Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
Q
gli steli
A
stems
2
Q
fitto
A
thick
3
Q
ostinazione
A
obstinacy
4
Q
dorato
A
gold
5
Q
le persiane
A
blinds
6
Q
sbriciolare
A
to crumble
7
Q
in canile
A
a kennel
8
Q
rovente
A
scorching
9
Q
sparire
A
to disappear
10
Q
il grano
A
the wheat
11
Q
la pietra
A
the stones
12
Q
inghiottire
A
to swallow
13
Q
schiattare
A
to die
14
Q
il fiato
A
the breath
15
Q
garregiare
A
to compete. to race
16
Q
la spiga. le spighe
A
The grains of a wheat plant
17
Q
abbattere
A
to knock down. to knock down. to raze. to topple
18
Q
raccogliere
A
to pick up
to harvest
to bring together, assemble
19
Q
infuocare
A
to heat until red hot
to excite, agitate, enrage
20
Q
rigoglioso
A
luxuriant
21
Q
la scia
A
the trail
22
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maledetto
A
damned, horrible
23
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concedere
A
to grant, allow
to concede
24
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appiccicare
A
to stick
25
il teschio
the skull
26
la banda
the band
| the gang
27
comandare
to rule
| to order, command
28
obbedire
to obey
29
dannato
damned soul
30
la ruspa
the bulldozer
| the excavator
31
i fatti suoi
i fatti mie
i fatti tuoi
his own business
my own business
your own business
32
sveglio
awake
quick-witted
cunning
33
spodestare
to dethrone
| to oust
34
la parete
the wall
35
il crinale
the ridge
36
la schiappa
the incompetent
37
superare
to exceed
to pass
to overcome
38
arrampicare
to climb
39
la scrofa
the sow (female pig)
40
inferocito
enraged
41
grugnire
to grunt
to grumble
to mutter
42
battere
```
to beat
to defeat
to take
to clap
to prostitute
```
43
voltare
to turn
44
infelice
unhappy, miserable, bleak
45
spezzare
to break
| to chop
46
lucido
bright, shiny
| lucid
47
gonfiare
to blow up
| to swell
48
inciampare
to trip
49
spalancare
to open wide
50
strizzare
to wring or wring out
| to squeeze
51
dondolare
to swing, rock, or dangle
52
frignare
to whimper or whine
53
mollare
to let go, get off
54
schiaffone
the slap
| the smack [especially a hard one]
55
tappare
to plug, seal
| to cork
56
incollare
to stick
to glue
to paste (computer)
57
infilare
to insert
| to thread
58
scontare
to deduct / discount
to pay for
to serve
59
la ortica
the poison ivy
60
la storta
the sprain (e.g., an ankle)
61
slacciare
to untie, unlace, undo
62
sfilare
to pull (e.g., threads from fabric)
to unstring
to unthread
to parad, march past
63
il torrente
the stream, creek
64
il sellino
the saddle (of bicycles and motorcycles)
65
rattopare
```
to patch
to hack (computers)
```
66
il tettoia
```
the canopy
the roof (of a railway station, etc..)
```
67
il capannone
the shed
the barn
the hangar
68
rintanare
to turn to its den
| to hide or hide away
69
il rospo
the toad
70
scorrere
```
to run, to flow
to pass (time)
```
71
addestrare
to train someone or animal for something
72
sbranare
to tear to pieces
73
raccattare
to pick up, fetch, or gather
74
il bassotto
the dachshund (dog)
75
sollevare
to raise, lift, stir up, rear
76
il coro
the chorus
| the choir
77
giurare
to swear
78
la razza
the race
| the kind
79
il scampo
the escape, way out
80
massacrare
to massacre
| to slaughter
81
pisciare
to urinate
| to piss
82
spolpare
to skin (or strip flesh off)
83
la armatura
the armor
84
brontolare
to mutter or mumble
| to grumble
85
montare
to mount, climb, go up
86
sprecare
to waste
| to squander
87
approvare
to approve
88
piagnucolare
to whine, wail, whimper
89
spelacciato
mangy
shabby
threadbare, worn-out
90
arroventare
to make something red hot
91
la latta
the tin
92
il catrame
the tar
93
il cortile
the courtyard
| the farmyard
94
il mucchio
the heap
| the pile
95
sfondare
to break down
96
un palo
a pile
97
la edera
the ivy
98
un cranio
the skull
99
un cagnaccio
An ugly and fierce dog
100
la catena
the chain
101
abbaiare
to bark
102
la barraca
the hut
103
la lamiera
the sheet of metal
104
la gravina
the gorge
| the ravine
105
l'orlo
the edge
| the border
106
il crepaccio
the crevasse
| the fissure
107
scavare
to dig
108
la guglia
```
the spire
the needle (of rock)
```
109
il dente
the tooth
| the cog, prong
110
appuntire
to sharpen
111
affiorare
to emerge
112
sbilenco
crooked
| twisted
113
il corbezzolo
the strawberry tree, arbutus (kinda of tree with strawberry-looking fruit)
114
la caverna
the cave
115
attaccare
to stick
| to attach
116
un ciuffo
a tuft of hair
117
sparare
to shoot
| to cut open the belly with a long incision; to clean inside before butchering
118
la galera
the prison
119
uno stinco
a shin
120
strozzare
to choke or strangle
| to narrow
121
la fesseria
the nonsense
| the stupidity
122
tranne
except
but
apart from
123
il piscio
the piss
124
rugoso
wrinkled
125
pendere
to drop
| to hang from
126
addosso
on (ones person)
127
scordare
to forget
128
la scamorza
the unfermented cow's milk cheese
| the fool, idiot
129
una piega
a fold
130
il rotolo
the roll
131
la ciccia
the fat
| the flab
132
pareggiare
to make equal
133
raccontare
to tell
134
grattare
to stratch
135
piantare
to plant
| to hammer, drive, stick into
136
scommettere
to bet
137
infangare
to cover with mud
| to sully
138
la predica
the sermon
139
nemmeno
not even
140
scoppiare
to burst
| to explode
141
il scemo
the fool
| the idiot
142
fissare
to fix, secure
| to stare
143
borbottare
to mutter
| to grumble
144
acchiappare
to catch or seize
145
il girino
the tadpole
146
posare
to put down
147
il nano
the dwarf
148
il confronto
the comparison
149
confondere
to mix up
| to confuse
150
scovare
to discover
151
scrutare
to scan
to search
to scrutinize
