Infinitives Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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to combine/ mix / match, also finish / conclude
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combinare
2
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to paint
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dipingere
3
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to cry
A
piangere
4
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to reduce
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ridurre
5
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to break
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rompere
6
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to spend
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spendere
7
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to happen
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succedere
8
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to win
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vincere
9
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to suffer
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soffrire
10
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coincide/match/correspond
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coincidere
11
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escape / evade / break out, also, deal with / process
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evadere
12
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explode
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esplodere
13
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implode
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implodere
14
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tend to, also tighten / stretch/pull / tensen
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tendere
15
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to disembark / descend / climb/come down
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scendere
16
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rekindle / reignite / relight
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riaccendere
17
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demand/insist on , also expect/presume, also claim
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pretendere
18
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offend / insult / hurt
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offendere
19
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descend / come down
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discendere
20
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depend on / rely on
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dipendere
21
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surrender / succumb / give up
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arrendersi
22
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ascend/climb
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ascendere
23
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contain / include / enclose / surround / hold /keep
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racchiudere
24
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close in / shut in
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racchiudere
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withdraw from others / withdraw into yourself
racchiudersi
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regret / to be sorry
dispiacere / rincrescere
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cave in / cede / wear out / deteriorate
cedere
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grant / allow / permit
concedere
29
intervene / step in between / interfere
intromettersi
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preface / start by saying / first of all / advance eg. Before starting, I'd like to preface that I'm not a great public speaker.
premettere eg. Prima di iniziare, premetto che non sono un grande oratore.
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house / accomodate / embrace / accept / welcome
accogliere
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pick/ gather / seize, also understand/get ie. I've gathered that
cogliere
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melt/liquefy /dissolve / untie/undo / loosen / unleash
sciogliere
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bless / be grateful for
benedire
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cancel / call off / annul also retract/ deny
disdire
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ban / prohibit
interdire
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curse / damn / swear at
maledire
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predict / foretell /(esp weather) forecast
predire
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befits / be appropriate for
confarsi
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undo / dismantle / take apart / wreck / demolish / destroy
disfare
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become more rare / die out
rarefare
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redo / do-over / copy / reproduce
rifare
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satisfy / please / gratify
soddisfare
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overpower / overcome / defeat
sopraffare
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overdo something
strafare
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arrive / receive /go as far as
giungere
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reach / arrive at / catch up with / amount to
raggiungere
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extinguish / turn off/ put out / switch off
spengere
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direct / turn towards / turn into / approach / near
volgere
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destroy / demolish
distruggere
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elect / vote in / choose / declare
eleggere
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fry / sauté
friggere
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stand / bear / carry / hold up / withstand / hold out eg. these buttresses support /bear the weight
reggere eg. Questi contrafforti reggono il peso
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defeat / beat / vanquish
sconfiggere
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pierce / strike, also run through traffic lights
trafiggere
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hide / conceal
nascondere
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bribe / pay off / corrupt/ lead astray
corrompere
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contract / squeeze / shrink, also take out something/incur something eg. a debt
contrarre (eg. un debito)
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paint/sketch/portray also pull back/withdraw/look away/recoil
ritrarre
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subtract, also steal/snatch, also back out of/avoid/dodge
sottrarre
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to beat/crush also step/tread
pestare
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to fly
volare
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to disguise/dress up/ make up
truccare
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to fulfil/ to grant
esaudire
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to mislead / misdirect / throw off
depistare
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to worsen
peggiorare
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to reverse / overturn, also tip over
ribaltare
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to deepen / to study in depth
approfondire
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to adjust
adeguare
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to symbolise
simboleggiare
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defrost
decongelare
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to suit/ be appropriate / be worthwhile / to be convenient, also agree upon / arrange
convenire
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to embellish / make pretty
abbellire
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to boast / display / show off
sfoggiare
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to challenge / contest to seize
impugnare
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to authenticate / verify
autenticare
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to drag/pull
trascinare
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to refer
deferire
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to darken / get dark
imbrunire
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to increase
accrescere
81
to expel
radiare
82
exhaust
esaurire
