3. Giordano Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
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a casaccio
A
at random, any old how, off t top o 1’s head
2
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accidenti
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damn (it)!, good heavens!
3
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addobbare
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to decorate; to put on 1’s glad rags
4
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affirvolire
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to weaken, to make faint
5
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aggeggio
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thingy
6
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ago, aghi
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needle, pointer
7
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ago da calza
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knitting needle
8
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alluce
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big toe
9
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annegare
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to drown
10
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anta
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door, shutter
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arrancare
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to limp, hobble; struggle along
12
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assestare
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to settle, deal [blow], adjust [aim]
13
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astuccio
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case; pencil box
14
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avvilire
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to humiliate, dishearten, discourage, degrade
15
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barare
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to cheat
16
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bilocale
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two-room flat
17
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calcare
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to press down, tread; stress, accentuate
18
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cavalletta
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grasshopper, locust
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compatimento
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condescending
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corrucciato
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worried
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cosca
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clan
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cresima
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confirmation (religious)
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crogiolarsi
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to bask; harbour
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cruscotto
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dashboard
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cvd = come volevasi dimostrare
QED
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diradare
to thin (out), clear, dissipate; disperse
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diramare
issue, circulate
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dirupo
precipice, crag
29
erta
steep slope
30
esanime
lifeless
31
fallo per me
my mistake
32
famelico
ravenous
33
faretto
spot lamp
34
fesso
idiot, fool; stupid, daft, cracked
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flebo[clisi]
drip
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foga
enthusiasm, ardour
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forfora
dandruff
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forsennatamente
like a madman
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frignare
whine, snivel
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gancio
hook
41
goffo
clumsy, awkward, inelegant
42
gradito
welcome
43
grafetta
paper clip
44
grimaldello
picklock
45
grinza
wrinkle, crease
46
in folle
in neutral
47
incespicare
to trip (over sth); to stumble
48
indugiare
to take 1’s time, delayed
49
infradiciato
soaked, drenched
50
lembo
hem, strip
51
logoro
worn (out), threadbare, shabby, ruined
52
neretto
bold (type)
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origliare
to listen, eavesdrop
54
pantano
marsh, bog
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piastrella
tile
56
pivello
greenhorn
57
plico
parcel
58
pomiciare
to neck
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raccomandarsi
to implore. Don’t forget/Please!
60
rannicchiare
to tuck up
61
raziocino
reasoning, common sense
62
rimasuglio
remnant; left overs
63
ringhiare
to growl, snarl
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ringhiera
railing, banisters
65
riparo
shelter, protection
66
rovesciarsi
to overturn, capsize, spill, be reversed
67
sbieco
at an angle, sloping, slanting; bias
68
sbilenco
rickety; crooked, misshapen; twisted
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scamosciato
suede
70
scampolo
remnant
71
scansare
move (aside), shift, dodge, avoid
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schiacciare
squash, crush, mash, crack, stub out
73
schianto
crash. di ~all of a sudden. great! terrific!
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scocciare
to annoy, bother
75
sconfiggere
to defeat, overcome
76
sconvolgere
to upset, disturb
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scorta
escort; supply, stock, spare
78
seccato
bothered, annoyed, fed up
79
seccatura
nuisance, bother, trouble
80
sferzata
whipping, lashing
81
sfilza
row, series
82
sgabello
stool
83
sgarbatamente
rudely, impolitely
84
sgarrare
to step out of line; gain, lose
85
sghignazzare
to laugh scornfully, sneer
86
sgomentare
to dismay, alarm
87
soffermarsi
to dwell on
88
solleticare
to tickle, to arouse, to excite, to whet
89
sparecchiare
clear the table
90
spigolo
corner, edge
91
spogliato
changing room
92
storcere
twist
93
storpiare
to cripple, maim; mangle
94
stramberia
eccentricity
95
straziante
harrowing, bloodcurdling, excruciating
96
strizzacervelli
shrink
97
svogliatamente
listlessly, indolently
98
temperamatite
pencil sharpener
99
temperino
penknife
100
teschio
skull
101
toppa
patch; keyhole
102
trafiletto
short article
103
trangugiare
to gulp down, swallow
104
trazione
traction, drive
105
trenta e lode
full marks plus distinction, cum laude
106
vampata
blaze, blast, flush
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verme
worm, maggot
108
voragine
chasm, abyss
