BigListOfVerbs Flashcards
(500 cards)
1
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to abandon
A
abbandonare
2
Q
to lower, to pull down
A
abbassare
3
Q
to match
A
abbinare
4
Q
to hug
A
abbracciare
5
Q
to get a tan
A
abbronzarsi (takes essere)
6
Q
to live
A
abitare
7
Q
to get used to
A
abituarsi (takes essere)
8
Q
to caress, to pet
A
accarezzare
9
Q
to accellerate
A
accellerare
10
Q
to light, to turn on
A
accendere (acceso)
11
Q
to accept
A
accettare
12
Q
to enclose
A
accludere (accluso)
13
Q
to fix something
A
accomodare
14
Q
to make oneself at home, to make oneself comfortable
A
accomodarsi (takes essere)
15
Q
to accompany, to go with
A
accompagnare
16
Q
to be satisfied with
A
accontentarsi di (takes essere)
17
Q
to realize
A
accorgersi (accorto, takes essere)
18
Q
to use
A
adoperare
19
Q
to adore
A
adorare
20
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to adopt
A
adottare
21
Q
to entrust
A
affidare
22
Q
to sink
A
affondare
23
Q
to face or to deal with
A
affrontare
24
Q
to add
A
aggiungere (like giungere)
25
to help
aiutare
26
to post up, affix
affiggere (affisso)
27
to afflict
affliggere (afflitto)
28
to fix
aggiustare
29
to alienate
alienare
30
to fasten
allacciare
31
to train, to practice
allenare
32
to raise (animals and children)
allevare
33
to go away
allontanarsi (takes essere)
34
to raise
alzare
35
to get up
alzarsi (takes essere)
36
to love
amare
37
to admit
ammettere (like mettere)
38
to admire
ammirare
39
to furnish
ammobiliare
40
to analyze
analizzare
41
to go
andare (takes essere)
42
to drown
annegare
43
to bother
annoiare
44
to be bored
annoiarsi (takes essere)
45
to smell (to smell something)
annusare
46
to set the table
apparecchiare
47
to appear
apparire (apparso)
48
to belong to
appartenere (like tenere)
49
to be passionate about
appassionarsi (takes essere)
50
to open
aprire (aperto)
51
to become angry
arrabbiarsi (takes essere)
52
to arrive
arrivare (takes essere)
53
to listen
ascoltare
54
to dry
asciugare
55
to wait for
aspettare
56
to expect
aspettarsi (takes essere)
57
to taste
assaggiare
58
to make sure, to assure
assicurarsi (takes essere)
59
to attend, to witness
assistere
60
to resemble
assomigliare
61
to hire
assumere (assunto)
62
to stick, to paste, to attack, to plug in
attaccare
63
to wait for
attendere (atteso)
64
to attract
attrarre (attratto)
65
to cross (a street, a bridge)
attraversare
66
to hope
augurarsi (takes essere)
67
to have
avere
68
to inform, to warn
avvertire
69
to go near
avvicinarsi (takes essere)
70
to inform, to let know
avvisare
71
to kiss
baciare
72
to dance
ballare
73
to bless
benedire (like dire)
74
to drink
bere (bevuto)
75
to blame
biasimare
76
to block, to be stuck
bloccare
77
to boil
bollire
78
to shine
brillare
79
to burn
bruciare
80
to throw, to fling, to throw something away
buttare
81
to fall
cadere (takes essere)
82
to change clothes
cambiarsi (takes essere)
83
to walk
camminare
84
to erase, to cancel
cancellare
85
to sing
cantare
86
to understand
capire
87
to happen, to come, to turn up
capitare
88
to fall
cascare (takes essere)
89
to ride a horse
cavalcare
90
to cede
cedere
91
to chatter
chiacchierare
92
to call
chiamare
93
to be called
chiamarsi (takes essere)
94
to make clearer, to clarify
chiarire (isc)
95
to ask for
chiedere (chiesto)
96
to close
chiudere (chiuso)
97
to pick, to grasp (the meaning of something)
cogliere (colto)
98
to involve
coinvolgere (coinvolto)
99
to collaborate
collaborare
100
to strike, to hit
colpire (isc)
101
to cultivate, to grow
coltivare
102
to begin
cominciare
103
to commit
commettere (like mettere)
104
to move, to touch
commuovere (like muovere)
105
to compete
competere
106
to compliment
complimentare
107
to compose
comporre (like porre)
108
to behave
comportarsi (takes essere)
109
to buy
comprare
110
to make known, to communicate, to tell
comunicare
111
to concede, to award
concedere (concesso)
112
to conceive
concepire (isc)
113
to conclude
concludere (concluso)
114
to dress (a salad or a pasta dish)
condire (isc)
115
to share
condividere (like dividere)
116
to drive, to bring about
condurre (condotto)
117
to confuse
confondere (confuso)
118
to be confused
confondersi (like confondere, takes essere)
119
to know
conoscere (conosciuto)
120
to hand over, to deliver
consegnare
121
to agree
consentire
122
to advise
consigliare
123
to consist
consistere (consistito)
124
to consume, to wear down
consumare
125
to continue
continuare
126
to contribute
contribuire (isc)
127
to check, to check up on, to verify
controllare
128
to convert
convertire
129
to convince
convincere (like vincere)
130
to live together, to cohabitate
convivere (like vivere)
131
to cover
coprire (coperto)
132
to correct
correggere (corretto)
133
to run
correre (corso)
134
to corrupt
corrompere (corrotto)
135
to cost
costare (costa, costano)
136
to build
costruire (isc)
137
to grow, to raise something
crescere (cresciuto)
138
to sew
cucire
139
to cook
cuocere (cotto)
140
to take care of
curare
141
to give
dare (dato)
142
to decide
decidere (deciso)
143
to deduce
dedurre (dedotto)
144
to disappoint
deludere (deluso)
145
to desire, to wish
desiderare
146
to define, to determine, to fix or settle
determinare
147
to declare, to state
dichiarare
148
to defend
difendere (difeso)
149
to lose weight
dimagrire (-isc, takes essere)
150
to forget
dimenticare
151
to depend
dipendere (like pendere)
152
to paint
dipingere (dipinto)
153
to graduate (from high school)
diplomarsi (takes essere)
154
to say, to tell
dire (detto)
155
to direct, to manage
dirigere (diretto)
156
to discuss, to argue
discutere (discusso)
157
to draw
disegnare
158
to despair
disperare
159
to disperse
disperdere (like perdere)
160
to displease, to be sorry
dispiacere (like piacere)
161
to arrange, to set out
disporre (like porre)
162
to distract
distrarre (distratto)
163
to distribute
distribuire (isc)
164
to destroy
distruggere (distrutto)
165
to become
diventare (takes essere)
166
to have fun, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
divertirsi (takes essere)
167
to sleep
dormire
168
to have to, to need to
dovere
169
to doubt
dubitare
170
to last
durare (takes essere)
171
to arouse, to excite
eccitare
172
to educate, to train
educare
173
to elect
eleggere (eletto)
174
to eliminate
eliminare
175
to be excited, to be stirred, to be touched, moved
emozionarsi (takes essere)
176
to enter
entrare (takes essere)
177
to examine
esaminare
178
to grant (a wish)
esaudire (-isc)
179
to use up, to exhaust
esaurire
180
to exclude
escludere (escluso)
181
to exhibit
esibire (-isc)
182
to demand
esigere (esatto)
183
to expand
espandere (-isc, espanso)
184
to expel
espellere (espulso)
185
to explode
esplodere (esploso)
186
to explore
esplorare
187
to be
essere (stato, takes essere)
188
to extract
estrarre (estratto)
189
to exalt
esultare
190
to avoid
evitare
191
to evoke
evocare
192
to fail
fallire (isc)
193
to dream up
fantasticare
194
to do, to make
fare (fatto)
195
to favor, to (do the) honor, to try (some food)
favorire (isc)
196
to stop (a car, a person)
fermare
197
to stop oneself
fermarsi (takes essere)
198
to celebrate
festeggiare
199
to trust
fidarsi (takes essere)
200
to film
filmare
201
to end, to finish
finire (isc)
202
to sign
firmare
203
to fasten, to stare, to obsess
fissare
204
to form, to shape
formare
205
to provide, to supply
fornire (isc)
206
to photograph
fotografare
207
to misunderstand
fraintendere (like intendere)
208
to brake, to curb
frenare
209
to attend, to frequent
frequentare
210
to fry
friggere (fritto)
211
to flee
fuggire (takes essere)
212
to work (something mechanical)
funzionare
213
to float
galleggiare
214
to generate
generare
215
to throw
gettare
216
to play (a sport, a game)
giocare
217
to wander (the world)
girovagare
218
to judge
giudicare
219
to arrive, to reach, to get as far as
giungere (giunto)
220
to take an oath, to swear
giurare
221
to enjoy
godere
222
to blow up
gonfiare
223
to yell, to shout
gridare
224
to earn
guadagnare
225
to look, to look at
guardare
226
to drive
guidare
227
to be under the illusion, to cherish the (false) hope
illudersi (illuso, takes essere)
228
to illuminate, to light
illuminare
229
to illustrate, to show
illustrare
230
to embarrass, to puzzle, to bewilder
imbarazzare
231
to board (a boat or plane)
imbarcare
232
to imagine, to guess
immaginarsi (takes essere)
233
to immigrate
immigrare
234
to learn
imparare
235
to go crazy
impazzire(isc) (takes essere)
236
to impede
impedire (isc)
237
to pledge to reserve something
impegnare
238
to make a commitment, to work hard
impegnarsi (takes essere)
239
to improvise
improvvisare
240
to wrap
incartare
241
to bow
inchinare
242
to encourage
incoraggiare
243
to cross (your legs, your fingers)
incrociare
244
to individuate, to characterize
individuare
245
to guess
indovinare
246
to inflict
infliggere (inflitto)
247
to influence
influenzare
248
to enquire, to get information about
informarsi (takes essere)
249
to find out about something
informarsi (takes essere)
250
to shatter (glass, a heart)
infrangere (infranto)
251
to kneel
inginocchiare
252
to enlarge
ingrandire (isc)
253
to gain weight, to get fat
ingrassare (takes essere)
254
to fall in love
innamorarsi (takes essere)
255
to pollute
inquinare
256
to teach
insegnare
257
to insert
inserire (isc)
258
to insist
insistere (insistito, inteso)
259
to be interested in, to take an interest in
interessarsi di (takes essere)
260
to question, to interrogate
interrogare
261
to intervene
intervenire (like venire, takes essere)
262
to entertain
intrattenere (like tenere)
263
to braid
intrecciare
264
to invite
invitare
265
to enroll in
iscriversi (like scrivere, takes essere)
266
to isolate
isolare
267
to teach, to instruct
istruire (isc)
268
to complain
lamentarsi di (takes essere)
269
to throw, to launch
lanciare
270
to leave
lasciare
271
to graduate (from college)
laurearsi (takes essere)
272
to wash
lavare
273
to wash oneself
lavarsi (takes essere)
274
to work (as in a job)
lavorare
275
to lick
leccare
276
to tie
legare
277
to read
leggere (letto)
278
to smooth, to polish (marble), to sand (wood)
levigare
279
to free
liberare
280
to fire someone
licenziare
281
to quit (a job)
licenziarsi (takes essere)
282
to fight, to quarrel
litigare
283
to praise
lodare
284
to struggle, to fight
lottare
285
to flatter
lusingare
286
to curse
maledire (like dire)
287
to miss
mancare
288
to send
mandare
289
to eat
mangiare
290
to show, to display
manifestare
291
to keep, to maintain
mantenere (like tenere)
292
to lie
mentire
293
to be surprised, to be amazed
meravigliarsi (takes essere)
294
to deserve
meritare
295
to put, to place
mettere (messo)
296
to put on
mettersi (like mettere, takes essere)
297
to improve
migliorare
298
to mount, to assemble
montare
299
to bite
mordere (morso)
300
to die
morire (morto, takes essere)
301
to move
muoversi (mosso, takes essere)
302
to be born
nascere (nato, takes essere)
303
to hide
nascondere (nascosto)
304
to deny
negare
305
to rent
noleggiare
306
to swim
nuotare
307
to obey
obbedire (isc.)
308
to busy oneself with, to be professionally engaged in
occuparsi di (takes essere)
309
to need
occorrere (occorso)
310
to treat, to offer
offrire (offerto)
311
to oppose
opporsi a (like porre, takes essere)
312
to oppress
opprimere (oppresso)
313
to obsess
ossessionarsi (takes essere)
314
to obtain
ottenere (like tenere)
315
to pay, to pay for
pagare
316
to compare
paragonare
317
to tie (a game score)
pareggiare
318
to seem
parere (parso, takes essere)
319
to park
parcheggiare
320
to speak
parlare
321
to participate
partecipare
322
to leave, to depart
partire (takes essere)
323
to go for a walk
passeggiare
324
to worsen
peggiorare
325
to lean
pendere (peso)
326
to penetrate
penetrare
327
to think
pensare
328
to regret
pentire (takes essere)
329
to perceive
percepire(isc)
330
to lose
perdere (perso, perduto)
331
to forgive, to pardon
perdonare
332
to allow
permettere (like mettere)
333
to afford
permettersi (like mettere)
334
to fish
pescare
335
to like
piacere (piaciuto, takes essere)
336
to cry
piangere (pianto)
337
to hit
picchiare
338
to fold
piegare
339
to rain
piovere (takes essere)
340
to put, to lay down, to pose (a question)
porre (posto)
341
to be able to
potere
342
to practice
praticare
343
to prefer
preferire (isc)
344
to pray, to beg
pregare
345
to take, to have
prendere (preso)
346
to make a reservation
prenotare
347
to worry
preoccuparsi (takes essere)
348
to prepare
preparare
349
to get ready
prepararsi (takes essere)
350
to lend
prestare
351
to presume, to imagine
presumere (presunto)
352
to expect
pretendere (preteso)
353
to deprive
privare
354
to produce
produrre (prodotto)
355
to prohibit, to forbid
proibire (isc)
356
to promise
promettere (like mettere)
357
to propose
proporre (like porre)
358
to protect
proteggere (protetto)
359
to publish
pubblicare
360
to clean
pulire (isc)
361
to sting
pungere (punto)
362
to punish
punire (isc)
363
to smell (something smells)
puzzare
364
to gather, to pick, to pluck
raccogliere (like cogliere)
365
to recount
raccontare
366
to shave
radersi (raso, takes essere)
367
to reach, to meet
raggiungere (like giungere)
368
to reason
ragionare
369
to slow down
rallentare
370
to resign oneself
rassegnarsi (takes essere)
371
to react
reagire (isc)
372
to hold
reggere (retto)
373
to render, to make
rendere (reso)
374
to realize
rendersi conto (like rendere)
375
to resist
resistere (resistito)
376
to push away
respingere (likes pingere)
377
to breathe
respirare
378
to give back
restituire (isc)
379
to receive
ricevere
380
to request
richiedere (like chiedere)
381
to recycle
riciclare
382
to recognize
riconoscere (like conoscere)
383
to remember
ricordare
384
to fill
riempire
385
to laugh
ridere (riso)
386
to go, come back home
rientrare (takes essere)
387
to take refuge
rifugiare
388
to refuse, to reject
rifiutare
389
to reflect
riflettere
390
to relax
rilassarsi
391
to remain, to stay
rimanere (rimasto, takes essere)
392
to thank
ringraziare
393
to repeat
ripetere
394
to resolve
risolvere (risolto)
395
to save
risparmiare
396
to answer
rispondere (risposto)
397
to deem, to think
ritenere (like tenere)
398
to withdraw
ritirare (takes essere)
399
to return
ritornare (takes essere)
400
to be able to, to succeed at doing something
riuscire (like uscire, takes essere)
401
to turn to someone (with a question, usually)
rivolgersi (rivolto, takes essere)
402
to break
rompere (rotto)
403
to go up, to get on
salire (takes essere)
404
to jump
saltare
405
to greet
salutare
406
to save
salvare
407
to bleed
sanguinare
408
to know
sapere
409
to satiate
saziare
410
to make a mistake
sbagliare
411
to disembark
sbarcare
412
to climb
scalare
413
to heat up
scaldare
414
to exchange something, to mistake something for something else
scambiare
415
to run away
scappare
416
to unleash, to give free reign to (to go wild)
scatenare
417
to sprint, to snap a photo
scattare
418
to dig, to excavate
scavare
419
to choose
scegliere (scelto)
420
to go down, to get off
scendere (sceso, takes essere)
421
to joke
scherzare
422
to slap
schiaffeggiare
423
to ski
sciare
424
to melt
sciogliere (sciolto)
425
to sculpt
scolpire (isc)
426
to disappear
scomparire (like apparire)
427
to defeat
sconfiggere (sconfitto)
428
to upset
sconvolgere (sconvolto)
429
to uncover, to discover, to reveal
scoprire (like coprire)
430
to write
scrivere (scritto)
431
to apologize, to excuse oneself
scusarsi (takes essere)
432
to scorn
sdegnare
433
to sit down
sedersi (takes essere)
434
to seduce
sedurre (sedotto)
435
to follow
seguire
436
to seem
sembrare (takes essere)
437
to hear
sentire
438
to feel (well, poorly, happy)
sentirsi (takes essere)
439
to bury
seppellire(-isc, sepolto,seppellito)
440
to kidnap
sequestrare
441
to serve
servire
442
to challenge
sfidare
443
to exploit
sfruttare
444
to arrange, to put something in order
sistemare
445
to settle down
sistemarsi (takes essere)
446
to quit (doing something)
smettere (like mettere)
447
to blow
soffiare
448
to suffer
soffrire (like offrire)
449
to dream
sognare
450
tostand, to bear (I cannot stand him), to support
sopportare
451
to survive
sopravvivere (like vivere)
452
to smile
sorridere (like ridere)
453
to watch closely, to supervise
sorvegliare
454
to support, to sustain, to maintain
sostenere (like tenere)
455
to shoot
sparare
456
to clear the table
sparecchiare
457
to frighten
spaventare
458
to brush
spazzolare
459
to look at oneself in the mirror
specchiarsi (takes essere)
460
to send, to mail
spedire (isc)
461
to turn off, to extinguish
spegnere (spento)
462
to spend
spendere (like pendere)
463
to hope
sperare
464
to gossip
spettegolare
465
to break apart
spezzare
466
to spy, to see
spiare
467
to explain
spiegare
468
to push
spingere (spinto)
469
to get undressed
spogliarsi (takes essere)
470
to get dirty
sporcarsi (takes essere)
471
to stick out, to hold out
sporgere (sporto)
472
to get married
sposarsi (takes essere)
473
to move something, to shift
spostare
474
to waste
sprecare
475
to despise, to scorn
sprezzare
476
to spray
spruzzare
477
to spit
sputare
478
to establish
stabilire (isc)
479
to detach
staccare
480
to print (from a printer)
stampare
481
to tire
stancare
482
to get tired
stancarsi (takes essere)
483
to stay
stare (takes essere)
484
to sneeze
starnutire (isc.)
485
to lay, to hang (clothes on a line)
stendere (steso)
486
to tear up
stracciare
487
to study
studiare:
488
to rape
stuprare
489
to happen
succedere (successo, takes essere)
490
to suck
succhiare
491
to sweat
sudare
492
to suggest
suggerire (isc)
493
to play an instrument
suonare
494
to overcome
superare
495
to wake up
svegliarsi (takes essere)
496
to unscrew
svitare
497
to be quiet
tacere (taciuto)
498
to cut
tagliare
499
to phone
telefonare
500
to keep, to hold, to take
tenere
