Malta 50-100

Question 1

serrai le palpebre,

Answer 1

I closed my eyelids,

Question 2

schiacciare

Answer 2

crush, press

Question 3

merciaia

Answer 3

Haberdasher, merchandise

Question 4

Balilla

Answer 4

Italian Fascist youth organization

Question 5

diceva lui gli avesse cacciato giú a forza una bottiglia di olio di ricino e arrossato il sedere dalle scudisciate.

Answer 5

he said he had forced down a bottle of castor oil and reddened his bottom from the whipping.

Question 6

insozzare

Answer 6

dirty, besmirch

Question 7

pescecane

Answer 7

shark

Question 8

zanne

Answer 8

fangs

Question 9

affilatissime.

Answer 9

sharp as a knife, razor sharp

Question 10

Increspare

Answer 10

pucker, purse, frizz up,

Question 11

garbo

Answer 11

politeness

Question 12

feltro

Answer 12

felt

Question 13

tanfo

Answer 13

stench

Question 14

dell’inginocchiatoio.

Answer 14

of the kneeler.

Question 15

Intrecciai

Answer 15

I twisted, weave,

Question 16

schiacciai

Answer 16

crush, flatten

Question 17

nocche

Answer 17

knuckles

Question 18

Lo sfregai con foga finché il dolore mi scavò nella nuca come una cosa rovente e levigata.

Answer 18

I rubbed it with force until the pain dug into my neck like something hot and smooth.

Question 19

rotule

Answer 19

kneecaps

Question 20

digrignare

Answer 20

gnash, grind

Question 21

«diocenescampi»

Answer 21

«“God save us” or “God deliver us,”»

Question 22

fosse grata.

Answer 22

was grateful.

Question 23

ghirlande,

Answer 23

garlands,

Question 24

teca

Answer 24

case, shrine, show case

Question 25

gelsi,

Answer 25

Mulberry trees

Question 26

tiro a segno.

Answer 26

shooting range.

Question 27

sapeva di asciugamani ammuffiti.

Answer 27

it smelled of moldy towels.

Question 28

scatti d’ira

Answer 28

outbursts of anger

Question 29

impilare

Answer 29

To pile

Question 30

piena

Answer 30

Flood, High tide

Question 31

esondare

Answer 31

To Flood, overflow

Question 32

allagare

Answer 32

to flood
* la pioggia aveva allagato le strade the rain had flooded the roads
​►⁠ allagarsi VIP to flood, be flooded
* si è allagato lo scantinato the basement is flooded

Question 33

a pois,

Answer 33

polka dots,

Question 34

rimbalzava

Answer 34

bounced, rebounded

Question 35

merciaia

Answer 35

haberdashery

Question 36

girovagavano

Answer 36

wandered

Question 37

sagome,

Answer 37

silhouettes, shapes

Question 38

sfiorava

Answer 38

grazed, brushed against

Question 39

canotta

Answer 39

tank top, vest, T-shirt

Question 40

rovistare

Answer 40

rummage, search

Question 41

teche

Answer 41

display cases

Question 42

cimeli

Answer 42

memorabilia, relics

Question 43

bersela

Answer 43

Drinking

Question 44

«fare gli educati».

Answer 44

«be polite».

Question 45

Arricciare

Answer 45

To curl

Question 46

sfiorò,

Answer 46

grazed, brushed against

Question 47

Aggrottava le sopracciglia

Answer 47

Frowned

Question 48

vergogna ficcata in gola.

Answer 48

shame shoved/ stuck in the throat.

Question 49

mi riscosse.

Answer 49

shook me.

Question 50

l’affresco scrostato

Answer 50

the peeling fresco