Capitolo 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Sopravvissuto [sopra-viss-uto]

(Sopravvivere) [sopra-vee-vere]

A

Survived

To survive

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2
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Erano

Essere

A

They were

To be

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3
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Orgogliosi [or-go-liosi]

A

Proud

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4
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Affermare

A

To confirm

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5
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Tante

A

Many / a lot of

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Cui [coo-ee]

A

Who / whom / which

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Sciocchezze [scioc-chezze]

A

Nonsense / foolishness

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8
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Approvavano

Approvare

A

They approved

To approve

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9
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Corpulento

A

Chubby / burly

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Nerboruto

A

Beefy / strapping

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Magra

A

Slim / slender

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12
Q

Tornava

Tornare

A

(He/she) returned

To return

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13
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Assai

A

Very

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14
Q

Allungare

A

To stretch

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15
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La siepe

A

Hedge

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16
Q

Esisteva [ez-is-teva]

(Esistere) [ez-is-tere]

A

There was

To exist

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17
Q

Spiare

A

To spy

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18
Q

Il vicino [vee-chino]

A

Neighbour

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19
Q

Ultime

A

Last

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20
Q

Poteva

Potere

A

(He/she) could

Can

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21
Q

Timore

A

Fear / worry

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22
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Qualcuno

A

Someone / somebody

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23
Q

Anzi

A

Actually / rather

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24
Q

Addirittura [ad-dee-rit-ura]

A

Even

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25
Q

Potuto

Potere

A

Could

Can

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26
Q

Nei paraggi

A

Nearby

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27
Q

Distanza

A

Distance

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28
Q

Svegliarono [sv-el-li-ah-rono]

(Svegliare) [sv-el-li-are]

A

They woke up

To wake up

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29
Q

Inizia [in-it-zia]

(Iniziare) [in-it-zi-are]

A

It begins

To begin

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30
Q

Coperto [cop-air-toe]

A

Covered / protected

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31
Q

Il guardaroba

A

Wardrobe

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32
Q

Sforzo [ss-fort-soh]

A

Effort

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33
Q

Costringeva [cost-ringe-eva]

(Costringere) [cost-ringe-ere]

A

(He/she) forced

To force

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34
Q

Il gufo

A

owl

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35
Q

Tentò

Tentare

A

(He/she) tried / attempted

To try / attempt

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36
Q

Capriccio [cap-ree-cho]

A

Tantrum / whim

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37
Q

Contro

A

Against / into

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38
Q

Poi

A

Then

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39
Q

Il cartello

A

Sign

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40
Q

Neanche [nee-an-keh]

A

Neither

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41
Q

Quei [qu-way]

A

Those

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42
Q

Altro

A

Other

43
Q

Il capannello

A

A small group of people

44
Q

Bisbigliando [biz-bee-li-ando]

(Bisbigliare) [biz-bee-li-ar-eh]

A

They were whispering

To whisper

45
Q

Tutti

A

All

46
Q

Anziano [an-si-ano]

A

Elderly

47
Q

Completamente [com-plet-a-ment-eh]

A

Completely / totally

48
Q

Il fornaio

A

Baker / bakery

49
Q

Però

A

…however, though…

50
Q

Il parcheggio [par-ke-joh]

A

Car park

51
Q

Giunse [june-seh]

(Giungere) [june-jer-eh]

A

(He/she) arrived

To arrive

52
Q

Sempre

A

Always

53
Q

La schiena [ski-en-na]

A

Back (body part)

54
Q

Avrebbe [av-reb-beh]

Avere

A

It would have

To have

55
Q

Concentrarsi [con-chen-trah-si]

Concentrare) [con-chen–trah-eh

A

To concentrate on

To concentrate

56
Q

Il ufficio [oof-ee-cho]

A

Office

57
Q

Festeggiare [fest-edge-ar-eh]

A

To celebrate

58
Q

Lì [lee]

A

There / then / that moment

59
Q

Impalato

A

Frozen / still

60
Q

Il sconosciuto [scon-oh-shoot-oh]

A

Stranger / outsider

61
Q

Esterrefatto

A

Shocked / astounded / terrified

62
Q

Qualsiasi [qual-si-ah-si]

A

Any / whichever / whatever

63
Q

L’umore

A

Mood

64
Q

Normalmente

A

Normally / generally / usually

65
Q

Imparato [im-par-ah-toh]

(Imparare) [im-par-ah-reh]

A

Learned

To learn

66
Q

Aveva

e.g. …aveva imparato…

A

Had

e.g. … had learned…

67
Q

Che

A

That / because / when / than / what

NB amongst other things

68
Q

Gli [ye-e]

A

The / him / to them

69
Q

Infine

A

Finally / Lastly

70
Q

Manifestato

Manifestare

A

Showed / exhibited

To show / exhibit

71
Q

Il comportamento

A

Behaviour

72
Q

Volavano

[Volare]

A

They were flying

[To fly]

73
Q

Spiegare

A

To explain

74
Q

La pioggia [pee-oh-ja]

A

Rain / rainfall

75
Q

Forse [for-seh]

A

Maybe / perhaps

76
Q

Chissà [kis-sa]

A

Who knows / I wonder / maybe / you never know

77
Q

Comunque [ko-munkwe]

A

Anyway / however

78
Q

La poltrana [pol-trona]

A

Armchair

79
Q

Dappertutto

A

Everywhere

80
Q

Qualcosa

A

Something / anything

81
Q

Non so

Sapere

A

I don’t know

To know

82
Q

Strampalato

A

Odd / weird

83
Q

Allora

A

So / therefore / in that case

84
Q

Sorseggiò [sor-sed-joh]

(Sorseggiare) [sor-sed-ga-eh]

A

(He/she) sipped

To sip

85
Q

Intanto

A

Meanwhile

86
Q

Invece [in-ve-et-cheh]

A

But / instead

87
Q

Riuscì [ree-ooh-she]

(Riuscire) [ree-ooh-sheer-eh]

A

(He/she) managed

To manage

88
Q

Già [jah]

A

Indeed / already

89
Q

Aspetasse

Aspettare

A

(He/she) is waiting

To wait for

90
Q

Coinvolto

A

Involved / implicated

91
Q

Apparve [app-ar-veh]

(Apparire) [appa-rireh]

A

Appeared

To appear

92
Q

La barba

A

Beard

93
Q

Almeno

A

At least / at any rate

94
Q

Fissando

Fissare

A

Staring

To stare

95
Q

Cercando [cher-can-doh]

(Cercare) [cher-car-reh]

A

Looking for

[To look for]

96
Q

Piuttosto [pewt-tost-oh]

A

Rather / instead

97
Q

Sarebbe [sah-reb-beh]

Essere

A

Would be

To be

98
Q

Buio

A

Dark

99
Q

Sentito [sen-tito]

(Sentire) [sent-tireh]

A

Heard

To hear

100
Q

Disse [dees-seh]

(Dire) [dee-reh]

A

(He/she) said

To say

101
Q

Il confronto

A

Comparison

102
Q

Unici

A

Only

103
Q

Davvero [dav-vero]

A

Really

104
Q

Percorrevano [per-kor-revano]

(Percorrere) [per-kor-reh-eh]

A

They travelled / traversed

To travel / traverse