English Italian Flashcards
(20 cards)
Wannabe
A person who behaves like sb famous cause they want to be like them.
Aspirante ,imitatore
Dermagogue
A political leader who tries to win support by using arguments base on emotion rather than reason
Italian: Demagogo
Disrupt (interrupt)
To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way
Italian: Interrompere
Pivot (turn;change )
The central point or most important person
Slacken(relax ;loose)
To gradually become slower or less active
To make sth become less tight
Italian:
Theoretical (speculative)
Existing only in theory rather than in practical
Italian: Teorico ,speculativo
Standby (ready ;available)
A person or thing in a state of readiness
Italian: pronto ; A disposizione
Squabble (bicker; argue;quarrel)
To argue noisily about unimportant stuff
Italian: Bisticciare ;Litigare
Upstart (self-important newcomer)
A newcomer who portrays himself as more important usually annoying
Revamp (renovation)
To change the form of sth usually to improve it
Italian :migliorare ;ristrutturazione
Revamp (renovation)
To change
Ditch (dyke;trench)
Channel dug at the side of the road to take away water
To get rid of sth o sb because u no longer need them
Italian: Buttare ; scaricare ;fosso
Ditch (dyke;trench)
Channel dig
Nuance
Subtle difference that is not usually obvious
Italian: Sfumatura
Thud
To fall or hit with a thud
Italian: tonfo ;produrre un tonfo
Nugget
A small idea or fact that is sometimes valuable
Fried chicken piece
Italian: perla ;crocchetta di pollo
Pulverise (crush)
To make sth into fine powder by crushing it
To defeat or destroy sth completely
Italian: polverizzare ;Annientare
Put up with sb or sth
To accept sb/sth annoying without complaining
Hem sth
To turn under and sew a piece of clothing
Trivia {banal}
Sth not important and worthless of consideration
Italian:irrelevance ,banale
