Ponti Chapter 1 Flashcards
(111 cards)
1
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a noleggio
A
rented
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accadere
A
to happen
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accogliente
A
cozy welcoming
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acquisto
A
purchase
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acre
A
harsh
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adeguarsi
A
to conform
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aggiungere
A
(pp. aggiunto) to add
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allestito
A
prepared
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amaro
A
bitter
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americaneggiante
A
(adj) American style
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americanizzato
A
Americanized
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appropriarsi
A
to appropriate
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arrabbiarsi
A
to get angry
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assenza
A
absence
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azienda
A
business
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bagnato fradicio
A
soaked drenched
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bancarella
A
stand (at a market)
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battersi
A
to fight
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caffe
A
(m.) coffee
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caffe corretto
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coffee with liqueur
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caffe macchiato
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coffee with a dash of milk
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caffe ristretto
A
strong coffee
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caffeine
A
caffeine
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caldo bestiale
A
unbearable heat
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cambiamento
change
26
campo
field
27
Celebre
famous
28
chiaro e tondo
in no uncertain terms
29
civiltö
civilization
30
colpire
to strike to hit
31
consumismo
(m.) consumerism
32
Contraddistinguere
(pp. contraddistinto) to mark
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Convincere
(pp. convinto) to convince
34
cosi... come
as .. as
35
da asporto
takeout
36
da portar via
takeout
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dai!
come on
38
degno
worthy
39
doppiatore/doppiatrice
dubber
40
dubbio
doubt
41
efficace
efficient
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enfatizzare
to emphasize
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esibire
to exhibit
44
esortare
to exhort to urge
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essere a disagio
to be uncomfortable
46
essere a posto
to be fine
47
essere a proprio agio
to be at ease
48
fare concorrenza
a to compete with (in business)
49
fiducia
trust
50
fornitore/fornitrice
supplier
51
freccia
arrow
52
godere
to enjoy
53
godersi
to enjoy
54
guastare
to spoil to damage
55
guastarsi
to break (down)
56
gusto
flavor
57
inconfondibile
unmistakable
58
influsso
influence
59
innamorato cotto
madly in love
60
intanto
meanwhile
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interprete
(m) interpreter
62
italianizzato
Italianized
63
legame
(m.) tie connection
64
lusinghiero
flattering
65
mal di schiena
backache
66
malinconico
melancholy
67
mandare in onda
to go on the air
68
meritare
to deserve
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Minacciare
to threaten
70
Miscela
mixture
71
Misero
miserable
72
morto stecchito
stone dead
73
noleggiare
to rent (a car video etc.)
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occupato
busy
75
orgoglio
pride
76
Panineria
(f) sandwich shop
77
Paninoteca
sandwich shop
78
pazzo da legare
totally crazy
79
perfino
even
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pieno zeppo
jampacked
81
pizza al taglio
(f) pizza by the slice
82
pore
(pp. posto) to establish to Set
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posta elettronica
email
84
povero in canna
dirt poor
85
pubblicitö
(f) publicity
86
ravvicinare
to bring closer
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ricco sfondato
filthy rich
88
rovinare
to ruin
89
saggio
essay wise
90
scambio culturale
cultural exchange
91
scenografola
set designer
92
scherzosamente
jokingly
93
sempre meno
less and less
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sempre piť
more and more
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sentirsi a disagio
to be uncomfortable
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sentirsi a proprio agio
to be at ease
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sfruttare
to make use of to take to advantage of to exploit
98
soffio
breath whiff
99
stanco morto
dead tired
100
stereotipo
(m.) stereotype
101
stracciare
to tear to rip
102
straniero
foreign
103
svanire
to vanish to disappear
104
tanto... quanto
as .. as
105
tenersi
to keep to hold
106
testardo
stubborn
107
traccia
guideline
108
trama
plot
109
trucco
makeup
110
ubriaco fradicio
dead drunk
111
volerci
to take (impersonal Construction)
