Marcovaldo 1 Flashcards

Vocab from Marcovaldo

1
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or rather… that is to say

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ovvero

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2
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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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4
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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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6
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to exile

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esiliare

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7
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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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16
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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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18
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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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24
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unless (not salvo che)

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tranne che

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25
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the signboard

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il cartello

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26
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the billboard

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il cartellone

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27
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to hit

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colpire

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28
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to flow

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scorrere

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29
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to slide/slip

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scivolare

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30
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to turn yellow

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ingiallare

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31
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the branch

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il ramo

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32
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the feather

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la piuma

33
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to entangle

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impigliare

34
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the rooftile

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la tegola

35
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the hole / opening (not la apertura)

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il pertugio

36
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the rind / zest

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la scorza

37
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the peel

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la bucchia

38
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to crush (sth soft)

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spiaccicare

39
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the footpath

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il marciapiede

40
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the change (of character, government, seasons)

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il mutamento

41
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to crush

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schiacciare

42
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the strip

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la striscia

43
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the stump (tree)

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il ceppo

44
Q

to inflate

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gonfiare

45
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the bump (e.g. on the head)

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il bernoccolo

46
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to have the knack for something

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avere il bernoccolo di

47
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the lump (milk; flour)

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il grumo

48
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roundish

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tondeggiante

49
Q

to bend down

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chinarsi

50
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to trim / blunt / break the tip

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spuntare

51
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to un-pin / un-peg / un-staple

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spuntare

52
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to tick

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spuntare

53
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the tick (mark)

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la spunta

54
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suddenly

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ad un tratto

55
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the cheque / allowance

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l’assegno

56
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to unload / download / go flat

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scaricare

57
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to gather / pick / collect

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raccogliere

58
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to tell someone something

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mettere a parte

59
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with enthusiasm

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con trasporto

60
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disappointed

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deluso

61
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to drag

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trascinare

62
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to drag (with force)

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strascinare

63
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the urchin

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il monello

64
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the reasoning / argument

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il ragionamento

65
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to spread / scatter

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spargere

66
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the trouble / woe

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il guaio

67
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woe on you (threat)

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guai a

68
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the relief

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il sollievo

69
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to support / lean on

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appoggiare

70
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lanky

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spilungone

71
Q

the trace

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la traccia

72
Q

because of

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per via di

73
Q

the drought

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la siccita’

74
Q

the peasant

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il contadino

75
Q

to jump / leap (not saltare)

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balzare

76
Q

the drop (of liquid)

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la goccia

77
Q

each

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ciascuno

78
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others / other’s

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altrui