Ponti Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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affacciarsi
A
to face
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Q
alcuni/e
A
some a few
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altro
A
other another
4
Q
amuleto
A
amulet
5
Q
antenato
A
ancestor
6
Q
Befana
A
(f) a benevolent witch who brings toys to good kids and coal to bad on 1/6 (Epiphany)
7
Q
burattino
A
puppet
8
Q
bussare
A
to knock
9
Q
Capodanno
A
New Years Day
10
Q
Carnevale
A
Carnival
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Q
Celebrare
A
to celebrate
12
Q
cenone
A
(m.) New Years Eve dinner
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certo
A
certain
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Q
chiromante
A
(m.) fortuneteller
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chiunque
A
anyone
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ciascuno
A
each each one
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ciondolo
A
pendant good-luck charm
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Q
colomba
A
(literally dove) traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove
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Q
condurre
A
(pp. condotto) to conduct
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Q
Contrada
A
town districts (in Siena)
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Q
costume
A
(m.pl.) customs
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Q
credenza
A
belief crescere (pp. cresciuto) to grow
23
Q
cultura contadina
A
(f) peasant culture
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Q
debole
A
weak
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dedurre
(pp. dedotto) to deduce
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demolire
to demolish
27
dirigersi
(pp. diretto) to head for to head towards
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discorso
speech
29
diverso
various; different
30
esaurire
to run out to exhaust
31
evolvere
(pp. evoluto) to evolve
32
fabbricare fabbricarsi
to make
33
fantasma
(m.) ghost
34
fare le corna
to knock on wood
35
fastidioso
annoying
36
fata
fairy
37
favola
fairy tale
38
festeggiare
to celebrate
39
fiaba
fairy tale fable
40
filo
string
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folklore
(m.) folklore
42
frittelle
fritters
43
fuochi artificiali
m (pl.) fireworks
44
gesto
gesture
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giostra
(f) merry-go-round ride (at an amusement park
46
giungere
(pp. giunto) to arrive; to join
47
grillo
cricket
48
guarire
to heal
49
impacco
compress
50
impiccare
to hang
51
In bocca allupo! / Crepiil lupo!
Good luck! / Thank you! (lit. In the mouth of the wolf and May the wolf die!)
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indumento
garment
53
infastidire
to annoy
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ingiustizia
injustice
55
Investimento
investment
56
ipotizzare
to assume
57
legno
wood
58
lenticchia
(f) lentil
59
luna
park (m) amusement park
60
malocchio
evil eye
61
marte di grasso
fat Tuesday Mardi Gras
62
mercoledi delle Ceneri
Ash Wednesday
63
mescolare
to mix
64
Minaccia
threat
65
molto
many much
66
montagne russe
(fpl.) roller coaster
67
mordere
(pp. morso) to bite
68
nanonana
dwarf
69
Natale
(m.) Christmas
70
nessuno
no no one none
71
niente
nothing
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nulla
nothing
73
oroscopo
(m.) horoscope
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pandoro
traditional Christmas cake
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Panettone
traditional Christmas cake
76
parecchio
some several quite a few
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Pasqua
Easter
78
patrono/patrona
patron
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pettinare
to comb
80
poco
few little
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portare fortuna
to bring luck
82
portare sfortuna
to bring bad luck
83
possedere
to possess
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produrre
(pp. prodotto) to produce
85
proporre
(pp. proposto) to propose
86
pungere
(pp. punto) to sting
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qualche
some
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qualcosa
something
89
qualcuno
someone some
90
qualsiasi
any whatever whichever
91
qualunque
any
92
Quaresima
Lent
93
Raccontare
to tell (a story) to narrate
94
ricorrenza
(f) yearly festivity
95
ridure
(Pp. ridotto) to reduce
96
rimanere
(pp. rimasto) to stay
97
rimpiangere
(pp. rimpianto) to regret
98
rumore
(m.) noise
99
sagra
(f) festival
100
saltimbanco
acrobat
101
Santo Patrono/a
Patron Saint
102
scacciare
to drive away to download
103
scappare
to escape
104
scaramantico
superstitious
105
scaramanzia
superstitious practice
106
scongiurare
toward off bad luck
107
scongiuro
superstitious practice
108
serratura
lock
109
sintomo
symptom
110
soia
soy
111
sondaggio
survey
112
soprannaturale
supernatural
113
spegnere
(pp. spento) to turn off to extinguish
114
spingere
(pp. spinto) to push
115
Stagionale
seasonal
116
stemma
coat of arms
117
stregare
to bewitch
118
talismano
talisman
119
tanto
so much so many
120
tasca
pocket
121
toccare ferro
to knock on wood (literally to touch iron)
122
torrone
(m.) traditional Christmas nougat candy
123
tradurre
(pp. tradotto) to translate
124
trafittura
stabbing piercing
125
tramandare
to pass down to transmit
126
trasloco
relocation move
127
tremare
to tremble to shake
128
troppo
too much too many
129
tutto
all whole every
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uovo di Pasqua
(pl. le uova) chocolate Easter (eggs)
131
usanza
(f) custom
132
usi
(m.pl.) customs
133
vario
various different
134
volpe
(f) fox
