinkled, mussed up
172
sgusciare
to shell
173
siepe
hedge, hedgerow; hurdle
174
slancio
rush, dash; leap, jump
175
smentia
denial, confutation, disclaimer
176
smilzo
thin, lean
177
smorzare
muffle, deaden; tone down, dim; quench
178
solco
furrow, track, rut, wake, groove
179
sorbire
to sip, slurp; put up with
180
sorcio
mouse
181
spaccalegna
lumberjack
182
spangherato
unhinged, off its hinges, ramshackle
183
spargere
scatter, spread, strew; shed, spill, emit
184
spasso, essere a ~
to be unemployed, sacked
185
spellare
to skin
186
spiccare
to finish off, attend to
187
spogliare
to undress; strip; rob, despoil; go through
188
spolpare
to strip the flesh off. skin, fleece
189
sporta, la ~
shopping bag
190
sprazzo
flash, burst, shaft; hint
191
stillare
drip, ooze
192
stizza
irritation, annoyance, anger
193
stordito
dazed, stunned; scatterbrained, heedless
194
storno, il ~
flock
195
strappo
tear, rip; tug, pull; lift (give sb a ~)
196
strascico
train (of dress); trawl(net). after-effect
197
strenna
Christmas present
198
strofinare
to rub, polish, wipe
199
struggere
to consume
200
superattico
penthouse
201
svitabile
twist-off
202
svolta
turn, bend; turning point
203
taccuino
note book
204
tafano
horsefly
205
tana
lair, den, burrow, hideout
206
tarlo
woodworm
207
tarma
moth
208
tegame
(frying) pan; panful
209
tergo
back, verso; back of a leaf
210
timone
helm, rudder; shaft
211
trespolo
trestle, stand; perch. wreck, crock
212
tuffo
dive, dip
213
uggia
boredom
214
varcare la soglia
cross the threshold
215
variopinto
multicoloured
