25. Fiocinare Imbarcare

Question 1

FIOCINARE

Answer 1

To harpoon, spear

Question 2

FIORIRE (SC)

Answer 2

To bloom;
To prosper, thrive

Question 3

FIOTTARE

Answer 3

To gush, spurt, or flow intermittently or in spurts, especially in reference to liquids, wind, or even people in a crowd;
The blood was spurting from the wound. Il sangue fiottava…
The smoke billowed from the chimney. Il fumo fiottava…
An icy wind gusted through the cracks. Il vento gelido fiottava…
People were streaming out of the stadium. La gente fiottava…

Question 4

FISCHIARE

Answer 4

To whistle;
To blow the whistle (like an athletic coach, not like a government whistleblower);
To hiss, boo, catcall, hoot

Question 5

FISSARE

Answer 5

To secure, fasten, fix, affix;
To establish, set, define;
To stare at, fixate on;

Question 6

FIUTARE

Answer 6

To smell, sniff (literally, like a dog sniffing the ground);
To sense, smell, sniff out (figuratively, like to sniff out a good deal)

Question 7

FLETTERE
(pp: flesso; pr: flessi, e, ero)

Answer 7

To flex, bend;
To conjugate or decline a word

Question 8

FLUIRE (SC)

Answer 8

To flow, run, course;
To slosh

Question 9

FLUTTUARE

Answer 9

To fluctuate, rise and fall;
To waver, vacillate

Question 10

FONDARE

Answer 10

To found, establish

Question 11

FONDERE
(pp: fuso; pr: fusi, e, ero)

Answer 11

To melt, liquify;
To meld, blend, fuse together

Question 12

FORZARE

Answer 12

To force, compel, coerce;
To strain, stress, wrench;
To pry open, crack

Question 13

FRAINTENDERE
(pp: frainteso; pr: fraintesi, e, ero)

Answer 13

To misunderstand, misinterpret

Question 14

FRATTURARE

Answer 14

To fracture, break

Question 15

FREGARE

Answer 15

To rub, scrub; (‘scrub the shirt with water’)
To cheat, swindle, fool; (‘I let myself be fooled’)
To steal; (‘they stole my car’)
To care; (‘I don’t care about it.’)

Question 16

FREMERE
(Regular -ERE verb)

Answer 16

To tremble, shudder, quiver

Question 17

FRENARE

Answer 17

To brake, slow, slow down;
To contain, hold back, restrain (‘the new law held back the economy’)

Question 18

FREQUENTARE, -SI

Answer 18

To attend (She is attending an Italian course);
To frequent (He always frequents the same bar);
To see, date, hang out with
-SI to spend time with

Question 19

FRIGGERE
(pp: fritto; pr: frissi, e, ero)

Answer 19

To fry

Question 20

FRUGARE

Answer 20

To rummage, forage, ransack;
To root out (like an animal), nuzzle, nose;
To search, frisk

Question 21

FRUSTRARE

Answer 21

To frustrate, fool, disappoint

Question 22

FUGGIRE
(Takes essere)

Answer 22

To escape, run away, flee;
To avoid, run from, avert

Question 23

FUNZIONARE

Answer 23

To work, function, operate, run

Question 24

FUORVIARE

Answer 24

To mislead, misdirect;
To lead astray

Question 25

GALLEGGIARE

Answer 25

To float, to bob; To stay afloat (figuratively, like ‘He would prefer to stay afloat in his office job than to take career risks.’)

Question 26

GARANTIRE (SC)

Answer 26

To guarantee, pledge, promise; To warranty, ensure, safeguard, protect

Question 27

GATTONARE

Answer 27

To crawl

Question 28

GELARE

Answer 28

To freeze, chill; To petrify, chill to the bone, cast a chill (figuratively); To freeze over

Question 29

GEMERE (Regular -ERE verb)

Answer 29

To moan, groan; To suffer

Question 30

GENERALIZZARE

Answer 30

To spread, share; To generalize, make generalizations, conclude

Question 31

GESTIRE (SC)

Answer 31

To manage, run, handle; To supervise, oversee, organize

Question 32

GESTICOLARE

Answer 32

To gesticulate

Question 33

GETTARE

Answer 33

To throw, toss, chuck

Question 34

GIOIRE (SC)

Answer 34

To rejoice

Question 35

GIOVARE

Answer 35

To be of use; To help, assist

Question 36

GIRARE

Answer 36

To turn, rotate, curve; To go around; To tour, visit, travel through, travel to, roam, wander; To film, to shoot a film

Question 37

GIUDICARE

Answer 37

To judge, evaluate, evaluation; To decide, find; To judge, criticize

Question 38

GIUNGERE (pp: giunto; pr: giunsi, e, ero)

Answer 38

To arrive, receive (as in, ‘He still hasn’t received any word from his family.’); To go this far, to go as far as (as in, ‘I never thought he would go so far as to commit a crime.’)

Question 39

GIURARE

Answer 39

To swear, swear in, take an oath, vow

Question 40

GOCCIOLARE

Answer 40

To drip, trickle, leak; (can be a faucet or a nose) To drizzle outside, rain lightly

Question 41

GODERE, -SI (Regular -ERE except future and conditional: godrò, godrei, etc.)

Answer 41

To enjoy, relish (‘Enjoy your party!’); -SI to enjoy (‘I enjoy my family.’)

Question 42

GONFIARE, -SI

Answer 42

To inflate, blow up; To exaggerate, blow up; -SI to swell up, bulge, dilate, blister

Question 43

GRADIRE (SC)

Answer 43

To like, appreciate, enjoy

Question 44

GRAFFIARE

Answer 44

To scratch, claw

Question 45

GRANDINARE

Answer 45

To hail, hail down, rain down, pour down

Question 46

GRATIFICARE

Answer 46

To compensate (monetarily); To be rewarding, be gratifying

Question 47

GRATTARE

Answer 47

To scratch, itch, rub; To grate, scrape, grind;

Question 48

GRONDARE

Answer 48

To drip, pour; To spill, drop

Question 49

GUARIRE (SC)

Answer 49

To cure; to deliver, liberate, save, redeem; To heal, recover, get better

Question 50

GUASTARE

Answer 50

To break, damage, ruin; To spoil, ruin; To corrupt; To break down

Question 51

GUSTARE

Answer 51

To taste, sample, savor; To enjoy

Question 52

IDEARE

Answer 52

To invent, devise, come up with; To design, create; To conceive, imagine

Question 53

IDENTIFICARE

Answer 53

To identify, recognize; To pinpoint, observe; To show identification

Question 54

IDOLEGGIARE

Answer 54

To idolize

Question 55

ILLUDERE (pp: illuso; pr: illusi, e, ero)

Answer 55

To give false hope, deceive, mislead, dupe

Question 56

ILLUMINARE

Answer 56

To illuminate, light up, enlighten

Question 57

IMBALLARE

Answer 57

To pack, package, wrap, crate; To bale, bundle

Question 58

IMBALSAMARE

Answer 58

To embalm, stuff

Question 59

IMBAMBOLARSI

Answer 59

To become dazed, bewildered, stunned, or entranced. Can be from distraction/absentmindedness, from amazement or confusion, or from fatigue or overload

Question 60

IMBANDIRE (SC)

Answer 60

To set/lay out a table with food, especially in a rich or festive manner; To organize or prepare something impressive or elaborate, like events, shows, etc.

Question 61

IMBARAZZARE

Answer 61

To embarrass, confuse, puzzle

Question 62

IMBARCARE

Answer 62

To board, embark; Figuratively, to involve (Don’t involve me in your campaign.)