Marcovaldo 1 Flashcards

Vocab from Marcovaldo (78 cards)

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or rather… that is to say

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ovvero

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more or less

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pressappoco

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spiteful

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dispettoso

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counterfeit

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contrafatto

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5
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business/ firm

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la ditta

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to exile

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esiliare

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foreign / strange

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estraneo

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8
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to escape

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sfuggire

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9
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rather

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piuttosto

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10
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to intertwine

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intrecciarsi

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11
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the screen

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lo schermo

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12
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the upper back

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il dorso

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13
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the back

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la schiena

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14
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the gift (talent)

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il dono

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15
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unusual (not insolito)

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inconsueto

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to notice / realise

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accorgersi

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17
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hay fever

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febbre del fieno

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the cold (sickness)

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raffreddore

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19
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to sneeze

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starnutire

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20
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the sneeze

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lo starnuto

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21
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the pollen

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il polline

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22
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the flowerbed

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l’aiuola

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23
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except for

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tranne

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unless (not salvo che)

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tranne che

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the signboard
il cartello
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the billboard
il cartellone
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to hit
colpire
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to flow
scorrere
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to slide/slip
scivolare
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to turn yellow
ingiallare
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the branch
il ramo
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the feather
la piuma
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to entangle
impigliare
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the rooftile
la tegola
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the hole / opening (not la apertura)
il pertugio
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the rind / zest
la scorza
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the peel
la bucchia
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to crush (sth soft)
spiaccicare
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the footpath
il marciapiede
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the change (of character, government, seasons)
il mutamento
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to crush
schiacciare
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the strip
la striscia
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the stump (tree)
il ceppo
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to inflate
gonfiare
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the bump (e.g. on the head)
il bernoccolo
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to have the knack for something
avere il bernoccolo di
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the lump (milk; flour)
il grumo
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roundish
tondeggiante
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to bend down
chinarsi
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to trim / blunt / break the tip
spuntare
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to un-pin / un-peg / un-staple
spuntare
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to tick
spuntare
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the tick (mark)
la spunta
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suddenly
ad un tratto
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the cheque / allowance
l'assegno
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to unload / download / go flat
scaricare
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to gather / pick / collect
raccogliere
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to tell someone something
mettere a parte
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with enthusiasm
con trasporto
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disappointed
deluso
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to drag
trascinare
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to drag (with force)
strascinare
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the urchin
il monello
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the reasoning / argument
il ragionamento
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to spread / scatter
spargere
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the trouble / woe
il guaio
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woe on you (threat)
guai a
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the relief
il sollievo
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to support / lean on
appoggiare
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lanky
spilungone
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the trace
la traccia
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because of
per via di
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the drought
la siccita'
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the peasant
il contadino
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to jump / leap (not saltare)
balzare
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the drop (of liquid)
la goccia
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each
ciascuno
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others / other's
altrui