il cobra 8 Flashcards
1
Q
impiegare
A
to use, to employ, to hire
2
Q
rintracciare
A
to track down, to trace
3
Q
arredare
A
to furnish, to decorate
4
Q
talvolta
A
sometimes
5
Q
altrove, da qualche altra parte
A
elsewhere
6
Q
persino
A
even, just
7
Q
la confezione da sei birre
A
six pack
8
Q
il vizio,
A
the vice
9
Q
vice, vice-
A
vice as in deputy
10
Q
la morsa
A
the vice (mechanical)
11
Q
la parabola
A
satellite dish, parabola
12
Q
la buon costume
A
vice (vice squad)
13
Q
il zapping
A
channel surfing, channel hopping
14
Q
spartano
A
spartan
15
Q
sdoganare
A
to clear through customs, pay customs tax
16
Q
pretendere
A
to demand, to insist
17
Q
prezioso
A
precious, valuable
18
Q
piazzare
A
to place, to position
19
Q
il sottobosco
A
the undergrowth, the underworld
20
Q
retribure
A
to pay
21
Q
la trafila
A
the procedure
22
Q
costui
A
this person
23
Q
l’assunzione
A
the hiring, the assumption
24
Q
fare sentirsi
A
getting in touch with, catching up with
25
il fascicolo
the file, the booklet
26
urtare
bump into bang into
27
la cicatrice, il sfregio
the scar
28
indebolire
to weaken, to undermine
29
voltare
to turn, to curve
30
la falda
the layer
31
la cartellina
small folder, small satchel
32
spuntare
to appear, to pop up, to trim
33
il porco
the pig, the swine
34
la cifra
the figure, the digit
35
aggirare
to circumvent, to work around
36
subdolo
underhand, sly, devious, sneaky
37
tra tutti i posti possibili
amongst all the places possible
38
scaltro
shrewd, sharp, astute
39
verificarsi
to occur
40
il personaggio
the personality
41
la condanna
the sentence, the conviction
42
tradire
to betray
43
vantarsi
to brag, to boast
44
la mazzetta
wad of banknotes, bills
45
godersi
to enjoy
46
di indole
by nature, character, temperament
47
l'inetittudine
the ineptitude, the incompetence
48
il lettore dvd
dvd reader
49
derudere
to deride, mock
50
beccare
to catch, to reprimand
51
commesso
committed
52
prima o poi
sooner or later
53
lo spezzone
the clip, the part
54
spaurire
to frighten, to terrify
55
spaurito
frightened, terrified
56
versare
to pour
57
l'udienza
the hearing
58
inespugnabile
impregnable, unassailable
59
la falla
the leak, the breach, the fissure, the flaw
60
la tarma, la falena
the moth
61
la concessione
the concession, the admission
62
il vicolo
the alley, the alleyway
63
in borghese
in plain clothes
64
ammontare
to amount to, to total
65
il saldo
the final payment, the balance
66
provisorio
provisional, temporary
67
l'esattorio
collection agent, collector
68
scorrere
to flow, to pour
69
frastagliato
indented, jagged
70
sprezzante
scornful, contemptuous disdainful
71
l'atteggiamento
the attitude
72
il dazio
customs, excise
73
emergere
to emerge, to appear, to surface
74
opporre
to oppose, to put forward
75
smistamento
sorting, shunting, switching
76
diffondere
to spread, to catch on
77
appianare
to smooth out, to flatten
78
la faida
the feud, the blood feud
79
alleati
allied, united, joined forces
80
Galizia
Galicia (province in Spain)
81
il dessidio
the disagreement, tension
82
stabilirsi
to settle down, settle in, set up home
83
il legame
the bond, the tie, the link
84
stabilere
do decide upon, agree upon
85
il reclamo
the complaint, the claim
86
il retaggio
the heritage, the heirloom
87
la paternale
the rebuke, the lecture
88
sorbire
to endure
89
amaramente
bitterly
90
la leggerezza
carelessness, lightness, agility, levity
91
di galera
of prison
92
parere
to seem, to appear, to believe
93
non mangia il pesce ne formaggio
he does not eat fish or cheese
94
bensi
but, but rather
95
sensato
sensible, reasonable
96
esaurire
to exhaust, to use up
97
maledire
to curse, to damn, to swear at
98
severo
strict
99
imputabile
attributed to, caused by
100
l'ovulo
the ovum, the egg
101
grasso corporeo
body fat
102
allenarsi
to train
103
agguerrito
fierce, menacing, battle hardened
104
sequestrare
to seize, to forfeit, to commandeer
105
una cosa simile
such a thing
106
la spedizione
the shipping, package, expedition
107
non appena potei
as soon as i could
108
chiunque
anyone, anybody, whoever
109
il ponte aereo
the air bridge
110
individuare
to identify, locate, pinpoint
111
gestire
to manage
112
pattugliare
to patrol
113
all'insaputa di
without knowing
114
attenersi
to abide by, to keep to
115
affondare
to sink
116
abbatare
to shoot down, to demolish, to tear down
117
godere
to enjoy, be happy, content, satisfied
118
il zaino
the backpack
119
appurare
to verify, to ascertain, to confirm, to check
120
il frumento
wheat
121
comparire
to appear, to come into view
122
obbedire
to obey to abide by
123
scorrevole
sliding, moving
124
svettare
to stand out against, to lop
125
la riva
the shore, the bank
126
invadere
to invade, to occupy, to swarm
127
sferzare
to beat, to whip, to lash
128
afferare
to grab, to seize
129
l'imbragatura
the harness ... lashing
130
calare
to lower
131
il flusso
the flow
132
ondeggiare
to sway to flutter
133
moschettone
snap hook
134
fascetta (per cavi)
cable-tie
135
accorto
watchful, wary observant
136
sganciare
to unhook, to unfasten
137
agganciare
to hook, to clasp
138
il tratto
section, segment, tract
139
acetilene
acetylene
140
la schiffeza
junk food ---- foulness, filth, nastiness, smut
141
il cannello
small pipe, tube, bore ...razor shell, razor clam
142
centellinare
to conserve, to nurse, to savour
143
parere
to seem, to appear
144
schizzare
to squirt, to spurt, to splash to splatter
145
arrugginito
rusty, rusted
146
a manetta
at full throttle
147
la carretta
tramp steamer, cart, wreck, old crate
148
il cabotaggio
coastal navigation
149
il tiratore
the marksman, the shooter
150
l'arrembaggio
the boarding
151
il boccaporto
the hatch
152
il longherone
metal strut
153
planare
glide, plane, coast
154
radunare
gather, assemble collect
155
l'ottone
brass
156
il rame
copper
157
il ferro
iron
158
il metallo
metal
159
l'acciaio
steel
160
acciaio inossidabile
stainless steel
161
imbottito
lined, stuffed, filled
162
svitare
to unscrew
163
l'attegiamento
the boarding
