Capitolo 6 Flashcards
(242 cards)
1
Q
qualunque
A
any
1
Q
compress
A
impacco
2
Q
sagre
A
festival
3
Q
some, several, quite a few,
A
parecchio
4
Q
tanto
A
so much, so many
4
Q
patron
A
patrono/a
4
Q
to bring bad luck
A
portare sfortuna
5
Q
stable / firm
A
saldo
6
Q
various, different
A
vario
7
Q
costumi
A
customs
7
Q
Ash Wednesday
A
mercoledi delle Ceneri
8
Q
anyone
A
chiunque
8
Q
fairy
A
fata
8
Q
string
A
filo
8
Q
Patron saint
A
Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona
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Q
attirare
A
attract
10
Q
affacciarsi
A
to appear, look out over
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Q
to appear, look out over
A
affacciarsi
12
Q
antenati
A
ancestors
12
Q
dirigersi (pp diretto)
A
to head for, to head towards
12
Q
fortune-teller
A
chiromante
12
Q
to run out of / to exhaust
A
esaurire
13
Q
customs
A
usi
14
Q
Befana
A
A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)
14
folklore
folklore
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rapire
to kidnap
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many, much
molto
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tremare
to tremble
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ghost
fantasma
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to dispel, to drive away
scacciare
17
superstitious practice
scongiuro
18
petto
chest
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Santo Patrono / Santa Patrona
Patron saint
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heritage
patrimonio
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demolire
to demolish
19
evil eye
malocchio
20
nothing
nulla / niente
21
festeggiare
to celebrate
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spingere (pp spinto)
to push
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discolo
naughty
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lenticchie
lentils
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superstitious
scaramantico/a
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chest
petto
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festival
sagre
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to head for, to head towards
dirigersi (pp diretto)
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scaramantico/a
superstitious
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every
ogni
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everyone, each
ognuno
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to stamp on
pestare
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patrono/a
patron
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spaventare
to scare
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cultura contadina
peasant culture
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luna park
amusement park
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martedi grasso
fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras
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impiccare
to hang
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vario
various, different
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evolvere (pp evoluto)
to evolve
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folletto
goblin, elf
39
witch
strega
40
legare
to tie, to link
41
peasant culture
cultura contadina
41
to arrive, to join
giungere (pp giunto)
42
so much, so many
tanto
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amulet
amuleto
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alcuni
some, a few
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molto
many, much
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troppo
too much, too many
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to celebrate
festeggiare
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to bite
mordere
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some
qualche
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goblin, elf
folletto
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fare le corna
to knock on wood
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usi
customs
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oroscopo
horoscope
50
to be disappointed, upset
rimanerci male
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Quaresima
Lent
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naughty
discolo
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fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras
martedi grasso
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grillo
cricket
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sistemarsi
to settle down
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to heal, to recover
guarire
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fata
fairy
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montage russe
rollercoaster
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scongiuro
superstitious practice
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too much, too many
troppo
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ancestors
antenati
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mordere
to bite
61
wood
legno
62
polverina
powder
62
New Years Day
Capodanno
63
Good luck! / Thanks!
In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!
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each, each one
ciascuno
65
town district
contrada
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ogni
every
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traditional Christmas cake
pandoro
69
tombola
bingo (Italian style)
70
gesture
gesto
71
something
qualcosa
72
cricket
grillo
74
poco
few, little
76
chiunque
anyone
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qualsiasi
any
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customs
costumi
79
diverso
various, different
81
cenone
New Years Eve dinner
83
panettone
traditional Christmas cake
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to push
spingere (pp spinto)
85
any
qualsiasi
85
seasonal
stagionale
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tramandare
to pass down / to transmit
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frittelle
fritters
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certo
certain
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uova di Pasqua
chocolate Easter eggs
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to settle down
sistemarsi
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giostra
merry-go-ride, ride
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attract
attirare
93
to celebrate
celebrare
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pandoro
traditional Christmas cake
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lock
serratura
96
custom
usanza
97
discorso
speech
99
celebrare
to celebrate
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fuochi artificiali
fireworks
101
Lent
Quaresima
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impacco
compress
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chocolate Easter eggs
uova di Pasqua
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portare fortuna
to bring good luck
107
nano
dwarf
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puppet
burattino
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parade
sfilata
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ciascuno
each, each one
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thunder
tuono
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tuono
thunder
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to knock on wood
fare le corna
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yearly festival
ricorrenza
114
Carnival
Carnevale
115
ciondolo
pendant
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to tell (a story), to narrate
raccontare
117
regalo
gift
117
traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
colomba
117
to tie, to link
legare
118
to knock on wood (to touch iron)
toccare ferro
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fireworks
fuochi artificiali
121
guarire
to heal, to recover
123
stemma
coat of arms
124
pungere
to sting
126
malocchio
evil eye
127
talisman
talismano
129
sfilata
parade
130
scacciare
to dispel, to drive away
131
Carnevale
Carnival
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nessuno
no one, not...any
133
toccare ferro
to knock on wood (to touch iron)
135
annoying
fastidioso
136
dwarf
nano
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to scare
spaventare
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chiromante
fortune-teller
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certain
certo
143
legno
wood
144
to sting
pungere
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mercoledi delle Ceneri
Ash Wednesday
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folklore
folklore
149
qualcuno
someone, some
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some, a few
alcuni
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to evolve
evolvere (pp evoluto)
153
to pass down / to transmit
tramandare
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qualche
some
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stagionale
seasonal
155
Easter
Pasqua
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raccontare
to tell (a story), to narrate
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torrone
traditional Christmas nugget
159
contrada
town district
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powder
polverina
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soprannaturale
supernatural
163
to hang
impiccare
164
merry-go-ride, ride
giostra
165
spendere (pp speso)
to spend (money)
165
Christmas
Natale
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Natale
Christmas
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A benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on the Epiphany (January 6)
Befana
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to kidnap
rapire
170
to tremble
tremare
172
In bocca al lupo! / Crepi al lupo!
Good luck! / Thanks!
173
strega
witch
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scongiurare
to ward off bad luck
176
all, whole, every
tutto
178
speech
discorso
179
serratura
lock
180
few, little
poco
181
rimanerci male
to be disappointed, upset
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usanza
custom
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amusement park
luna park
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spauracchio
bogey, bogeynab
187
favola
fairy tale
188
fritters
frittelle
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burattino
puppet
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various, different
diverso
190
nulla / niente
nothing
191
filo
string
193
to bring good luck
portare fortuna
194
fantasma
ghost
195
fastidioso
annoying
196
esaurire
to run out of / to exhaust
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any
qualunque
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scaramanzia
superstitious practice
200
rollercoaster
montage russe
202
lentils
lenticchie
203
to ward off bad luck
scongiurare
205
parecchio
some, several, quite a few,
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qualcosa
something
208
saldo
stable / firm
209
tutto
all, whole, every
210
no one, not...any
nessuno
211
portare sfortuna
to bring bad luck
212
traditional Christmas nugget
torrone
213
gesto
gesture
213
traditional Christmas cake
panettone
214
coat of arms
stemma
215
Pasqua
Easter
217
ognuno
everyone, each
218
to demolish
demolire
219
Capodanno
New Years Day
221
superstitious practice
scaramanzia
222
New Years Eve dinner
cenone
223
supernatural
soprannaturale
224
amuleto
amulet
225
to spend (money)
spendere (pp speso)
226
fairy tale
favola
227
ricorrenza
yearly festival
229
talismano
talisman
230
fiaba
fable
231
horoscope
oroscopo
232
bogey, bogeynab
spauracchio
233
patrimonio
heritage
234
pestare
to stamp on
235
someone, some
qualcuno
237
colomba
traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
238
fable
fiaba
239
pendant
ciondolo
240
bingo (Italian style)
tombola
241
gift
regalo
242
giungere (pp giunto)
to arrive, to join
